From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 6 06:49:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C16AF16A4CE for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 06:49:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from nycsmtp3out.rdc-nyc.rr.com (nycsmtp3out.rdc-nyc.rr.com [24.29.99.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66CD543D39 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 06:49:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from delusional@si.rr.com) Received: from personalw8q1hw (24-168-91-18.si.rr.com [24.168.91.18]) with SMTP id i06En7Og005493 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:49:11 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <004101c3d464$3ae4d800$125ba818@personalw8q1hw> From: "paul" To: References: <001d01c3d462$b07c8560$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:49:02 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: inspiron 8000 pcmcia problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:49:20 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael Alexander" To: "'paul'" ; Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 9:38 AM Subject: RE: inspiron 8000 pcmcia problem > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of paul > > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 5:16 PM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: inspiron 8000 pcmcia problem > > > > > > I've already posted this question to -mobile just trying to > > get as much traffic as possible ok I got a rather frustrating > > problem if anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated > > I've tryed 3 pcmcia cards on my i8k all 3 of them give me > > device timeouts (netgear fa410tx, smc 8040, and a linksys > > card) all of which are on the hardware compat list except the > > smc card which i read somewhere is supported so i gave it a > > try. Anyway I added pccard_enable="YES" > > pccardd_ifconfig="DHCP" tryed ifconfig_ed1="DHCP" for fun and > > i tryed changing the irq port with the -i flag for > > pccardd_flags and editing pccard.conf. Nothing seems to work > > I have miibus compiled in the kernel all the proper drivers > > all 3 of the cards are recognized at boot however i recieve > > the infamous ed1: device timeout message. The cards work on > > linux and windows maybe I'm missing something I have never > > dealt with pcmcia cards until now. I googled for 2 days and > > asked on numerous irc channels. Am I missing something? It > > seems to be a rather common problem with all the results from > > my google searchs. I've also disabled everything in my bios > > still nothing I've tryed using 4.9, 5.2rc2 and -current with > > the same results. Someone please help me! I keep hearing its > > an irq conflict my card gets set to irq 10 its seems even > > when i try to change it..btw all tryed device.hints and kernel.conf. > > Thanks -Paul > > In your bios, is there an option for the pcmcia type?? Such as Auto, > cardbus, and something else that I can't remember right now... I don't know > if the Dell's have that option, I haven't checked mine, but I know our > toshiba's had it. I haven't tried freebsd on a notebook, but when using > Novell Netware's Zenworks Imaging, which uses linux base for the clients > before imaging, I always had to set that option in bios to be cardbus (auto > would not work) for the cards we had (3com/megahertz FE575) in order for it > to be detected. > > -Mike > Nope there is no option in the bios for pcmcia, also i read somewhere to set the pcic0 irq option in the kernel to the same irq as your network card?. I tryed that didn't work also Paul