No confilicts in Syslog other than the one's I posted when I insert or remove the card. The IR port on my Inspiron 3600 doesn't work, neither in windows nor in Linux, so I've assumed it's FUBAR'd.
As it's a fairly old machine, the BIOS isn't the most configurable I've ever seen. I think I'll have a sniff around the /etc/pcmcia config files and fiddle with stuff until it works. Is there aynthing in Linux which can dump information about DMA, IRQ's in use and memory address ranges being used - the kind of info I have to boot into Windows to get from My Computer properties panel? All of my Unix experience comes from AIX 6000's and Dynix based Sequent boxes so I'm not to clued up on IRQ's and PC based stuff. > -----Original Message----- > From: Harm Bathoorn [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] How to work PCMCIA > > On Tuesday 29 January 2002 16:06, you wrote: > > I can do - where do I start looking? For example, if I wanted to force > the > > card to use IRQ5, where do I set that kind of thing up? (I suck at the > PC > > config bit!) > > > > well you can take a look at /var/log/syslog if there are any conflicts or > shares. > /etc/pcmcia/config.opts tells you which irq's are reserved for pcmcia > -probably 3, the file is fairly self explanatory. Then check whether for > instance the Infra Red port is sharing the same irq for instance (there > could > be more devices). > > I don't what you've got (I dropped in fairly late here) but if you can > change > settings through the BIOS, then that's easy enough. In my case I had a > Thinkpad with a moronic windoze like BIOSinterface that doesn't give any > real > options- one needs a special configuration program that runs under DOS to > change irq settings. > > > -- > > Good Luck, > > Harm Bathoorn. > > > > "Sudden Death!! > Microsoft Office demands it's serial-code AGAIN!!" > > << File: message.footer >> ********************************************************************** This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or take/retain/distribute any copies. ********************************************************************** Norwich Union Life & Pensions Limited Registered Office 2 Rougier Street York YO90 1UU Registered in England Number 3253947 A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Member of the Association of British Insurers. For further Enquires 01603 622200
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