From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 12 02:58:21 2004 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 D729316A4CE for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:58:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6146A43D46 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:58:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cmello@gmail.com) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id z35so550436rne for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:58:20 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=eaqsjR/GLFImfGRRf8L8x0k6zXlbu6jpcmjnc2C4SsJpwiq+AEe/VSul6Wb4GIhg6wi5gD3AprnZiS5sia+hPUzRX8W1lonV+k9FJAdU8HN+qQ6Z6j6+oVNLauWLJPTlRUAxZr84nhBy2euhPfJhQ57rYs/+W3zgEcVBcg8E/Q4= Received: by 10.38.104.3 with SMTP id b3mr1822266rnc; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:56:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.38.15.2 with HTTP; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:56:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:56:35 -0300 From: Cesar Mello To: Scott Mitchell In-Reply-To: <20041211182426.GA533@tuatara.fishballoon.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <20041211182426.GA533@tuatara.fishballoon.org> cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xircom Realport ethernet on FreeBSD 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cesar Mello List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:58:22 -0000 Guys, you really rule! I've build the OLDCARD kernel and my lan card started working perfectly! I'm delighted. Thank you a lot for the help. Best regards! Cesar On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:24:26 +0000, Scott Mitchell wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 11:57:22AM -0300, Cesar Mello wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have installed a FreeBSD 5.3 in my Portege 300CT, with a Xircom > > Realport Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 card. > > > > Please tell me where I can find information about this. What must I do > > to make this card work? Do I need to compile a new kernel, or the > > default one should work? > > > > The steps I've taken so far were: > > - Added the line pccard_enable="YES" to rc.conf; > > - Removed IRQ 5 (used by my sound card) from defaults/pccard.conf. > > > > pccard and xe drivers don't load. > > > > Thank you a lot for the attention. > > Hi Cesar, > > I don't know the 300CT - is this an older model with 16-bit PCMCIA (ie. not > CardBus) slots? If so, it might not work with the NEWCARD drivers that are > the default in 5.3. The OLDCARD framework is still supported but not in > the GENERIC kernel - you will need to build a new kernel from the OLDCARD > config file (/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/OLDCARD). > > The RealPort card itself is definitely supported by the xe driver, so if we > can get your system to recognise the card it should work just fine. > > Could you post a copy of /var/run/dmesg.boot from your machine to the list? > We can check if there are any PCCARD drivers being loaded and whether it's > worthwhile trying the OLDCARD kernel. > > Cheers, > > Scott > > -- > =========================================================================== > Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels > Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" > scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon >