pcmcia - what is first place to look for bug?

[Pavel Roskin]

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Jerry Walden wrote:

>  I have a certain level of experience with Linux kernel hacking and with
> drivers etc...  Not much with PCMCIA.  So - I just went ahead and built
> the kernel with PCMCIA support and cross-compiled the utilities. Problem
> is - I'm trying to figure out where to start debugging.  I have
> configured many other boards for PCMCIA support from the standpoint of
> modifying scripts etc. Problem is - I know what I have does not work - I
> just cannot tell where the first sign of a problem is.

dmesg and /var/log/messages are your best friends.  Try doing everything
by hand (modprobe ds; modprobe yenta_socket; cardmgr) - what you attached
looks like an output from a script.

> Below is the output while my kernel is loading, and also the output from
> running cardmgr.  We have a TI-PCI1520 cardbus controller with an
> alchemy 1500.  I built the kernel with i82092 support.

You need Yenta support, not i82092.

> I have PCCARD (a CompactFlash adapter) in slot 0.  It is obviously not
> being recognized.  I cannot tell if my problem starts with the cardbus
> driver in the kernel (yenta_socket right?) or if it is a simpler config
> problem.  What should I be seeing?  Where should I start debugging?

See kernel messages.  To make cardmgr run, edit /etc/pcmcia/config.opts
and set memory and address range appropriate for your platform.  See
/proc/iomem and /proc/ioports for ideas.  Try unused areas near used
areas.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin