Multimedia Card Reader Issues

Hi, I've got the latest install running on my old Compaq nc6320, everything works except the built in card reader which I believe is a Texas Instruments device. I'd done lots of research with similar issues coming up in 2008 on other distros but with exactly the same hardware, the device recognizes a card has been inserted but fails to mount it. There are lots of solutions but they all seem to point to a patch that doesn't exist anymore, originally found on the Berlios site, I've included a link, one of many that lead to nowhere, can anyone help please? I appreciate the link I've included is for Ubuntu but there are many others and they all point in the same direction.
Thank you.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/222557