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Date:      Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:59:24 -0500 (EST)
From:      Frank Seltzer <frank_s@bellsouth.net>
To:        Greg Rumple <grumple@zaphon.llamas.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: newcard/cardbus instabilities
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103231956390.79994-100000@Cat.nina.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010323070406.O1713@zaphon.llamas.net>

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On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Greg Rumple wrote:

> I even have a worse problem.  I tried this on my system (a sony vaio
> PCG-XG18) which has a mini-docking station on the back of it (which
> allows you access to a third pcmcia slot, and a whole slew of other
> video goodies/serial ports/etc.).  The problem is if the mini docking
> station isn't there, all the parts/chips/controllers are internal to the
> laptop, so it still sees them.  The cardbus code sees the second
> controller (which drives the third slot) and than gracefully pukes all
> over it's self.  So unless I have the mini docking station plugged in it
> doesn't work.  But if it is, I can use my xircom rbem56g-100 and a
> linksys cardbus card just fine.  I do however lose the ability to use my
> wavelan card and my two other pcmcia cards (non cardbus).  I can't wait
> until all these issues are resolved (I really don't wanna run Linux
> again).
>
> This is just a FYI.
>
> Greg

Mind telling me how you got the rbem56g-100 to work?  I haven't had any
luck getting mine to work in a Dell Inspiron 4000.

Frank



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