Re: cardbus/xircom realport no longer works

Daniel Eischen wrote:
> M. Warner Losh wrote:
> > In message: <E1GXdro-000Izw-QQ_at_hetzner.co.za>
> >             Ian FREISLICH <if_at_hetzner.co.za> writes:
> > : Hi
> > : 
> > : After upgrading from 6.2-prerelease to current on one of my friend's
> > : laptops, the cardbus ethernet adaptor doesn't work any more.
> > : The card is one of those 2 slot thick Xircom RealPorts ethernet
> > : with a modem (red plastic connectors in the card).
> > : 
> > : I can supply more information if required.  (At least it works with
> > : my old 10M Accton pccard).
> > : 
> > : FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #0: Mon Oct  9 08:36:57 UTC 2006
> > : 
> > : cbb0: <TI1225 PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 3.0 on pci0
> > : cardbus0: <CardBus bus> on cbb0
> > : pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0
> > : cbb1: <TI1225 PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 3.1 on pci0
> > : cardbus1: <CardBus bus> on cbb1
> > : pccard1: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb1
> > : 
> > : dc0: <Xircom X3201 10/100BaseTX> port 0x1000-0x107f mem 0x88000000-0x8800
07ff, 0x88001000-0x880017ff irq 11 at device 0.0 on cardbus0
> > : miibus0: <MII bus> on dc0
> : tdkphy0: <TDK 78Q2120 media interface> on miibus0
> > : tdkphy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> > : dc0: Ethernet address: 00:10:a4:98:ff:b6
> > : sio4: <Xircom Cardbus modem> port 0x1080-0x1087 mem 0x88002000-0x880027ff
,0x88003000-0x880037ff at device 0.1 on cardbus0
> > : sio4: type 16550A
> > : sio4: unable to activate interrupt in fast mode - using normal mode
> > : 
> > : 
> > : FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #1: Tue Oct 10 10:42:40 UTC 2006
> > : 
> > : cbb0: <TI1225 PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 3.0 on pci0
> > : cardbus0: <CardBus bus> on cbb0
> > : pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0
> > : cbb1: <TI1225 PCI-CardBus Bridge> at device 3.1 on pci0
> > : cardbus1: <CardBus bus> on cbb1
> > : pccard1: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb1
> > : 
> > : cardbus0: CIS pointer is 0x107
> > : cardbus0: CIS in option rom
> > : cardbus0: Unable to allocate resource to read CIS.
> > : cardbus0: Unable to allocate resources for CIS
> > : cardbus0: Warning: Bogus CIS ignored
> > : dc0: <Xircom X3201 10/100BaseTX> port 0x1000-0x107f mem 0x88000000-0x8800
07ff, 0x88001000-0x880017ff at device 0.0 on cardbus0
> > : dc0: No station address in CIS!
> > : device_attach: dc0 attach returned 6
> > : cardbus0: CIS pointer is 0x207
> > : cardbus0: CIS in option rom
> > : cardbus0: Unable to allocate resource to read CIS.
> > : cardbus0: Unable to allocate resources for CIS
> > : cardbus0: Warning: Bogus CIS ignored
> > : sio4: <Xircom Cardbus modem> port 0x1000-0x1007 mem 0x88002000-0x880027ff
,0x88003000-0x880037ff at device 0.1 on cardbus0
> > : sio4: type 16550A
> > : sio4: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> > : sio4: unable to activate interrupt in fast mode - using normal mode
> > 
> > This is defintiely weird....  I'll see if I can recreate it...
> 
> I have the same problem on -current with my dc (Xircom) card and
> a Dell Inspiron laptop.  It used to work (under -current) but
> hasn't worked in months.

Do you have an approximate date at which it stopped working?  My
laptoy is dog slow, but I'm prepared to do a binary search if you
can give me a start time.

Warner, will my doing this this help?

Ian

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Ian Freislich