On Thursday 23 April 2009, Henry Arcila wrote: > Hi Inaky, thanks again for your help > > I connect the PC Card to PC in linux and when I run the lspci -v the output > only differed of the output without PC Card as show below: > > *** output lspci -v (difference without PC Cart Connected and with PC Card > connected)*** > > 03:00.0 Network controller: Unknown device 1a37:bece (rev c8) > Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10 > Memory at 56000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > Memory at 56100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 2
Ok, so here it is ... google reports no meaningful hits. > I have some additional questions: > 1. What is the meaning of this output? Basically says there is a PCI card at addres so and so that uses irq 10 with a couple of 1Meg memory windows at 5600000 and at 56100000, these being the buffers you'd use to talk data to it. > 2. In the new kernel is possible that this PC Card runs?, Do you have some > reasons why the WiMax adapter doesn't work in this kernel?, If I run a Live There are no drivers for this card. > CD of ubuntu for example is possible using the drivers in the same mode so > as I have the distro installed in my laptop? > 3. I am kernel newbie, if I want to write a driver what is the starting > point?, If the driver is for that PC Card where do I can to begin? For general driver writing info, get the LDD3 http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ (support the writers, buy the hardcopy :). Now, you'd need to get from the manufacturer the host-device interface specification, or the programming guide. From there you'd have to write a driver that slides under the kernel WiMAX stack to talk to the card. You could use the i2400m's driver as a guide -- they are not that complex really. The hard part is getting the programming guide/specs. W/o that, you are lost. The only thing you can do is either reverse engineer another OS' driver (pretty tough with pci devices, easier with USB) or insist on getting the specs :) -- Inaky _______________________________________________ wimax mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxwimax.org/mailman/listinfo/wimax
