Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 09:39:50 -0500 From: The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> To: peb@amleth.demon.co.uk Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCMCIA card Ethernet. Message-ID: <3A8FDEB6.F1AD1EB6@babbleon.org> References: <5873@amleth.demon.co.uk>
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"Paul E. Bennett" wrote: > > In rc.conf I have the pccard_enable ="YES" but I am not seeing any > activity from the Ethernet and Combo-card I am trying to use for > my connectivity. Well, when you say you aren't seeing any activity, do you mean that the kernel doesn't do *anything* when you insert the card? Because even *without* pccard_enable="YES", you should still get a message on the console saying that you insterted/removed the card from slot 0/1 (log in as root at the console level to be 100% sure you'll see these). If you aren't even getting _that_, then the pccard_enable and the /etc/pccard.conf and /etc/defaults/pccard.conf files don't do any good. *If* that's the case, you are probably missing the pccard controller in your kernel. Is this stuff in your kernel config? (Should be there by default, so it's odd if it's not): # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support device card device pcic0 at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e0 iomem 0xd0000 device pcic1 at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e2 iomem 0xd4000 disable > > The machine is a Dell Inspiron 3800. > > Is there a file where the various hardware devices and their settings > are listed or configured which I can check or do I have to go back > and run trhough booting from CD again? > > I have most of a system up and running and am enjoying KDE. However, > I am keen to move my email and newsgroup access over to the new machine > but until I get either of the interfaces workin that is going to be > difficult. > > The Ethernet-only Card is a Fast Ethernet 10/100 from Aztel. Supposedly > compatible with NE2000 but plugs into the PCMCIA slot. Can use a wide > range of IRQ's, I/O ports and memory block allocations but Aztel do not > mention the card defaults or the card's MAC address. I would be using > the 56k internal (soft?) modem module if this combination would work. > > The Combo Card is a Silicom Ethernet/33k6 modem card which works in > another laptop running DOS/Win95. I have a table of data for where > the defaults were supposed to lie but the best I have obtained with > this in the dell was a hung machine. The MAC address is reported as > 00.00.B0.DF.50.59 for this card. > > Lack of information from card and system manufacturers means I am > groping around a bit but this lack of information is a trend that > seems to be getting more prevelent. > > Any clues as to where in FreeBSD I can look to resolve my configuration > problems would be appreciated. What I have seen so far has me hooked > here despite this minor set-back. > > -- > ******************************************************************** > Paul E. Bennett ....................<email://peb@amleth.demon.co.uk> > Forth based HIDECS Consultancy .....<http://www.amleth.demon.co.uk/>; > Mob: +44 (0)7811-639972 .........NOW AVAILABLE:- HIDECS COURSE...... > Tel: +44 (0)1235-814586 .... see http://www.feabhas.com for details. > Going Forth Safely ..... EBA. www.electric-boat-association.org.uk.. > ******************************************************************** > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" bts@babbleon.org Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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