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Date:      Wed, 6 May 1998 11:22:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Rick Siple <RickSiple@mpainc.com>
Cc:        "Questions Mailing List (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: CL-PD6730 supported?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980506111929.10587P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <6150EE893AC3D011A3360020AFF799980F263B@INETSERVER>

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On Wed, 6 May 1998, Rick Siple wrote:

> I though of this a while ago and dismissed the idea for a couple of
> reasons:
> 1) I did not think PCI devices needed an IRQ assigned to them, they were
> supposed to autoconfigure.

It should, that's why I flagged it.  If it's requesting an IRQ and not
getting one that would be a major problem.

> 2) The LINT kernel config file does not have any configuration
> information listed for the card or pcic controllers.

Looking on this laptop, it's in PCCARD, not LINT.

> 3) I did not bring this up for fear of confusing the issue but, the
> notebook has a port replicator that has two more PCCard slots.  FreeBSD
> will find the second PCI bus and detect the second controller.  pccardc
> can find these slots.  The controller is identified at boot also as a
> 6729/30, but a different revision.  I am reasonably sure FreeBSD cannot
> use both controllers at once, which is not what I want anyway.  I want
> to be able to use the two slots internal to the notebook when it is not
> docked in the port replicator.

It should auto-configure, as long as you reboot it when you change setups.

> PC-Card Cirrus Logic PD672X (5 mem & 2 I/O windows)
> pcic: controller irq 9
> Initializing PC-card drivers: ed ep sio
> 
> Please note, the second controller (pcic1) is found at IRQ 9 without
> being specifically configured.
> What bothers me is that the message third from the bottom of the list.
> It specifically says PD672X, no mention of the 6730.  Which brings me
> back to the original question.  Is the 6730 not properly supported by
> pccardd?

It's quite possible.  I honestly can't say though. I do know that my
7-something one in my Digital HiNote doesn't work tho :(


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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