slow 3Com cardbus network card startup with 2.6.12/13 kernels

[W M Brelsford]

Since upgrading my kernel from 2.6.11.7 to 2.6.12.2 (and also with
2.6.13), I'm experiencing a variable delay of 0 to 60 seconds
before seeing the following message and being able to use the
network:

 eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #0 link partner capability of 01e1.

The card is a 3Com 3cCFE575CT, laptop is a Winbook Si, pcmcia-cs is
version 3.2.8 (same with 3.2.5).  Other network cards (non-cardbus)
work OK.  The kernel configurations are essentially the same.

A race condition, perhaps?  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Output from lspci -vv:

  0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64
	Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
	Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
		Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2
		Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>

  0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 128
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
	I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
	Memory behind bridge: fc100000-fdffffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 10000000-100fffff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B+

  0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 CardBus Controller (rev 34)
	Subsystem: FIRST INTERNATIONAL Computer Inc: Unknown device 4260
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 168
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at 10100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: 08000000-09fff000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: 0a000000-0bfff000
	I/O window 0: 00001800-000018ff
	I/O window 1: 00001c00-00001cff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt- PostWrite+
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

  0000:00:0a.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 CardBus Controller (rev 34)
	Subsystem: FIRST INTERNATIONAL Computer Inc: Unknown device 4260
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 168
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at 10101000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: 0c000000-0dfff000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: 0e000000-0ffff000
	I/O window 0: 00003000-000030ff
	I/O window 1: 00003400-000034ff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt+ PostWrite+
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

  0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3cCFE575CT CardBus [Cyclone] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: 3Com Corporation FE575C-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64 (2500ns min, 1250ns max)
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: I/O ports at 1800 [size=128]
	Region 1: Memory at 0a000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
	Region 2: Memory at 0a000080 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
	Expansion ROM at 08000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-


-- 
Bill Brelsford
k2di2 at att.net