Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:56:35 -0300 From: Cesar Mello <cmello@gmail.com> To: Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xircom Realport ethernet on FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <c0ee48c504121118567730fafa@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20041211182426.GA533@tuatara.fishballoon.org> References: <c0ee48c504121106577ee07535@mail.gmail.com> <20041211182426.GA533@tuatara.fishballoon.org>
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Guys, you really rule! I've build the OLDCARD kernel and my lan card started working perfectly! I'm delighted. Thank you a lot for the help. Best regards! Cesar On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:24:26 +0000, Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 11:57:22AM -0300, Cesar Mello wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have installed a FreeBSD 5.3 in my Portege 300CT, with a Xircom > > Realport Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 card. > > > > Please tell me where I can find information about this. What must I do > > to make this card work? Do I need to compile a new kernel, or the > > default one should work? > > > > The steps I've taken so far were: > > - Added the line pccard_enable="YES" to rc.conf; > > - Removed IRQ 5 (used by my sound card) from defaults/pccard.conf. > > > > pccard and xe drivers don't load. > > > > Thank you a lot for the attention. > > Hi Cesar, > > I don't know the 300CT - is this an older model with 16-bit PCMCIA (ie. not > CardBus) slots? If so, it might not work with the NEWCARD drivers that are > the default in 5.3. The OLDCARD framework is still supported but not in > the GENERIC kernel - you will need to build a new kernel from the OLDCARD > config file (/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/OLDCARD). > > The RealPort card itself is definitely supported by the xe driver, so if we > can get your system to recognise the card it should work just fine. > > Could you post a copy of /var/run/dmesg.boot from your machine to the list? > We can check if there are any PCCARD drivers being loaded and whether it's > worthwhile trying the OLDCARD kernel. > > Cheers, > > Scott > > -- > =========================================================================== > Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels > Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" > scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon >
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