Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations? PCMCIA support?
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@deshaw.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/05/1995 04:04:06
In article <199512041357.FAA05761@netcom13.netcom.com> hvozda@netcom.com (Eric S. Hvozda) writes:
>On Fri, 1 Dec 1995 06:16:38 GMT  Christos Zoulas wrote:
>> 
>> I really like the 3c589; I wish that the combo 3com card worked too, but
>> it does not right now [this is a 28.8 modem and ethernet on a single card].
>> Unfortunately it is not easy to get this card working right now, because
>> the PCMCIA framework currently assumes one device per slot.. For a modem
>> I have a MegaHertz 28.8 and it works fine.
>
>Really?  Interesting...
>
>I have a XJ2288 myself and it does not work.
>
>I would be interested in seeing your output from dmesg(1), knowing what
>flash versions have been applied and what you have in /etc/ttys.
>
>I can get my card recognized, but processes that touch it hang :-(

No flash versions have been applied.

In ttys I have 'softcar rtscts'

dmesg:

NetBSD 1.0A (IBM_WD) #1: Mon Oct  9 19:24:32 EDT 1995
    christos@ramoth:/tmp_mnt/src/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/IBM_WD
CPU: i486DX (GenuineIntel 486-class CPU)
real mem  = 12189696
avail mem = 10162176
using 174 buffers containing 712704 bytes of memory
isa0 (root)
pcic0 at isa0 port 0x3e0-0x3e1: Intel 82365sl Rev. 1 slots 0-1
pcmcia0 at isa0 iomem 0xd4000-0xd4fff
pcic0 slot 0: <MEGAHERTZ, XJ2288, V.34 PCMCIA MODEM>
com2 at pcmcia0 port 0x3e8-0x3ef irq 5: ns16550a, working fifo
pcic0 slot 1: <3Com Corporation, 3C589, TP/BNC LAN Card Ver. 1a, 000001>
ep0 at pcmcia0 port 0x300-0x30f irq 3: aui/bnc/utp address 00:60:8c:0e:17:8f
com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns16550a, working fifo
wdc0 at isa0 port 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14
wd0 at wdc0 drive 0: 515MB, 1047 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sec <DHAA-2540>
wd0: using 16-sector 16-bit pio transfers, lba addressing
npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0-0xff: using exception 16
pc0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x6f irq 1: color
pms0 at isa0 port 0x60-0x67 irq 12
fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2
fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80 cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
root device eisa not configured
root device pci not configured
biomask 4040 netmask 8 ttymask 1032