Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:59:49 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: tno@interlinkde.com Cc: "Kerberus" <kerberus@inetu.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unhappy CTX Laptop Message-ID: <199902221359.NAA02687@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:23:50 %2B0100." <001901be5e45$0ef9d140$4177e7c2@ibmnt.interlinkde.com>
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And disable the irda port - it stops the pccard controller from
working on the CTX box my wife is now using....
> Hi All,
>
>
> is this twisted pair or coax cabling ??
>
> in the case of coax cabling choose -link0 link1 in the options field of the
> boot disk where you setup the card, or use it with ifconfig. I've had the
> same problem with some other vendors card.
>
> Toni
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kerberus
> > Sent: Montag, 22. Februar 1999 10:07
> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: Re: Unhappy CTX Laptop
> >
> >
> > Ok unhappy CTX laptop update, so far ive had 1 response, with
> > thoughts of irqs, been
> > there done that.....
> > forget about the cdrom not working, i need connectivity more then
> > a cd......
> > suggestions anyone
> >
> > shall i set it on fire, throw it out the window of a tall
> > building, run it over.....
> > let the dog use it for a chew toy ???
> >
> > I just SURRENDER, Ive finally been beaten by a piece of
> > hardware, a Netgear FA410TX
> > pcmcia card that just refuses to work on this laptop, but works
> > fine in another under
> > freebsd, taking any and all suggestions on how to either debug
> > this puppy further,
> > or what....???
> >
> > if i could just get this card running, it worked in another ctx
> > with no problem, but
> > i couldnt get X or the mouse to work there
> > but the cdrom and the pccard worked, now i have X and the mouse
> > working here, but
> > alas, no cdrom or network card
> >
> > as for the suggestions, ill forgo the cdrom not working no big
> > loss there, but ive
> > got to have connectivity, with more then the modem.....
> >
> > ---------------SNIP--------------------------------
> >
> > > well, PAO is not necessarly a requirement, see for example the
> > > /usr/src/sys/i386/config/PCCARD kernel in 2.2.8 (maybe 2.2.7) and
> > > beyond
> > >
> >
> > Ive tried it PCCARD with modified defaults and nothing, PAO
> > patches gets me closest
> > anand is what i used on the other laptop
> > and ive disabled everything in the kernel, except paralell,
> > serial and required
> > stuff, even cdrom and scsi devices were removed
> > nada...... doesnt even see the card
> >
> > PAO sees the card at least, even the default kernel sees the card as a zp0
> >
> >
> > > > "/kernel: ed0: device timeout"
> > > >
> > >
> > > (3) is the IRQ for the ed0 device actually free? (see
> > > /etc/pccard.conf file) i've seen this error many times be the result
> > > of an IRQ used for a pccard and something else. as this machine seems
> > > to have a lot of devices in it, so this could be happening with a
> > > more obscure device.
> >
> > yes as far as i can tell, irq 5 and 9 are free, ive used the
> > generic kernel and
> > windows to help debug this .... ive even used linux and openbsd
> > boot disks to help
> > debug and probe this further....... im missing something.........
> >
> > irqs being used are 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 leaving 9 and 5
> > could this be a base
> > memory address problem ????
> > ive tried 280 and 300 to no avail......!
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