Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 22:27:41 +0100 (BST) From: Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: Martin Phillips <MartinPhillips@Ladybridge.com> Cc: Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help with PCMCIA card support Message-ID: <20040521220614.U43795@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <001701c43e6d$d6a5e450$0e0d76c1@LBS4> References: <001701c43e6d$d6a5e450$0e0d76c1@LBS4>
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On Thu, 20 May 2004, Martin Phillips wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD on an old laptop that used to run various > versions of Windows. I have two problems... > > 1. The installation process appears not to see my PCMCIA cards. Running > pccardd says "No PC-CARD slots". That's a shame really, because my ethernet > card is essential. How do I convince the system that there really are card > slots? > you seem to be using 5.2.1 so the pccardc/pccardd commands are not used unless you recompile your kernel with the options to use the old pcmcia code. see /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/OLDCARD if you have the system sources installed. have a look through your dmesg and see if cbb0 is mentioned (havent got a laptop handy to tell you exactly what you could grep on, sorry.) if so then it may be the pcmcia card not the controller that is not recognised. > 2. Resolution is not helped by the install process not showing the Kernel > Configuration Menu that is described in section 2.3.2 of the documentation. > How can I get to this menu to check my system configuration? Sorry cant help, which documentation ? the handbook doesnt seem to have a 2.3.2 section. Its possible your looking at something related to the < 5.x preinstallation config menu. Vince > > uname -a reports: > FreeBSD <hostname> 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: <date> > root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > > Martin Phillips > Ladybridge Systems > 17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB > +44-(0)1604-709200 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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