Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:13:01 -0600 (CST) From: John Utz <john@utzweb.net> To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: why would my laptop suddenly start failing to probe pccards? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0202201111270.2908-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net> In-Reply-To: <20020220074503.A21424@blackhelicopters.org>
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Hi Michael; On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Michael Lucas wrote: > I've seen this before. > > The solution was an utterly cold shutdown between Win & FreeBSD. Shut > off the power, completely; not standby mode, not suspend, not booting, > not sitting at the BIOS screen, cold shutdown. add to the prerequisite: unplug the power. remove the battery. > Go get a cup of coffee. Sip your coffee and hit the power button. > > Win will occasionally leave the PC Cards in a slightly scrambled > state. > > IIRC, this has come up before... should it be a FAQ? i would think so, where would it go? > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 12:19:21AM -0600, John Utz wrote: > > hi; > > > > it's the stupidest dang thing. > > > > this laptop has been running 4.4-RELEASE swimmingly for months now. > > > > the only thing that may have been unusual is that i may have popped the > > cards out while in win98se without shutting them down first. > > > > now despite numerous bootings back and forth beteen freebsd and win98se, > > it's lost the ability to parse the CIS in freebsd, and i get the infamous > > "(null)""(null)" for my plain ol' 3com 574bt. > > > > the computer is an hp800ct and the cardbus controller is the TI > > PCI1131,pcinum 0xac15104c > > > > suggestions appreciated! > > > > tnx! > > > > johnu > > > > -- > > > > John L. Utz III > > john@utzweb.net > > > > Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > -- John L. Utz III john@utzweb.net Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the messagehome | help
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