Look at pcmcia.sourceforge.org for info on supported cards, faqs and lots
of docs.
Brad.
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Gardiner, Stewart wrote:
> Regarding Xircom PC card Ethernet, ive got a Xircom CE3B-100BTX 10/100 nic
> and was wondering does anyone know the URL of someone who has written
> drivers to support this card, all the realport modems/nics are supported,
> but my card isn't....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Thomson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 09:53 AM
> To: Dave Fitch
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] pcmcia ethernet card problems
>
>
> If you don't have the latest pcmcia-cs drivers, grab the source and
> compile them.
>
> My experience is with a Toshiba 2540, and with both Debian 2.1 and
> Mandrake 7.0, neither the Xircom or 3Com cards I've used have worked with
> the Toshiba. Compiling the latest version, reboot and it worked.
>
> There's something in the pcmcia-howto about how buggy the pcmcia
> controller for the Toshiba is, it seems like it can be an interesting
> exercise.
>
> Brad.
>
> On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Dave Fitch wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Well I bought a laptop, a Toshiba Tecra 530 CDT.
> > It came with a pcmcia IBM V.34 modem and
> > Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter 11ps (PS-CE2-10).
> >
> > So far I'm just trying to get the ethernet card to work.
> > I installed Corel Linux (based on debian) on it, kernel 2.2.12.
> >
> > It autodetected the video stuff perfectly.
> > I'm running KDE in 1024x768 without any mucking around
> > with X-windows at all (I'm impressed - the video stuff was
> > one major area I was expecting some trouble).
> >
> > Now I don't know much (well anything) about pcmcia stuff
> > but I read the pcmcia howto and everything I could find
> > off the linux on laptops web site.
> >
> > It looks like the Xircom card is supported and should be
> > using the xirc2ps_cs module.
> >
> > Here's the output of any useful type command I could think
> > of. Anyone got any hints what's going wrong??
> >
> > /etc/init.d/pcmcia start:
> > -------------------------
> > starting PCMCIA services: modules cardmgr
> > SIOCADDRT: invalid argument
> > SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
> > eth0: unknown interface
> > etc network unreachable etc
> >
> > cardctl.status:
> > ---------------
> > Socket 0:
> > 5V 16-bit PC Card
> > function 0: [ready], [wp], [bat dead]
> > Socket 1:
> > no card
> >
> > output from dmesg:
> > ------------------
> > Linux version 2.2.12 (root@cricket) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 SMP Tue Nov 9
> 14:11:25 EST 1999
> > mapped APIC to ffffe000 (00358000)
> > mapped IOAPIC to ffffd000 (00359000)
> > Detected 165793108 Hz processor.
> > Console: colour VGA+ 1x1
> > Calibrating delay loop... 330.96 BogoMIPS
> > Memory: 29764k/32896k available (1712k kernel code, 424k reserved, 840k
> data, 156k init)
> > VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized
> > Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
> > Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
> > Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled.
> > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
> > per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 1.56 usecs.
> > CPU0: Intel Pentium MMX stepping 03
> > SMP motherboard not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation.
> > PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfdce3
> > PCI: Using configuration type 1
> > PCI: Probing PCI hardware
> > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
> > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
> > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
> > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
> > Starting kswapd v 1.1.1.1
> > Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
> > Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled
> > ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> > Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
> > RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
> > loop: registered device at major 7
> > hda: TOSHIBA MK2103MAV, ATA DISK drive
> > hdc: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-1502BN, ATAPI CDROM drive
> > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
> > ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
> > hda: TOSHIBA MK2103MAV, 2067MB w/128kB Cache, CHS=525/128/63
> > hdc: ATAPI 10X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache
> > Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.55
> > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> > FDC 0 is an 8272A
> > md driver 0.36.6 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
> > scsi: <fdomain> Detection failed (no card)
> > NCR53c406a: no available ports found
> > sym53c416.c: Version 1.0.0
> > Failed initialization of WD-7000 SCSI card!
> > IBM MCA SCSI: No Microchannel-bus support present -> Aborting.
> > EATA0: address 0x1f0 in use, skipping probe.
> > EATA0: address 0x170 in use, skipping probe.
> > DC390: 0 adapters found
> > megaraid: v1.04 (August 16, 1999)
> > aec671x_detect:
> > scsi : 0 hosts.
> > scsi : detected total.
