on Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 05:43:48PM -0600, Andreas Mohr ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 03:35:26PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > I've purchased an Amethyst 20U (Compal 20U OEM) with the optional > > docking base unit containing a floppy and cdrom. > > > > I'm running Debian GNU/Linux, kernel: > > > > GNU/Linux version 2.2.18pre21 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.2 > > 20000220 (Debian GNU/GNU/Linux)) #1 Thu Jan 25 18:40:22 PST 2001 > > > > > > The CDROM is producing the following errors either after a power > > suspend via APM, *OR* after simply having been in operation for a period > > of time. The problem is decidedly intermittent. > > [snip errors] > > > Is this a configuration problem, a docking port problem (I *think* the > > damned thing's securely attached -- no problems with the floppy, and the > > CDR is otherwise powered and responsive). This is, BTW, a CDROM drive. > > *NOT* CD-writable or DVD. Just plain old CDR.
> Hmm, no real idea here. Try I different kernel, I'd say :-\ Done, actually. This came with RH and 2.2.13, I've tried 2.2.17 and 2.2.18. Same problem with each, at least on APM shutdown. > Or try fiddling with hdparm parameters. Hmmm... Pointers? Haven't tried that yet. > Maybe you already did that, and one of these parameters conflicts with > suspend due to the device forgetting the setup, but the kernel > remembering it ? I had this happen to me several times... > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Other problem: > > > > With PCMCIA, I get the following message when issuing the 'cardmgr' > > command: > > > > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: starting, version is 3.1.22 > > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: open_sock(socket 0) failed: > > Permission denied > > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: no sockets found! > > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: exiting > > > > cardmgr is from the pmcia-cs Debian package: > > > > Package: pcmcia-cs > > Priority: extra > > Section: base > > Installed-Size: 533 > > Maintainer: Brian Mays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Architecture: i386 > > Version: 3.1.22-0.1potato > > > > I've read elsewhere that order matters in configuring PCMCIA devices -- > > does it matter that the system otherwise already has networking running? > > I've got a PCMCIA fax/modem, but use the onboard NIC (eepro100) for > > LAN-based networking. > Try to use strace -f in order to diagnose this problem upon pcmcia startup. > If it complains about "Permission denied", then it probably has a reason... > > Andreas Mohr -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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