RICOH bridge and SENAO==>HOSTAP_cs:initalisation failed, prism2_config() failed

[Jerry]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Sturgill" <zen_hacker at hotmail.com>
To: <openapproject at hotmail.com>; <hostap at shmoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:56 AM
Subject: RE: RICOH bridge and SENAO==>HOSTAP_cs:initalisation failed,
prism2_config() failed


> You may try excluding Irq 9 and 2 in your config.opts for pcmcia. If you
> exclude the irq, it may assign another irq to the card and that may repair
> your problem.A lot of hardware refuses to use irq 9 or 2. Can't hurt to
try
> it!!!!
>
> Brian
>


Any way you look at it, the problem is the Ricoh bridge.   If you havent
tried it...  put "pci=biosirq" on the boot prompt, this can help...  there
is several other things that might also help.  use external pcmcia and put :
"irq_mode=0 pci_csc=0 poll_interval=100" in the pcic opts of the pcmcia.
Try this along with pci=bioirq...   usually a combination of these will
solve the prob.  IF the prob CAN be solved.  Personnally i HAVE come across
hardware combinations that just WOULD NOT work, period.  Usually this was a
kernal version thing, and a later/earlier version WOULD work, something else
to try...

GoodLuck

Jerryf