RE: Problems with Acer Travelmate & PC-Card interface

From: Rehsack Jens \(ext\) <"Rehsack>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:59:39 +0200
From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp_at_bsdimp.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:41 AM

> In message:
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>             "Rehsack Jens \(ext\)" <jens.rehsack.ext_at_siemensvdo.com>
writes:
> : Ok - to the question. I've tried to get my W-Lan card running
(ath(4)
> : driver and ran successful in my old notebook), but it wont be
> : recognized.
> 
> Usually you just include 'cbb', 'pccard', 'cardbus' and 'ath' in the
> kernel (and a few others for ath), and it works.

I've cut out the relevant lines from my kernel configuration and attach
them.
I think, it's complete (for getting an ath(4) card via cardbus
running)...

> : Throwing a look into /etc/rc.d/pccard shows me, if no /dev/card0 is
> : available, the pccardd and pccardc wont be started. And really -
there
> : is no /dev/card0.
> 
> That's good.  There's no pccardd anymore.

But a pccardc is there - and it's not started either.

> You'll need to turn on pccard debugging.

How do I do this? In the sys/conf/NOTES there is nothing to find 'bout
pccard debugging, neither in pccard(4) nor in pccbb(4).

>  The bridge in your laptop is
> known to the driver (which surprises me!), but looks like it might be
> TI6411-class (which should be in the tables, I'll double check).

I don't think so. It's detected as a generic cardbus (yenta compliant)
chipset. But if you want me to test sth. out - feel free to contact me.

Jens

Received on Thu Sep 29 2005 - 07:00:00 UTC

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