From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 28 10:18:36 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF97A1065675 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:18:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: from mx0.gid.co.uk (mx0.gid.co.uk [194.32.164.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 544D08FC14 for ; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:18:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [194.32.164.28] (80-46-130-69.static.dsl.as9105.com [80.46.130.69]) by mx0.gid.co.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id p9S9s3GK014232; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:54:04 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Bob Bishop In-Reply-To: <20111028151655.E71254@sola.nimnet.asn.au> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:53:58 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <7FC7ED10-2F23-41AE-9C50-5426A9FB481E@gid.co.uk> References: <20111028005925.A98377@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <20111028151655.E71254@sola.nimnet.asn.au> To: Ian Smith X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Billionton Cardbus to USB 2.0 PC Card adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:18:36 -0000 Hi, On 28 Oct 2011, at 05:22, Ian Smith wrote: > ...Funny, it has a small socket between the=20 > ports on the card for a 2.5mm? plug saying 5V (with usual polarity) = and=20 > I assumed that was a 5V power output - but maybe it's asking for 5V=20 > input? [etc] It's asking for 5V in, those cards can barely provide the minimum power = on the USB side without it. -- Bob Bishop rb@gid.co.uk