on Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 05:43:48PM -0600, Andreas Mohr ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 03:35:26PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I've purchased an Amethyst 20U (Compal 20U OEM) with the optional
> > docking base unit containing a floppy and cdrom.
> >
> > I'm running Debian GNU/Linux, kernel:
> >
> > GNU/Linux version 2.2.18pre21 (root@shrink) (gcc version 2.95.2
> > 20000220 (Debian GNU/GNU/Linux)) #1 Thu Jan 25 18:40:22 PST 2001
> >
> >
> > The CDROM is producing the following errors either after a power
> > suspend via APM, *OR* after simply having been in operation for a period
> > of time. The problem is decidedly intermittent.
>
> [snip errors]
>
> > Is this a configuration problem, a docking port problem (I *think* the
> > damned thing's securely attached -- no problems with the floppy, and the
> > CDR is otherwise powered and responsive). This is, BTW, a CDROM drive.
> > *NOT* CD-writable or DVD. Just plain old CDR.
> Hmm, no real idea here. Try I different kernel, I'd say :-\
Done, actually. This came with RH and 2.2.13, I've tried 2.2.17 and
2.2.18. Same problem with each, at least on APM shutdown.
> Or try fiddling with hdparm parameters.
Hmmm... Pointers? Haven't tried that yet.
> Maybe you already did that, and one of these parameters conflicts with
> suspend due to the device forgetting the setup, but the kernel
> remembering it ? I had this happen to me several times...
>
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Other problem:
> >
> > With PCMCIA, I get the following message when issuing the 'cardmgr'
> > command:
> >
> > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: starting, version is 3.1.22
> > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: open_sock(socket 0) failed: Permission
>denied
> > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: no sockets found!
> > Jan 30 15:15:45 ego cardmgr[2886]: exiting
> >
> > cardmgr is from the pmcia-cs Debian package:
> >
> > Package: pcmcia-cs
> > Priority: extra
> > Section: base
> > Installed-Size: 533
> > Maintainer: Brian Mays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Architecture: i386
> > Version: 3.1.22-0.1potato
> >
> > I've read elsewhere that order matters in configuring PCMCIA devices --
> > does it matter that the system otherwise already has networking running?
> > I've got a PCMCIA fax/modem, but use the onboard NIC (eepro100) for
> > LAN-based networking.
> Try to use strace -f in order to diagnose this problem upon pcmcia startup.
> If it complains about "Permission denied", then it probably has a reason...
>
> Andreas Mohr
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