Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 11:53:00 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@scotty.masternet.it> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help for pccard.conf Message-ID: <199703081853.LAA19618@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970531152023.00686628@scotty.masternet.it>
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> On this laptop I was using a 3com 3c589c pcmcia card with zp0 without any
> problems at all.
Then why switch?
> Then I read in this area that zp0 is not updated anymore
> and the ep0 with pccard.conf works better and faster.
Well, there is *that*. :)
> So I tried to
> configure the pccard.conf for using this driver, but I am finding a lot of
> difficulties. Is there here a good soul with some free minutes that want to
> explain, possibly step by step and with an idiot proof explanation :-) ,
> everything I have to do (kernel, sysconfig and pccard.conf)?
1) edit /etc/sysconfig, and look for "Start Of PC-card Section"
* enable apm
* enable pccard
* changed pccard-ifconfig to your IP address
2) cp /etc/pccard.conf.sample to /etc/pccard.conf
3) edit /etc/pccard.conf
* Make sure the IRQ's you have listed are *NOT* being used by the
hardware.
Look for the line '3Com Etherlink III' (There's more stuff, but you
get the picture. Notice the two 'ifconfig' insert lines for later.
4) build yourself a customer kernel with the following lines in it.
device apm0 at isa?
options APM_BROKEN_STATCLOCK
controller crd0
controller pcic0 at crd?
controller pcic1 at crd?
device ep0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 vector epintr
Remove any zp or ze devices, they are no longer necessary (and will
cause problems).
5) Install the new kernel, and reboot.
After your boxes runs for a bit, you should hear a beep and get a line
stating the ep0 device is running (my laptop is running Win95 now, or
I'd give you a real example).
6) Assuming the above works, see if you can ping the world. If not,
edit /etc/pccard.conf and use the other 'insert ifconfig' line, which
will tell the card to use the other network connector. Reboot
(there's an less obnoxious way, but this is simpler).
7) Congratulations, you have it working.
> I have a usr sportster v34 (33.6) pcmcia too...
You'll have to build an entry for this, but it's pretty easy to do.
Let's get the card working first thing. But, if you want to try it on
your own, the command 'pccardc dumpcis' is your first clue. You need to
build an entry in /etc/pccard.conf using the information found in there,
so see if you can get it working. If so, send me the entry.
Nate
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