FC5 not properly configuring modem of multifunction modem/ethernet card

[Jar]

> 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?

OK, maybe the correct place is /lib/firmware then. I think that you should take the
3CXEM556.dat file form etc/cis directory and _copy AND rename_ that file to your
/lib/firmware directory --> 3CXEM556.cis, e.g. *.dat-->*.cis.


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Best Regards, Jar