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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PCMCIA support for laptops?
Date: 5 Mar 1997 16:40:31 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <slrn5hqitl.1og.myke@phluffy.cyberport.net>,
myke@phluffy.cyberport.net (Mike Holling) writes:
> I'm not having much luck getting my PCMCIA devices to work. I've installed
> the PAO package from the mobile computing page but it doesn't seem to have
> helped. There's no documentation for 'pccardc', and the system seems to be
Typing pccardc on its own produces a fairly good usage message.
> unable to find any PCMCIA slots (it works fine under DOS). Any additional
> resources would be appreciated.
Have you made /dev/card0 and /dev/card1 ?
>
> OS is FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA, notebook is an "Ambra" which appears to be a branded
> Chicony 8660 (486SX25, 8M, mono, circa 1994). I haven't been able to find any
> technical specs or other documentation which would tell me what kind of PCMCIA
> controller chip it uses...
Most controllers work :)
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !