FC5 not properly configuring modem of multifunction modem/ethernet card

[Stanley A. Klein]

Quoting jar <jar at pcuf.fi>:

> Stanley A. Klein wrote:
>> The file is definitely there and it was put there by FC5.
>
> OK, my fault, it is there. But that file is only for pcmcia resource
> management (memory, irq) not for defining cards as far I know.
>
> Maybe your card needs that the 3CXEM556.cis gets loaded. Try to copy
> 3CXEM556.dat to /lib/firmware/3CXEM556.cis or
> /etc/firmware/3CXEM556.cis. The 3CXEM556.dat file can be found from the
> pcmcia-cs package.
>
> BR. Jar

There is no /etc/firmware on my system.  There is a /lib/firmware, but  
it is empty.  I downloaded the pcmcia-cs package and found some  
3C*.dat and 3C*.cis files in a etc/cis of the download.  I copied them  
into the /etc/firmware on my laptop.  The problem remained.

However, I looked at the information in 3CXEM556.cis and found it is  
not accurate for the card.  Neither is the information in  
3CCFEM556.cis.  For example, the card does not identify itself as  
"Megahertz 3CXEM556", "LAN + 56k Modem".  It identifies itself as  
"3Com Corporation 3C562D/3C563D EtherLink III LAN+Modem PC Card".

If an entry in /lib/firmware is needed, how do I create a cis file for  
the card I have?


Stan Klein