Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 17:43:46 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Ettikan Kandasamy <ettikan@nttmsc.com.my> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: PCCARD Installation Message-ID: <19990707174346.G447@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <C82567A7.00254EB3.00@NTTMSCCJ02.nttmsc.com.my>; from Ettikan Kandasamy on Wed, Jul 07, 1999 at 03:47:29PM %2B0900 References: <C82567A7.00254EB3.00@NTTMSCCJ02.nttmsc.com.my>
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On Wednesday, 7 July 1999 at 15:47:29 +0900, Ettikan Kandasamy wrote:
>
>
> I'm trying to install 3Com Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX (model
> 3CCFE575BT-D) into my Dell laptop-freeBSD 2.2.8. Could some one help me with the
> setup/installation procedure.
>
> I tried modifying the GENERIC file for the kernel and /etc/pccard* files. But
> did not succeed.
>
> 1) Does FreeBSD 2.2.8 has the driver for it or I need to download
> it. ( if no where can I download it) ?
I don't know. I don't see this particular model anywhere in our
documentation, but it's likely that the 3C579/3C589 driver would work.
In any case, I'd recommend you move to FreeBSD 3.2 before expending a
lot of work on a release which is no longer supported.
> 2) Is there any page gives the step by step installation guide for
> this purpose. ?? Let me know.
It appears that there isn't.
> 3) If not how/ where to begin ??
Well, I'm planning to write a chapter about mobile computing in the
next edition of "The Complete FreeBSD", but it's not in any shape to
show at the moment. Basically, here's what you need to do:
1. Build a kernel with the following device entries:
# PCCARD (PCMCIA) support
controller card0
device pcic0 at card? irq 0
device pcic1 at card? irq 0
2. Copy /etc/pccard.conf.sample to /etc/pccard.conf.
3. Run pccardd (just start it).
4. Insert your PCMCIA board.
5. Watch the messages that appear on the console. You'll get one of
these (or something like it):
Jul 7 17:33:53 mojave pccardd[56962]: No card in database for "3Com Corporation"("3CCFE575BT-D")
This message shows that pccardd has found the card, but that it
doesn't know how to configure it.
ep0: utp/bnc[*UTP*] address 00:60:97:40:fb:e1
This one means that pccardd has found the card and has configured it.
6. I think it's unlikely that the standard pccardd will recognize
your card, since nothing I've seen recognizes the 3CCFE575BT-D ID.
Look at the contents of /etc/pccard.conf. You'll find an entry
like:
# 3Com Etherlink III 3C589D
card "3Com Corporation" "3C589D"
config 0x1 "ep0" ?
insert echo 3Com Etherlink III inserted
insert /etc/pccard_ether ep0
remove echo 3Com Etherlink III removed
remove /sbin/ifconfig ep0 delete
Change the second line of this entry to:
card "3Com Corporation" "3CCFE575BT-D"
The two strings must be *exactly* what appeared in the console
message above. Save the file, stop pccardd (kill <pid> will do
it) and restart it. With any luck, pccardd should bind the driver
to the board, and the driver should recognize it.
Let me know how this works; I need some examples for the book, and
this would help me too.
Greg
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