Re: PCMCIA-device

From: Huub (v.niekerk_at_freeler.nl)
Date: 10/19/03 

Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 06:57:07 +0200

Brian A. Sekcli wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:06:03 +0200, Huub wrote:
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I want to install NetBSd 1.6.1 on my old laptop, and need my nic for it.
>> According to the hardware-list, my nic is supported, but when I choose
>>
>
>
> The INSTALL, INSALL_LAPTOP, and GENERIC kernels vary greatly. When you
> made the CD/Diskettes you booted, what kernel did you make them with?
> What miniroot filesystem?
>
> When you get into the install menu, do "uname -a" and report back what you
> see. Also, try: "cat /kern/msgbuf | more", page through the cruft at the
> top, and look at the kernel hardware probe messages.
>
> How old is old? PCMCIA or Cardbus controller? You ought to be able to
> tell from the windows control pannel hardware manager.
>
> -Lava
After watching the booting closely: it does recognize the PCMCIA cards.
All of them. Problems: when I use my CDROM it gives it tries to read,
the CDROM-led flashes, then it claims to be unable to read from it
(?stray IRQ7?). The CD is ok (Linux, FreeBSD, Windows can read it fine).
When I want to either ftp or nfs, it claims the nic aint there.
Another thing is: I created the bootlap1 and 2 floppies. Those don't
even want to access the harddisk: some time-out failure. The normal
bootfloppies do ok.
Seems NetBSD is just not suitable for my laptop.

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