[ltp] pcmcia woes

[John]

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On (18/02/06 15:50), paul wrote:
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> From: paul <ppeeler@gmail.com>
> Subject: [ltp] pcmcia woes
> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:50:59 -0500
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> T40p
> Debian SID
> 2.6.15-4
>=20
> Ever since I switched from pcmcia-cs to pcmciautils I have experienced
> much more stability in my life. However, I also have a new problem
> when I try to use pcmcia compact flash adapters. The card I have been
> using for 2 years now, as well as any subsequent add have produced the
> entries in messages listed below.
>=20
> The hde: hde1 line repeats rather endlessly and the card is never able
> to be mounted. If I remove the pcmcia adapter, the machine freezes and
> needs a cold restart. Obviously not what I am looking for. I have
> verified that the card itself is not bad by putting it in a usb
> compact flash adapter and mounting it with no problems. Any ideas?
>=20
>=20
> ## dmesg
> pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0
> pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0
> usbcore: registered new driver hci_usb
> Probing IDE interface ide2...
> hde: Hitachi CVM1.3.3, CFA DISK drive
> ide2 at 0x4100-0x4107,0x410e on irq 3
> hde: max request size: 128KiB
> hde: 125184 sectors (64 MB) w/1KiB Cache, CHS=3D978/4/32
> hde: cache flushes not supported
>   hde: hde1
> ide-cs: hde: Vcc =3D 3.3, Vpp =3D 0.0
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
>   hde: hde1
> ## dmesg

I've had the same problem (TP A31 running Sid, homebaked 2.5.15 from
Debian source). I do not know what the cause is -- but it goes away
when I downgrade udev (dpkg -i udev_0.079-1_i386.deb).

I look forward with interest to seeing if anyone knows the solution.

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