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* Paul King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2002-04-07 11:33 -0500: Paul, PCMCIA can be frustrating, but don't give up now :) Unfortunately, I'm no crack either! > I have a used ThinkPad 770 on which I have Debian Potato,=20 > running a 2.2.17 stock kernel. The version of the PCMCIA-cs=20 > that I am using is 3.1.x from the potato distribution CD, and=20 > the documentation with this card says that the minimum version=20 > should be 2.9.2. The PCMCIA card I have is a Linksys=20 > EtherFast 10/100 model PCMPC100, which is listed in the=20 > recommended hardware for pcmcia-cs. The error from my system=20 > log says "Unable to read hardware net address" with no further=20 > detail. This error is not accounted for in the PCMCIA-HOWTO. Hmm, I would try upgrade to the recent potato version w/ kernel 2.2.19 and the accompagnying pcmcia modules and -cs, there are security issues with earlier kernels.=20 > The driver loads with a high tone, then a low tone. I am aware=20 > that this is supposed to be bad news. [...] > my card is indeed NE2000 Compatible. "cardctl ident" (below)=20 > gives the correct information. NE2000 comp. is usually very good. > /etc/pcmcia/config.opts had the line: > include port 0x100-0x4ff, port 0x1000-0x17ff > This generated errors in the system log: During the memory=20 > scan, four regions of memory were excluded within the range of=20 > 0x100-0x4ff. So, I got rid of that region and left it as: > include port 0x1000-0x17ff > without any complaints from the kernel or software after=20 > restarting the /etc/init.d/pcmcia script. Nevertheless, that=20 > did not change the error "Unable to read hardware net=20 > address", which persisted, but at least it got rid of the=20 > exclusions. These exclusions were (if this means anyting to=20 > anybody): 0x15e8-0x15ef, 0x200-0x207, 0x200-0x22f, and 0x388- > 0x4d7.=20 The beginning of /etc/pcmcia/config.opts reads -------- # System resources available for PCMCIA devices # include port 0x100-0x4ff, port 0x1000-0x17ff include memory 0xc0000-0xfffff include memory 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff, memory 0x60000000-0x60ffffff # # Extra port range for IBM Token Ring # include port 0xa00-0xaff -------- I don't recall where I found that, but it works for me(TM) > In the Debian way of doing things, I cannot find any place=20 > where the PCMCIA, PCIC, and PCIC_OPTS variables are set, as=20 > recommended in the PCMCIA-HOWTO. Setting PCIC (a "mandatory"=20 > setting, according to the HOWTO) in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts=20 > has no effect on the error "Unable to read hardware net=20 > address". Those variables are set in /etc/pcmcia.conf according to /usr/doc/pcmcia-cs/notes.Debian.gz -Andre --jq0ap7NbKX2Kqbes Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8sheyWkhBtALlJZ0RAlFmAKDSrpqwQ6qvoMiN2UiKct1487jIwACg/KlW x0WCxercCiinuoK9LO6YYQw= =NzDh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jq0ap7NbKX2Kqbes-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
