Subject: Re: Problems w/ PCMCIA on Dell Latitude CP, take 2
To: Paul J. Lavoie <pjl@ilx.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/08/1998 14:46:36
	Looks like the msgbuf didn't attach? (Unless my mail client
	just missed it).

	Have you tried changing the IOBASE and INTR mask?

	http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/i386/faq.html#thinkpad
	details what to do for a Thinkpad, the Latitude _might_ be
	similar...


		David/absolute

	  -=-  Maybe your misinterpretation of my actions is 
	      in conflict with your misconception of who I am  -=-

On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Paul J. Lavoie wrote:

> 
> A couple months ago I wrote about a problem using a 3Com Etherlink III w/
> my notebook, which I had been hoping to install NetBSD on. Failing to come
> to a resolution, along w/ little support for the NeoMagic graphic chips,
> I put Solaris 2.51 on the system (2.6 wouldn't recognize the pcmcia cards,
> along with no graphics support on this), and plodded along.
> 
> Having recently had source-code withdrawal symptoms, I have decided to try 
> once again to see what can be done. One new thing is that I got an Adaptec
> 1460 card for the system, for tape devices and such, and tried my luck
> with NetBSD, and alas, it doesn't want to do anything with the card once
> a shell is accessible - the card and devices probe, but no access. Same
> situation with the LAN card - the card registers, arp packets go out, but
> nothing ever goes in.
> 
> Well, I'll probably install things anyways on the system for access to the
> source code while traveling, but it would sure be nice to get some external
> access to the system other than the floppy drive. Attached is the kernel probe
> from a 1.3E install floppy, with PCMCIA in verbose mode. Any suggestions as
> to where to even look would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> -pjl
> 
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