From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 27 18:45:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65CD37B401 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:45:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-send.myrealbox.com (smtp-send.myrealbox.com [192.108.102.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EB3043F75 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:45:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aric_allen@myrealbox.com) Received: from mordor aric_allen@smtp-send.myrealbox.com [206.63.116.51] $ on Novell NetWare; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:45:35 -0600 From: "Aric Allen" To: Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 18:45:34 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c354a9$f08c2b30$0200a8c0@mordor> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Wireless PCMCIA problems with 4.8-RELEASE on a Gateway 5100 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:45:35 -0000 Hello! I'm having some difficulty with my wireless PCMCIA cards in = FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE. Whenever I plug them in, and pccardd is run (either = explicitly or daemon), my machine will lock up after it tries to initiate the wi driver. There is no error message, and I cannot switch to a different console, even when the card is ejected. I have tried this both with a generic PRISM III card that I configured in /etc/pccard.conf, and with a Netgear MA401, which was recognized in the /etc/defaults/pccard.conf = list. I've looked through the archives here, and I have found similar locking problems with others using the Gateway 5100 and it's TI1250 cardbus, but = I haven't been able to actually find a thread that offers a solution = (aside from buying a better laptop :). Here is what I have tried (one at a time, individually): #1- In /boot/loader.conf, I set the following options... hw.pcic.intr_path=3D"1" hw.pcic.irq=3D"0" #2- I restricted the irq range in /etc/pccard.conf to 10 and 11, which = were the only IRQs not referenced in dmesg. #3- I made sure PnP OS was set to "NO" in my BIOS. #4- I put in a 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem, which was recognized and did = NOT lock up the system (which would work fine if I actually still had dial up...) #5- I prayed to the rain gods to bless my system, and sacrificed my = children to the snow demons...which was fun in and of itself, but accomplished little. I've already undone the above changes, and this is a new install, so I'm essentially starting from scratch. Thanks in advance for any advice. Aric Allen -- Sometimes you get the weasel, and sometimes the weasel gets YOU!