Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:49:02 -0500 From: "paul" <delusional@si.rr.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: inspiron 8000 pcmcia problem Message-ID: <004101c3d464$3ae4d800$125ba818@personalw8q1hw> References: <001d01c3d462$b07c8560$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "michael Alexander" <linux@milwaukeevalve.com> To: "'paul'" <delusional@si.rr.com>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> 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
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