> > Partition check:
> > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
> > NTFS version 990411
> > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 156k freed
> > Adding Swap: 100796k swap-space (priority -1)
> > Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.2
> > kernel build: 2.2.12 unknown
> > options: [pci] [cardbus]
> > Intel PCIC probe:
> > Toshiba ToPIC95-B PCI-to-CardBus at bus 0 slot 2, mem 0x68000000, 2
> sockets
> > host opts [0]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x10] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 20/20]
> > host opts [1]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x20] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 21/21]
> > ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10,12 PCI status changes
> > cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> > cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: excluding 0xd0000-0xdffff
> > cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0cffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xcffff
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > memory_cs: mem1: anonymous: unknown size
> > unloading PCMCIA Card Services
> > Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.2
> > kernel build: 2.2.12 unknown
> > options: [pci] [cardbus]
> > Intel PCIC probe:
> > Toshiba ToPIC95-B PCI-to-CardBus at bus 0 slot 2, mem 0x68000000, 2
> sockets
> > host opts [0]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x10] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 20/20]
> > host opts [1]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x20] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 21/21]
> > ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10 PCI status changes
> > cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> > cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: excluding 0xd0000-0xdffff
> > cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0cffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xcffff
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > unloading PCMCIA Card Services
> > Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.2
> > kernel build: 2.2.12 unknown
> > options: [pci] [cardbus]
> > Intel PCIC probe:
> > Toshiba ToPIC95-B PCI-to-CardBus at bus 0 slot 2, mem 0x68000000, 2
> sockets
> > host opts [0]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x10] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 20/20]
> > host opts [1]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x20] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 21/21]
> > ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10 PCI status changes
> > cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> > cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: excluding 0xd0000-0xdffff
> > cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0cffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xcffff
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > memory_cs: mem1: anonymous: unknown size
> > xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55 (dd9jn+kvh)
> > cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > memory_cs: mem1: anonymous: unknown size
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> > unloading PCMCIA Card Services
> > Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.2
> > kernel build: 2.2.12 unknown
> > options: [pci] [cardbus]
> > Intel PCIC probe:
> > Toshiba ToPIC95-B PCI-to-CardBus at bus 0 slot 2, mem 0x68000000, 2
> sockets
> > host opts [0]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x10] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 20/20]
> > host opts [1]: [slot 0xf0] [ccr 0x20] [cdr 0x86] [rcr 0x02] [pci irq
> 11] [lat 168/176] [bus 21/21]
> > ISA irqs (default) = 3,4,5,7,9,10 PCI status changes
> > cs: IO port probe 0x1000-0x17ff: clean.
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> > cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> > cs: memory probe 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: excluding 0xd0000-0xdffff
> > cs: memory probe 0x0c0000-0x0cffff: excluding 0xc0000-0xcffff
> > memory_cs: mem0: anonymous: unknown size
> >
> > network.opts:
> > -------------
> > # Network adapter configuration
> > #
> > # The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr".
> > #
> > # Note: the "network address" here is NOT the same as the IP address.
> > # See the Networking HOWTO. In short, the network address is the IP
> > # address masked by the netmask.
> > #
> > case "$ADDRESS" in
> > *,*,*,*)
> > # Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'
> > IF_PORT=""
> > # Use BOOTP (via /sbin/bootpc)? [y/n]
> > BOOTP="n"
> > # Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd)? [y/n]
> > DHCP="n"
> > # Use DHCLIENT? [y/n]
> > DHCLIENT="n"
> > # Use /sbin/pump for BOOTP/DHCP? [y/n]
> > PUMP="n"
> > # Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address
> > IPADDR="192.168.1.4"
> > NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
> > NETWORK="192.168.1.0"
> > BROADCAST="192.168.1.255"
> > # Gateway address for static routing
> > GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
> > # Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface
> > DOMAIN="smartchat.net.au"
> > SEARCH=""
> > # The nameserver IP addresses specified here complement the
> > # nameservers already defined in /etc/resolv.conf. These nameservers
> > # will be added to /etc/resolv.conf automatically when the PCMCIA
> > # network connection is established and removed from this file when
> > # the connection is broken.
> > DNS_1=""
> > DNS_2=""
> > DNS_3=""
> > # NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab
> > MOUNTS=""
> > # For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number
> > IPX_FRAME=""
> > IPX_NETNUM=""
> > # Run ipmasq? [y/n] (see the Debian ipmasq package)
> > IPMASQ="n"
> > # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
> > start_fn () { return; }
> > # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
> > stop_fn () { return; }
> > ;;
> > esac
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave.
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