Werner, > > If I do 'cardctl ident' when the Sony CD-reader PCMCIA is > > inserted I get: > > > > : Socket 0: > > : product info: " ", "NinjaATA-", "V1.0", "AP00 " > > Werner Heuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> suggests: > > So try to configure it in /etc/pcmcia/config or > better e.g. /etc/pcmcia/sony_cd.conf > see http://mobilix.org/pcmcia_linux_tips.html for details.
I looked at your pcmcia_linux_tips page. I also note that your pages list that the SONY PCGA-CD51/A works under Linux ... which is encouraging. Unfortunately the page does not give any suggestions on how to make it work. Here is what I tried: Since /etc/pcmcia/config suggests that new information should go in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts ... and you suggested adding a file /etc/pcmcia/sony_cd.conf, I added : source ./sony_cd.conf to the end of /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. Then I created the file /etc/pcmcia/sony_cd.conf and put in it : card "NinjaATA-" : version "V1.0" : bind "ide_cs" Now when I insert the pcmcia card for the SONY cd-reader, I get in /var/log/syslog : Feb 16 09:35:17 hypathia cardmgr[335]: socket 0: Ninja ATA : Feb 16 09:35:17 hypathia kernel: cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean. : Feb 16 09:35:18 hypathia cardmgr[335]: executing: 'modprobe ide_cs' : Feb 16 09:35:19 hypathia cardmgr[335]: get dev info on socket 0 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable I do not have anything else plugged into my laptop, so I do not understand the "socket 0 failed: Resource ... unavailable" messsage. I am really guessing here, which is probably because of my ignorance. Would you please give another hint or suggest another document I should stare at? > After inserting the card try `dmesg' that will reveal the > device, it's not neccessarily /dev/cdrom When I did this the only difference between the output of 'dmesg' prior to inserting the card and after inserting the card is : cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean. Thanks! Blair
