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Date:      Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:03:58 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Matthias.Apitz@SOFTCON.de (Matthias Apitz)
To:        dana@zahadum.com (Dan Andersson)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PCMCIA ( pccard )
Message-ID:  <199806111003.MAA00687@hunter.softcon.de>
In-Reply-To: <357F9A0A.1C4208CA@zahadum.com> from Dan Andersson at "Jun 11, 98 09:49:15 am"
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Dan Andersson wrote:

    Hi all
    
    I've just installed FreeBSD-2.2.6-R on my laptoy, a AST Ascentia M.
    
    But...
    
    The pccard refuses to work. As usual, the pccard did work ok in
    windows95 so I know
    that the 3COM589D actually works.
    
    The pccard controller chip is a TI 1131. And the kernel reports it
    during boot. But later in boot,
    reports that "/dev/card0 Not configured".
    
    I have browsed 'all' the newsgrops articles since 1996 in this matter,
    but no solution so far.
    
    I have the PAO-kit installed and configured. The kernel tries to start
    the pccard but complains
    on the /dev/card0 device. It's there allright, I double checked and also
    did run MAKEDEV on
    the requested devices.
    I also ftp'ed home the PAO boot floppy, but still a complaint about the
    /dev/card0.
    
    I the desperation and despair of beeing without a network connection to
    my latop, I also installed
    Linux Redhat 5.0, and the linux kernel actually fires up the card, I can
    see on the tp-led that the
    card is started. ( Or at least have power. )
    
    After the 'linux check', I reinstalled the FreeBSD, but with the same
    result as earlier. Even with the PAO boot
    floppy.
    
    So now I'm out of ideas and my last resort is this mail. If anyone have
    any ideas, pls mail me.
    
    Regards
    
Install 2.2.6-R and configure a new kernel with "config PCCARD",
"make" and "make install" in the directory config(8) tells you.
The configuration TI 1131 (PCI to PCMCIA/CardBus bridge) and
3c589D should work out of the box with 2.2.6-RELEASE.
Note that the 3c589D combo card (with BNC and RJ-45) defaults
to RJ-45 and you have to use the correct "link" parameters
in the ifconfig(8) command, e.g. set it in your /etc/pccard.conf
as:

# 3Com Etherlink III 3C589D
card "3Com Corporation" "3C589D"
        config  0x1 "ep0" 11
        insert  echo 3Com Etherlink III inserted
        # BNC:
        insert  /etc/pccard_ether ep0 -link0 link1
        # RJ-45:
        # insert        /etc/pccard_ether ep0 link0 -link1
        remove  echo 3Com Etherlink III removed
        remove  /sbin/ifconfig ep0 delete

Hope it helps you out.

	matthias
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