From owner-freebsd-mobile Sun Feb 2 19:07:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA03591 for mobile-outgoing; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 19:07:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA03582 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 19:07:49 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA19879; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:07:44 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:07:44 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199702030307.UAA19879@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams To: Peter Mutsaers Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3c589 (zp driver) doesn't turn on card (?) In-Reply-To: <87ybd8blt0.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> References: <87ybd8blt0.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I use the zp driver in 2.2 or 3.0-current for my 3c589c card. The card > however is only detected if I run Win95 first. Hmm, I suspect the 'ROM' values of the card are not setup correctly. Using the DOS program (booting from a DOS floppy, not Win95), check the ROM settings of the card and make sure FreeBSD uses them. Nate From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Feb 3 16:10:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA29480 for mobile-outgoing; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:10:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from magigimmix.xs4all.nl (magigimmix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.25]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA29471 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:10:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from asterix.xs4all.nl (asterix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.11]) by magigimmix.xs4all.nl (8.7.6/XS4ALL) with ESMTP id XAA27249 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:24:03 +0100 (MET) Received: from plm.xs4all.nl (uucp@localhost) by asterix.xs4all.nl (8.7.5/8.7.2) with UUCP id XAA02618 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:12:12 +0100 (MET) Received: (from plm@localhost) by plm.xs4all.nl (8.8.4/8.7.3) id TAA00981; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:07:42 +0100 (MET) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3c589 (zp driver) doesn't turn on card (?) References: <87ybd8blt0.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> <199702030307.UAA19879@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Peter Mutsaers Date: 03 Feb 1997 19:07:41 +0100 In-Reply-To: Nate Williams's message of Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:07:44 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <87u3ntlq4y.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl> Lines: 20 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.2.39/Emacs 19.34 Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> On Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:07:44 -0700 (MST), Nate Williams >> said: >> I use the zp driver in 2.2 or 3.0-current for my 3c589c card. The card >> however is only detected if I run Win95 first. NW> Hmm, I suspect the 'ROM' values of the card are not setup correctly. NW> Using the DOS program (booting from a DOS floppy, not Win95), check the NW> ROM settings of the card and make sure FreeBSD uses them. Never mind. I now use the ep driver and pccardd, and it doesn't have this problem. Also it's performance is much better. The only thing I might need zp0 for in the future is for booting from floppy, in case of a disk crash and I have to restore from tape (via the network). Thanks, Peter Mutsaers From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Feb 3 17:28:35 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA05773 for mobile-outgoing; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:28:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA05768 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:28:32 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA24513; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 18:28:26 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 18:28:26 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199702040128.SAA24513@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Peter Mutsaers Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3c589 (zp driver) doesn't turn on card (?) In-Reply-To: <87u3ntlq4y.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl> References: <87ybd8blt0.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> <199702030307.UAA19879@rocky.mt.sri.com> <87u3ntlq4y.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl> Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >> I use the zp driver in 2.2 or 3.0-current for my 3c589c card. The card > >> however is only detected if I run Win95 first. > > NW> Hmm, I suspect the 'ROM' values of the card are not setup correctly. > NW> Using the DOS program (booting from a DOS floppy, not Win95), check the > NW> ROM settings of the card and make sure FreeBSD uses them. > > Never mind. I now use the ep driver and pccardd, and it doesn't have > this problem. Also it's performance is much better. Cool, the ep driver is much better, since it's maintained while the zp driver is really getting old and stale. Nate From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Feb 3 23:38:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA25035 for mobile-outgoing; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:38:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcshh.hcs.de (hcshh.hcs.de [194.49.17.