Hi, Apparently, pcmcia-cs doesn't work too well by default on powerpc machines. I got a bug report (#242069) about it having the wrong values in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. I also searched and found a [1]message on this list where it was said that "of course, debian doesn't care and just stuff x86 values in there". Well, I am maintaining pcmcia-cs now, and I care.
Now, distributing a different config.opts in the powerpc debs is easy. The question is what to put there. The bug's submitter said that the right value to put there would be: include memory 0xa0003000-0xa0ffffff include port 0x9100-0x9fff But he also pointed out another web page where it was: include port 0x1000-0x1fff include memory 0x90000000-0x9003ffff On this list, I also found: include port 0x100-0x4ff, port 0x800-0x8ff, port 0xc00-0xcff include memory 0x90000000-0xA0ffffff So, does anyone here know what the best values to put there by default would be? Are some values specific to Powerbooks and some to other subarchs? Does it matter much what the exact values are? Or are different values needed for different models? In addition, you should know that you are always welcome to submit bug reports against pcmcia-cs, even if you're running powerpc. It is difficult for me to make the package work on powerpc all by myself, as I don't have access to any powerpc hardware with PCMCIA. All help is greatly appreciated. (Please CC me on replies as I'm not subcribed to the list. Also CC the bug.) [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2004/debian-powerpc-200401/msg00441.html -- Pelle
