Bug 2530 – PCMCIA 32bit Cardbus install problems

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Matthew Daubenspeck 2002-05-07 10:36:16 UTC]

I have a Compaq Armada 110 with 32bit cardbus support. I have tried to install
usiing the 1.1 CD and am having issues with PCMCIA support. If I use the CD
kernel to boot, the pcmcia-cs work perfeclty and I can continue the install. As
soon as I compile a new kernel [either the included linux-2.4.19-r1 or updated
gentoo-2.4.19-r1 sources] and reboot, using cardmgr locks the system hard. The
only recovery method is a hard reset.

I have tested three different 32bit cardbus NICS, all with the same result. I
have also used 3 different 16bit cards, and they work perfectly. All three 32bit
cards to work perfectly using the kernel and pcmcia-cs included on the install cd.

[Comment 1 Chad Huneycutt (RETIRED) 2002-05-07 23:06:01 UTC]

Have you tried the pcmcia-cs 3.1.31 ebuild?  That may be what is on the CD.

[Comment 2 Matthew Daubenspeck 2002-05-08 08:00:42 UTC]

I just tried the downgrade, and I had the exact same result.

[Comment 3 Matthew Daubenspeck 2002-05-08 08:22:40 UTC]

Incidentally, I double checked the version of pcmcia-cs on the cd:

insmod pcmcia_core
Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.33
cardmgr -V
cardmgr version 3.1.33

What release it is, I have no idea...

[Comment 4 Chad Huneycutt (RETIRED) 2002-07-24 12:35:52 UTC]

What is the status of this problem?  Have the new pcmcia-cs versions cleared it up?  What about the io address fix needed for some Dell laptops? 

[Comment 5 Matthew Daubenspeck 2002-07-24 13:18:28 UTC]

The card works with the new cs package, but I still cannot get the net.ethx
scripts working.

I have to manually add the IP and route commands...

[Comment 6 Chad Huneycutt (RETIRED) 2002-07-24 13:23:22 UTC]

okay, closing then.  Feel free to drop me a mail about the other problem