On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 03:57:02PM -0700, Hubert Chan wrote: > Philipp Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Ok, if I start pcmcia with "/etc/init.d/pcmcia start" while the card is > > inserted the system totally freezes - sysrq doesn't work. I can hear a > > short beep and that's it. Removing the card doesn't help. > > The way you're writing sounds like if you start pcmcia what the card isn't in, > then the system doesn't freeze. Is that right?
Yes. I somehow managed once to load the the tulip_cb module. But ifconfig would not work then. > > I am totally new to the PCMCIA-system so I would appreciate it, if you > > could point me the right direction. Is it possible to insert and eject > > the card at any time? > > Yes. Some computers will automatically detect when the card is inserted and > removed. I never got mine to do that. But you should look into the cardctl > program. Under X, you can also use the cardinfo program (make sure you run > these as root, or they may not work too well...). I don't have X running. That's another problem. > > BTW: http://mobilix.org says this card is supported, that's why I > > bought it. And I have read postings from people, saying this card > > works very well. > > So what am I doing wrong? > > If the card is supposed to work fine, there may be something wrong with the > PCMCIA controller. Some manufacturers don't use very compatible chipsets. > Toshiba (my laptop) is one of them -- I had to disable 32-bit CardBus support > to get it to work. I don't know anything about LifeBook, though. You mean while doing the PCMCIA-config? Should I try that? Phil
