Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:46:59 +0200 (SAT) From: Roelof Temmingh <roelof@didcot.nanoteq.co.za> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: PCMCIA ethernet problem? Message-ID: <199803311346.PAA01503@didcot.nanoteq.co.za>
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Regarding problems with PCMCIA controller / pccardd / Ethernetcard / FreeBSD
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If anyone can help me out with this problem I would be MOST grateful. If I
made an obvious mistake, sorry for the junkmail...
I have the following configuration:
-Acer Extensa 355 notebook (P133MMX,32MBRAM)
-Cirrus Logic PD672X PCMCIA controller (reported by FreeBSD at boottime)
-Accton EN2216 PCMCIA ethernetcard
I did the following:
- Installed FreeBSD 2.2.6 from DOS partition.
- Compiled and installed the PCCARD kernel (supplied)
- edited the /etc/rc.conf file:
- pccard_enable="YES"
- pccard_mem="DEFAULT"
- pccard_ifconfig="YES"
- made sure /etc/pccard.conf is OK
- started pccardd: pccardd -d (for debugging info)
When I insert my pccard, I get the following message:
date..blah....Card inserted, slot 0
..............pccardd[41]: No card in database from ""("")
So, I started playing around with pccardc.
I killed the pccardd, and issued a pccardc dumpcis - and got the following
output:
Configuration data for card in slot 0
Tuple #1, code - 0xff (Terminator), length = 0
2 slots found
I got the same results when the pccardd was running.
I also played around with the settings in /etc/pccard.conf, changed
interrupts, memory locations etc, but *nothing* is working. It seems to me (I
might well be wrong of course) that the problems lies at the pccard
controller - the Cirrus Logic. I cannot get the card information from the
pccard, therefore it cannot be matched to an entry in the /etc/pccard.conf,
and therefor it cannot ifconfig the interface.
I also used other pccards (3com etherlink III, Psion Goldcard, SMC
EliteCard) - no luck. I even reverted back to FreeBSD 2.2.5 - and had the
same results. I d/l and installed the PAO package, same effect.
I am at a dead end. If anyone can help me please do so!
I can be reached at:
roelof@nanoteq.com
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