Re: PCMCIA card support?

[Andreas Wolf <aw%seqlab.de@localhost>]

Well, I don't have any code for that, and I don't have much  
understanding of programming for NetBSD, but maybe this is of help. A  
couple of years ago I was experimenting with Debian Linux (2.4 kernel)  
on my Powerbokk 5300. During that time somebody introduced code for  
PCMCIA-cards on the 5300. I beleive most of the hardware in the 190  
and 5300 is identical. The 5300 PCMCIA is 16bit, no zoomed-video, just  
like the 190 one, and the available PCMCIA-cards work equally well on  
both models.  I remember that I got both wireless (Orinocco) and  
ethernet (3-COM) PCMCIA-cards working under Linux, then. Now, the  
corresponding (somewhat unofficial) Debian NuBus-PPC branch got sort  
of orphaned I think, but it seems that the sources are still  
available: http://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/
I have no idea, if the code can be ported, but it might provide some  
useful hints.

Good luck, Andreas


Am 14. Okt .2009 um 18:24 Uhr schrieb John Klos:

> Hi,
>
> Has anyone done, or does anyone have any PCMCIA code which isn't in  
> the tree? I'm about to get NetBSD onto a PowerBook 190cs which  
> doesn't have any ethernet but does have PCMCIA slots.
>
> Any clues?
>
> Thanks,
> John Klos