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Subject: Re: RTL8139 Cardbus Card fails to activate
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On Friday 10 December 2004 19:40, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Jan Christian Meyer <janchris@stud.ntnu.no> writes:
> > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> > > Separate parts of the system?  Hardware discovery and Cardbus?
> > > Those seem about as closely related as any two features could be...
> >
> > I don't find this to be obvious at all, but it's good that someone does.
> > May I trouble you to shed some light on the matter, or provide me with a
> > reference?
>
> What's unclear, exactly?  That hardware discovery and Cardbus
> functionality are closely related?  Or some specific aspect
> of one of those?

Attempting to phrase what confuses me as succinctly as I might:

- If ACPI is responsible for managing the detection and attachment of my 
network card, why does the card work when ACPI is disabled?

- If ACPI is not responsible for managing my card, how/why is it able to 
interfere with said card's operation?

Kind regards,
 -Jan Christian