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To: J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Subject: Re: pccardd initializes interf. too late (arpwatch port exits ea
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J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> writes:

> I just saw something that might help me.  WHen my laptop boots, i get a
> message that pccardd recognizes my card right in the middle of my login
> prompt.  It doesn't interfere with KB input, but it's annoying and messy.
> Does the sleep mean i can tell pccard to wake up several seconds after i
> have logged in?  Or is there a way i can start it earlier so it finishes
> its duites before the login prompt?
What the sleep does is almost the opposite.  It delays the entire boot process
for 15 seconds after pccardd is started.  This means that pccardd has enough
time to do its thing and find the devices.  So the system behaves more like
the pcmcia devices were found during the system device probe.
> 
> -jm


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