Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:14:50 +0900 From: Neill Thornton <neillt@coastalnet.com> To: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.dhs.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CTX Laptop Saga... Message-ID: <4.1.19990317132950.0092f160@mail.coastalnet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903162014130.2996-101000@earth.fxp.dhs.org> References: <4.1.19990317095307.00925120@mail.coastalnet.com>
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>> >Attached is my dmesg (dmesg.pluto), kernel config (PLUTO), rc.conf, and
>> >pccard.conf (just in case you have my pccards :)...let me know I can
>> >provide you with anything else.
>Oops, forgot to attach it... :)
Got the tgz this time... but it still does not work!
It recognizes the insertion of the card ("Card Inserted, Slot 1" or similar) and then reports "sio2: 16550 UART", but none of the pccardd info comes up (i.e. "Accton PCMCIA Modem Inserted")
It also recognizes the removal, and even frees IRQ 11.
When I re-insert the card, it first says sio2: Unfielded Interrupt (0)
But then sio2: 16550 UART.
It's all a moot point anyway because as soon as I issue the following commands, the machine locks cold:
laptop#ppp
[snip]
ppp>set device /dev/cuaa2
ppp>set speed 57600
ppp>term
<machine hangs here, needing a power cycle to bring it back>
I strait copied the files from the tarball into the appropriate directories (/etc/rc.conf, /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/PLUTO, and /etc/pccard.conf)
I kept all the files exactly how they were, with minor changes (hostname, IP addr, gateway, and disable softupdates in the kernel). I have the same ethernet card, so that pccard.conf entry I left alone, and added the entry for my modem out of pccard.conf.sample.
I compared the dmesg you sent me with the dmesg I have... there are only a few diffs, all minor relating to the 4 GB hd I have vice the 2 GB in yours, and the 266MHz cpu vice 233Mhz. All the relevent dmesg output is *exactly the same*.
I am beginning to think that it is not the kernel. The things I am thinking of are:
1) I am running 3.1-RELEASE. You are on -STABLE. Maybe there has been a change to the pcic code since -RELEASE? How could I check that? How can I run cvsup if I cannot get on to the net?
2) You have a BIOS setting changed somewhere that I do not. I am including my complete BIOS setup below. I got the latest BIOS flash from CTX earlier.
3) Maybe CTX changed the design of the machine itself between the time you got your machine, and I got mine?
4) That my office is full of bad vibes interfering with pcic? (One of my friends is a Wicca, he said he will cast a spell on it to see if that helps :) )
I really appreciate you sending me the info.... I am so close I can almost taste it. I tried the Linksys card for shits and giggles, didn't work, but didn't lock the machine either.
Take a look at the BIOS settings below and see if they hash with yours.... thanks again!
Neill
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BIOS Settings:
SystemSoft Version 1.01 (2482-00)
SystemSoft BIOS for Intel 430TX Subversion 1.23.09.f
Startup
Fast Boot On
Boot Device: Hard Disk C
Boot Screen: CRT
No passwords set in Boot or SCU password fields
Memory
Cache Systems
L1 Cache: Greyed Out, cannot modify
L2 Cache: Write Back
BIOS Shadow: Not Cached
Video Shadow: Not Cached
Disks
Floppy Drive
Drive A: 1.44 MB
Hard Disk C
Drive Enabled On
PIO Mode On
Virus Alert Off
Components
COM ports
Com A: COM1, 3F8, IRQ 4
Com B: None (Disabled)
All IR settings are greyed out because Com B is off
LPT port
Port Address: LPT1, 378, IRQ 7
Port Definition: EPP
DMA for ECP: Greyed Out
PS/2 mouse port on
Keyboard numlock on
Keyboard repeat: 10 cps, 1/2 sec delay
Power
Power Saving On
Customized enabled
Disk Time Out: Always On
Global Timeout: 12 Min
Monitor Video Activity: On
Suspend Controls:
Suspend to RAM
Suspend Timeout: Never
Resume Timer:
Alarm Resume: Disabled
Ring-In Resume off
Clock Thermal Duty Cycle: 0-12.5%
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