Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 07:29:01 +0900 From: Neill Thornton <neillt@coastalnet.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCMCIA modem card problems Message-ID: <99032207274900.02324@zippy> References: <199903211901.LAA01152@raj.cisco.com>
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On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Richard Johnson wrote:
> I'm running FreeBSD 3.1 and I recently purchased a ActionTec modem
> card (because it's specifically listed in the /etc/pccard.conf file in
> the distribution). I noticed that the pccard.conf file configures it
> as IRQ 10 and my 3Com ethernet card uses IRQ 10, so I tried changing
> it to IRQ 15. It didn't work. When I open the device, the kernel
> hangs!
I had the exact same problem with my CTX Notebook.... the thread was
running on the -mobile list about a week ago. I was pulling my hair out.
It turns out my ActionTec modem was the culprit.
> Finally, I got the kernel to not hang by removing the "ep0" ethernet
> device driver entirely and letting the modem use IRQ 10, but even then
> I can't talk to the card using tip. It's configured as "sio2" so I've
> been talking to it using /dev/cuaa2, but no matter what I type I don't
> get anything from the card ("AT" gives no response).
I never even got that far with it.
> I'm at a loss. Can someone tell me what type of PCMCIA modem card
> *does* work under FreeBSD 3.1 or what I'm doing wrong with this one?
> (I searched through the list archives and didn't see anything
> addressing this.)
I swapped my ActionTec out for a Xircom. It works great now! (It's a
Xircom CreditCard Modem CM56-T).
Let me know if you need kernel / pccard config files....
Neill
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