diff --git a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
index f68d394ce3..e500c84ed1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MemoryCardManager.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
 	void FlushAllDisks();	// force all files to be written to mounted memory cards
 
 	bool PathIsMemCard( CString sDir ) const;
+	
+	CString GetName( PlayerNumber pn ) const { return m_Device[pn].sName; }
 
 protected:
 	void AssignUnassignedCards();	// do our best to assign a Device to each player
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
index 265f22f29f..ffff01f900 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -133,21 +133,36 @@ bool ProfileManager::LoadProfileFromMemoryCard( PlayerNumber pn, bool bLoadNames
 	// mount slot
 	if( MEMCARDMAN->GetCardState(pn) == MEMORY_CARD_STATE_READY )
 	{
-		CString sDir = MEM_CARD_MOUNT_POINT[pn];
+		if( bLoadNamesOnly )
+		{
+			CString sMemCardDir = MEM_CARD_MOUNT_POINT[pn];
+			CString sProfileDir = sMemCardDir + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
 
-		// tack on a subdirectory so that we don't write everything to the root
-		sDir += PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir;
-		sDir += '/'; 
+			m_sProfileDir[pn] = sProfileDir;
+			m_bWasLoadedFromMemoryCard[pn] = true;
 
-		bool bResult;
-		bResult = LoadProfile( pn, sDir, true, bLoadNamesOnly );
-		if( bResult )
+			m_Profile[pn].InitAll();
+			m_Profile[pn].m_sDisplayName = MEMCARDMAN->GetName(pn);
 			return true;
-	
-		CreateMemoryCardProfile( pn );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			CString sDir = MEM_CARD_MOUNT_POINT[pn];
+
+			// tack on a subdirectory so that we don't write everything to the root
+			sDir += PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir;
+			sDir += '/'; 
+
+			bool bResult;
+			bResult = LoadProfile( pn, sDir, true, bLoadNamesOnly );
+			if( bResult )
+				return true;
 		
-		bResult = LoadProfile( pn, sDir, true, bLoadNamesOnly );
-		return bResult;
+			CreateMemoryCardProfile( pn );
+			
+			bResult = LoadProfile( pn, sDir, true, bLoadNamesOnly );
+			return bResult;
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 	return false;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver.h
index 1eb80740a6..e824aee962 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct UsbStorageDevice
 	CString sSerial;
 	int iUsbStorageIndex;
 	CString	sOsMountDir;	// WITHOUT trailing slash
+	CString	sName;	// Name in the profile on the memory card.  
+					// This is passed here because it's read in the mounting thread.
 
 	bool IsBlank() { return sOsMountDir.empty(); }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
index 4f3e13c6c8..8be371268c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "RageLog.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
 #include "RageFileManager.h"
+#include "Profile.h"
+#include "PrefsManager.h"
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 
+const CString TEMP_MOUNT_POINT = "@mctemp/";
+
 static const char *USB_DEVICE_LIST_FILE = "/proc/bus/usb/devices";
 static const char *ETC_MTAB = "/etc/mtab";
 
@@ -144,6 +148,15 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::MountThreadMain()
 	      bool bMountedSuccessfully = ExecuteCommand( sCommand );
 
 	      d.bWriteTestSucceeded = bMountedSuccessfully && TestWrite( d.sOsMountDir );
+
+			// read name
+			this->Mount( &usbd, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
+			FILEMAN->FlushDirCache( TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
+			Profile profile;
+			CString sProfileDir = TEMP_MOUNT_POINT + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
+			profile.LoadEditableDataFromDir( sProfileDir );
+			usbd.sName = profile.GetDisplayName();
+
 	      LOG->Trace( "write test %s", d.bWriteTestSucceeded ? "succeeded" : "failed" );
 	    }
 
@@ -376,8 +389,8 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::Mount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString s
     {
       if( Mounts[i].Type.CompareNoCase( "dir" ) )
 	continue; // wrong type
-      if( Mounts[i].Root.CompareNoCase( pDevice->sOsMountDir ) )
-	continue; // wrong root
+		if( Mounts[i].MountPoint.CompareNoCase( sMountPoint ) )
+				continue; // wrong mount point
       FILEMAN->Unmount( Mounts[i].Type, Mounts[i].Root, Mounts[i].MountPoint );
     }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
index becb99f729..8cd566f595 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include "RageFileManager.h"
 #include "RageLog.h"
+#include "Profile.h"
+#include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include <windows.h>
 
+const CString TEMP_MOUNT_POINT = "@mctemp/";
+
+
 MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows()
 {
 	StartThread();
@@ -72,6 +77,15 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::MountThreadMain()
 						UsbStorageDeviceEx usbd;
 						usbd.sOsMountDir = sDrive;
 						usbd.bWriteTestSucceeded = TestWrite( sDrive );
+
+						// read name
+						this->Mount( &usbd, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
+						FILEMAN->FlushDirCache( TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
+						Profile profile;
+						CString sProfileDir = TEMP_MOUNT_POINT + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
+						profile.LoadEditableDataFromDir( sProfileDir );
+						usbd.sName = profile.GetDisplayName();
+
 						vNewStorageDevices.push_back( usbd );
 					}
 				}
@@ -100,8 +114,8 @@ void MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::Mount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice, CString
 	{
 		if( Mounts[i].Type.CompareNoCase( "dir" ) )
 				continue; // wrong type
-		if( Mounts[i].Root.CompareNoCase( pDevice->sOsMountDir ) )
-				continue; // wrong root
+		if( Mounts[i].MountPoint.CompareNoCase( sMountPoint ) )
+				continue; // wrong mount point
 		FILEMAN->Unmount( Mounts[i].Type, Mounts[i].Root, Mounts[i].MountPoint );
 	}