Hi I had similar problem with ThinkPad 600E and solved the problem by changing PCIC in /etc/default/pcmcia to PCIC="yenta_socket".
Hope it helps. Cheers OZ On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 20:15, Alistair J Ross wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Just joined the list so please go easy on me! > > I've been working around a week so far on and off trying to sole the > current problem I have, it is thus: > > I am running Debian Woody 2.4.18-bf24 (stock kernel which came with the > distro). Needing the use of my Wireless card I set about installing a > Kernel so that I can add in the orinoco patches to enable me to tell my > wifi card I want to change channels. I downloaded 2.4.18-i686 sources > from aptitude and went about installing the kernel. I'm pretty well > versed in such actions so this isn't really a bother. However I've > never really dabbled with PCMCIA before. > > Anyways, the short story is 2.4.18-bf24 works with PCMCIA fine, and > 2.4.18-i1686 can't start up PCMCIA == it simply can't recognise the > controller. The controller is on a Toshiba Portege 7000CT with a ToPiC > 97 . > > I've read over all of the documentation at the pcmcia-cs web site and > read over the particular woes that say that the Topic97 is bothersome, > but it obviously works on the bf24 kernel, so why not on the new > kernel. > > Here is a bit of debugging for you: > skywalker kernel: Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22 > skywalker kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm] > skywalker kernel: Intel PCIC probe: not found. > skywalker kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded! > (that's on the 2.4.18 -- not working kernel) > > This is the bf-24 kernel: > > kywalker kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.33 > skywalker kernel: kernel build: 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST > 2002 > skywalker kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm] > skywalker kernel: Intel ISA/PCI/CardBus PCIC probe: > skywalker kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0b.0 > skywalker kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0b.1 > skywalker kernel: Toshiba ToPIC97 rev 05 PCI-to-CardBus at slot 00:0b, > mem 0x10000000 > skywalker kernel: host opts [0]: [slot 0xd0] [ccr 0x11] [cdr 0x86] > [rcr 0x02] [pci irq 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 20/20] > skywalker kernel: host opts [1]: [slot 0xd0] [ccr 0x21] [cdr 0x86] > [rcr 0x02] [pci irq 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 21/21] > skywalker kernel: ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,7,10,12,15 PCI status > changes > skywalker kernel: cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: clean. > skywalker kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding > 0x170-0x177 0x220-0x22f 0x2f8-0x2ff 0x330-0x337 0x370-0x37f > 0x4d0-0x4d7 > > And so on... > > I've tried switching the bios to cardbus or pcic rather than auto, > but no luck there either, I get PCMCIA to start on the 2.4.18 kernel > but it just shows the cards in an un-working state. > > I also tried the lilo option pci=biosirq > > Does anyone have any ideas? I'd be very very grateful. > > Regards, > > Alistair Ross > - > The glances over cocktails That seemed to be so sweet, > Don't seem quite so amorous Over Shredded Wheat ;) > > Alistair J. Ross > IT Consultancy, Internet & Open Source Specialist > Tel: 0702 112 8458 / 0870 748 4346 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