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id XAA25021 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:38:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcswork.hcs.de by hcshh.hcs.de with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #9) id m0vrfS3-000TIqC; Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:37 MET Received: by hcswork.hcs.de (Smail3.1.29.0 #12) id m0vrfS2-0000DzC; Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:37 MET Message-Id: From: hm@hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis) Subject: Re: 3c589 (zp driver) doesn't turn on card (?) To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 08:37:58 +0100 (MET) Cc: plm@xs4all.nl, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199702040128.SAA24513@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 3, 97 06:28:26 pm Reply-To: hm@hcs.de Organization: HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >From the keyboard of Nate Williams: > Cool, the ep driver is much better, since it's maintained while the zp > driver is really getting old and stale. But the zp driver helped me to install 2.1.6. Are there plans to get the PAO stuff into the FreeBSD core distribution ? hellmuth -- Hellmuth Michaelis HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH Hamburg, Europe In their infinite wisdom, the folks at HP have decided that mere mortals such as you and I don't need to know what the kernel's proc structure looks like. (William LeFebvre, top 3.4 README, HP-UX 10.10) From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Feb 4 07:39:02 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA21838 for mobile-outgoing; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 07:39:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA21826 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 07:38:56 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA27336; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 08:38:42 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 08:38:42 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199702041538.IAA27336@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: hm@hcs.de Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), plm@xs4all.nl, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3c589 (zp driver) doesn't turn on card (?) In-Reply-To: References: <199702040128.SAA24513@rocky.mt.sri.com> Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Cool, the ep driver is much better, since it's maintained while the zp > > driver is really getting old and stale. > > But the zp driver helped me to install 2.1.6. Are there plans to get the > PAO stuff into the FreeBSD core distribution ? 2.2 contains pccardd and all the hooks necessary, but it's not yet part of the install procedure. nate From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Feb 4 23:21:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA09275 for mobile-outgoing; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 23:21:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from magigimmix.xs4all.nl (magigimmix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.25]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA09269 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 23:21:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from asterix.xs4all.nl (asterix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.11]) by magigimmix.xs4all.nl (8.7.6/XS4ALL) with ESMTP id IAA22515 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 08:21:38 +0100 (MET) Received: from plm.xs4all.nl (uucp@localhost) by asterix.xs4all.nl (8.7.5/8.7.2) with UUCP id IAA03039 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 08:09:30 +0100 (MET) Received: (from plm@localhost) by plm.xs4all.nl (8.8.4/8.7.3) id AAA05212; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 00:01:24 +0100 (MET) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: XFree messes up sc console From: Peter Mutsaers Date: 05 Feb 1997 00:01:24 +0100 Message-ID: <87wwsofa63.fsf@plm.xs4all.nl> Lines: 12 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.2.39/Emacs 19.34 Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk When I use the sc console, the XF86_SVGA server (version 3.2) will make my LCD screen completely unsynced (only a running unreadable screen results), even when I run X with -probeonly! When I use the pcvt console, this doesn't happen (although X does spoil the keyboard map somewhat). Is this a known problem? -- Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust is a good quality plm@xs4all.nl | the Netherlands | for other people to have From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Feb 8 08:51:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA19370 for mobile-outgoing; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 08:51:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcshh.hcs.de (hcshh.hcs.de [194.49.17.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA19358 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 08:51:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcswork.hcs.de by hcshh.hcs.de with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #9) id m0vtFzZ-000TVJC; Sat, 8 Feb 97 17:51 MET Received: by hcswork.hcs.de (Smail3.1.29.0 #12) id m0vtFzW-0000EWC; Sat, 8 Feb 97 17:51 MET Message-Id: From: hm@hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis) Subject: Re: 2.1.6.1 + PAO: occasional panic at boot To: mobile@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 17:51:06 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: from "hm" at "Jan 31, 97 03:56:24 pm" Reply-To: hm@hcs.de Organization: HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL15 (25)] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > The only problem i'm experiencing so far is that