[TriLUG] how do I use cardbus under Linux-2.6?

[Brian McCullough]

Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> I have cardbus turned on in the kernel build for 2.6.12, but cardbus 
> adapters are not recognised on insertion (nothing in logs, no lights on 
> the ethernet cardbus adapters). Even if I didn't have the correct 
> driver, I would expect a "no driver found for device X" type message. I 
> have a 6yr old Thinkpad. Does cardbus, being 32 bit rather than 16bit 
> like pcmcia, require different hardware (eg controller chip, something 
> in the pcmcia connector) that I didn't have, or should it work?


Joe,

Sorry for not getting back sooner -- life keeps getting in the way of 
the important stuff!


Hmmm, Thinkpad and Cardbus.  Yes, I had some fun with my 600e while I 
was learning how to get things to work.  I don't have it in front of me 
at the moment, but will try my memory.


/etc/pcmcia/ should have a configuration file that matches card 
"signatures" to drivers.  Does your card appear there?

/etc/hotplug also has controls in the Thinkpad

Do you have a loadable module, or the appropriate driver bound into the 
kernel?

That's about all I remember at the moment.  I will go through the 
machine when I get home this evening if you need more.


Brian