Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 13:17:10 -0800 (PST) From: David Kulp <dkulp@neomorphic.com> To: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Advice on cardbus/pcmcia needed Message-ID: <199801182117.NAA03451@diz.pt.scruznet.com>
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I've been reading this group off and on as I could find the time, so
forgive me if I repeat questions that have already been answered.
I'm trying to determine the proper action to take to allow ethernet
capability on my Toshiba Portege 650CT. This machine is currently
running FBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE (installed over a laplink). The Toshiba
650CT is a CardBus machine (as are many (most?) of the laptops
released in the last 18 months).
According to Nate Williams on this list:
(11/17) PAO includes PCI/CardBus support, but FBSD does not.
(12/2) Ted Faber added support for the CL PD6832 (a PCMCIA card)
on CardBus machines, and the architectural support for other
PCMCIA cards although no others have been added or tested.
This new driver support is in FBSD -current.
(12/5) PAO includes boot probes for additional devices, and
(12/29) has better docs, more drivers, and easier setup.
(thanks, Nate and Ted.)
An alpha version of PAO (released 12/11/97) is currently available for
2.2.5-RELEASE only. The only mention of CardBus at www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO
was in the FAQ which said that some CardBus machines were supported in
compatibility mode. The FAQ mentions that the
CL PD6832 (same as added by Ted Faber), TI PCI-1130, and TI PCI-1131
chipsets are currently supported. (I can't find any of these devices
mentioned in the list of supported hardware for either PAO or FBSD, so
I don't know what type of cards these are.)
As far as I can tell, the best way to add PAO is to use the boot floppy
to upgrade from my 2.2.2 to 2.2.5 and get the latest PAO along with it.
If I have a supported ethernet card, then I can do this upgrade over
the net.
(thanks, Tatsumi.)
OK, given this information, is it possible for my Toshiba to currently run
(reliably) any Ethernet cards, and if so, what card is recommended, what's
the best way to migrate to the necessary OS version, and do I need PAO? If I
need PAO, is the most recent alpha release OK, or should I install an older
(presumably more stable) version?
Thanks!
David Kulp
(dkulp@neomorphic.com)
ps. I'm sorry I can't offer some coding help instead of just begging for
assistance, but I'm not a systems programmer and I'm currently swamped. I
hope I can reciprocate the assistance at a later date!
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