pcmcia/hotplug

Jim McCloskey mcclosk at ucsc.edu
Fri Dec 26 16:50:18 GMT 2003


|> Note that 2.6 found 0xa0000000 to 0xa0ffffff clean, but 2.4 didn't.
|> As a temporary work-around, could you look at /etc/pcmcia/config.opts,
|> and remove the memory range 0xa0000000 to 0xa0ffffff please?  IOW,
|> comment out:
|>
|> include memory 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff, memory 0x60000000-0x60ffffff
|>
|> and insert:
|>
|> include memory 0x60000000-0x60ffffff

YES!! That did it.

I changed the file, restarted Card Services, cardtl eject, carctl
insert, and everything was dead on (eth1 was brought up, and I have
connectivity). It also worked on re-boot.

|> Meanwhile I need to work out why 2.4 (seems to) correctly mark the
|> high range unavailable, yet 2.6 doesn't.  This means I'll need to
|> send you a patch which will need testing, though this'll have to
|> wait until tomorrow.

I'll help in any way I can.

|> In the mean time, if you could confirm the above, that'd be most
|> helpful.  Thanks.

Thank you, rather,

Jim



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