i get panics from time > to time at boot time, after the message for the apm0 driver: "cannot mount > root". I've isolated the problem, it is in wd.c at the label reset_ok: (~ line 524) and this fragment of the code fails when the panic occurs: /* execute a controller only command */ if (wdcommand(du, 0, 0, 0, 0, WDCC_DIAGNOSE) != 0 || wdwait(du, 0, TIMEOUT) < 0) goto nodevice; Just before this piece of code a wdreset() is issued, and i suspect the drive is not ready after the reset for another command. I've added a delay in front of the code and will observe this further, bu i am in no way an IDE specialist, so does anyone else have an idea ? hellmuth -- Hellmuth Michaelis HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH Hamburg, Europe In their infinite wisdom, the folks at HP have decided that mere mortals such as you and I don't need to know what the kernel's proc structure looks like. (William LeFebvre, top 3.4 README, HP-UX 10.10) From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Feb 8 08:57:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA19668 for mobile-outgoing; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 08:57:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcshh.hcs.de (hcshh.hcs.de [194.49.17.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA19662 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 08:57:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from hcswork.hcs.de by hcshh.hcs.de with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #9) id m0vtG5r-000TVJC; Sat, 8 Feb 97 17:57 MET Received: by hcswork.hcs.de (Smail3.1.29.0 #12) id m0vtG5o-0000EWC; Sat, 8 Feb 97 17:57 MET Message-Id: From: hm@hcs.de (Hellmuth Michaelis) Subject: APM standby request does suspend !? To: mobile@freebsd.org (Laptop Hackers) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 17:57:35 +0100 (MET) Reply-To: hm@hcs.de Organization: HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL15 (25)] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Another thing, when an APM_STANDBYREQ is received, my laptop is suspended and cannot be resumed by just pressing a key but i have to close and reopen it to get it resumed. What was the reason not to put it into standby mode but to suspend it ??? Btw, i have apm.c rewritten so that it does now put it in standby mode instead of suspend mode: the effect is that everything is also shut down now, bu i'm able to wake the whole thing up with a keystoke. hellmuth -- Hellmuth Michaelis HCS Hanseatischer Computerservice GmbH Hamburg, Europe In their infinite wisdom, the folks at HP have decided that mere mortals such as you and I don't need to know what the kernel's proc structure looks like. (William LeFebvre, top 3.4 README, HP-UX 10.10) From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Feb 8 09:07:10 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA20203 for mobile-outgoing; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 09:07:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA20196 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 09:07:06 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA01371; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 10:07:00 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 10:07:00 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199702081707.KAA01371@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: hm@hcs.de Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.1.6.1 + PAO: occasional panic at boot In-Reply-To: References: Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > The only problem i'm experiencing so far is that i get panics from time > > to time at boot time, after the message for the apm0 driver: "cannot mount > > root". > > I've isolated the problem, it is in wd.c at the label reset_ok: (~ line 524) > and this fragment of the code fails when the panic occurs: .. > Just before this piece of code a wdreset() is issued, and i suspect the > drive is not ready after the reset for another command. I've added a > delay in front of the code and will observe this further, bu i am in no > way an IDE specialist, so does anyone else have an idea ? The WD driver really is a festering sore in FreeBSD, especially with regards to laptops who lose interrupts, spin-down, and otherwise aren't well behaved in the face of a pretty 'fragile' driver. I suspect your delay is as correct a fix as any. Nate From owner-freebsd-mobile Sat Feb 8 09:52:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA22355 for mobile-outgoing; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 09:52:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA22350 for ; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 09:52:55 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA01600; Sat, 8 Feb 1997 10:52:49 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 10:52:49 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199702081752.KAA01600@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: hm@hcs.de Cc: mobile@freebsd.org (Laptop Hackers) Subject: Re: APM standby request does suspend !? In-Reply-To: References: Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > when an APM_STANDBYREQ is received, my laptop is suspended and cannot be > resumed by just pressing a key but i have to close and reopen it to get > it resumed. What was the reason not to put it into standby mode but to > suspend it ??? Lack of time? > Btw, i have apm.c rewritten so that it does now put it in standby mode > instead of suspend mode: the effect is that everything is also shut down > now, bu i'm able to wake the whole thing up with a keystoke. I'd be interested in that code. Send it to me in private email please. Nate