[ltp] PCMCIA problem

[Vasanth Rakasi]

Did  you try swapping the slots that you are using for
the modem and network cards?

vasanth

--- Joshua Jore <jjore@imation.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Given that the detection of device is so erratic
> while other devices are not I
> would suspect that your hardware is somehow
> defective. I'd replace it with new
> hardware.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Vincenzo Antonuccio <van@sunct.ct.astro.it> on
> 11/03/99 12:23:36 PM
> 
> Please respond to linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> 
> To:   linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com
> cc:    (bcc: Joshua Jore/CSTDI/Imation)
> Subject:  [ltp] PCMCIA problem
> 
> 
> 
> I have a Thinkpad 390-20 (the most basic model of
> the -390
> series, with a 3.2 GB disk), with RedHat 5.2
> installed. The problem
> is that it has an erratic behaviour as far as the
> Fax/Modem
> PCMCIA card's recognition is concerned. The Card is
> a US Robotics
> V34, an old one. Until now, I have registered 4
> possibilities:
> 
> a) The card is inserted BEFORE bootstrap and is
> recognized;
> b) The card is inserted BEFORE bootstrap and is NOT
> recognized;
> c) The card is inserted AFTER bootstrap and is
> recognized;
> d) The card is inserted AFTER bootstrap and is NOT
> recognized.
> 
> Statistically, all the 4 cases seem to occurr with
> similar
> frequencies.
> 
> Note that I never got any problem with another
> PCMCIA card I
> have, a 3Com 3c589 Ethernet Card.
> 
> I have two questions for the members of the list:
> 
> 1) Any suggestion to remedy my problem without
> thinking of
> buying a new card?
> 
> 2) Alternatively, do you have experience of a
> FAX/Modem PCMCIA
> card working properly on a Thinkpad 390 ?
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
>      Vincenzo ANTONUCCIO
> 
>
=======================================================
> Appendix:
> 
> A) Here is the output from /var/log/messages when
> the
> card is not recognized:
> 
> ===
> Aug  5 09:03:06 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: initializing
> socket 1
> Aug  5 09:03:06 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: socket 1:
> Anonymous Memory
> Aug  5 09:03:06 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> 'insmod
> /lib/modules/preferred/pcmcia/memory_cs.o'
> Aug  5 09:03:06 cosmo-lap kernel: memory_cs: mem0:
> anonymous: unknown size
> Aug  5 09:03:06 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> './memory start mem0'
> Aug  5 09:03:34 cosmo-lap kernel: lp1 at 0x0378,
> (polling)
> Aug  5 09:03:48 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: shutting
> down socket 1
> Aug  5 09:03:48 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> './memory stop mem0'
> Aug  5 09:03:49 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> 'rmmod memory_cs'
> Aug  5 09:03:53 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: initializing
> socket 0
> ===
> 
> According to section 3.5 of the "Linux PCMCIA
> Howto", when a
> "Anonymous Memory" message is issued the problem is
> most probably
> lying in a possible memory conflict. I tried to
> exclude the memory
> ranges as suggested in that paragraph, but still the
> behaviour
> is erratic.
> 
> Here is the /var/log/messages reoport when
> everything works:
> ====
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: initializing
> socket 1
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: socket 1:
> WorldPort PCMCIA V.34 CE
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap kernel: cs: memory probe
> 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff:
> excluding 0xa0000000-0xa01fffff
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> 'insmod
> /lib/modules/preferred/pcmcia/serial_cs.o'
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap kernel: tty00 at 0x03f8
> (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> Aug  5 09:00:50 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> './serial start ttyS0'
> ....
> Aug  5 09:02:57 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: shutting
> down socket 1
> Aug  5 09:02:57 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> './serial stop ttyS0'
> Aug  5 09:02:58 cosmo-lap cardmgr[247]: executing:
> 'rmmod serial_cs'
> 
> ====
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