Re: "block erase failed: Input/output error" with SMART PCMCIA linear flash

On 2003-11-03, Scott Serr <[email protected]> wrote:
> You have been very thorough.  (way beyond me, and I got my card 
> working)  If I remember right I was using 2.4.20 on SuSE 7.3.  I didn't 

Could you put somewhere on the net the compiled kernel and all modules 
and kernel .config file that works with your card?
Also all contents from /etc/pcmcia/ directory, and /sbin/cardmgr 
binary / your pcmcia-cs package (RPM probably).

You can also send it by e-mail to me (any mail size is OK). 

> do anything with the PCMCIA stuff, just allowing it to detect as generic 
> memory worked fine.  One thing that I remember reading is you need 5V to 
> write and only 3.3V to read.  Also, of course you want your write 
> protect off on the card. 

Write protect? How do I set that? You mean you have some mechanical 
switch on the card, like on 1.4M floppies? I don't have any switch 
like that. 
Or is it something in software? 

I bought my card here: http://www.memoryx.net/pc7-2767.html
Where did you buy your card?

> It's pretty obvious to me that you know more about this stuff than I 
> do.  I have roughly the same card in a 8MB unit, and it works.  It could 

Could you post the exact part number of your card? 
Any text you can read off the card. 

What kind of PCMCIA slot did you use?
Was it a laptop? What model? 

I would really appreciate as much info about your system.
A /var/log/messages file of the bootup of the system with the card, 
and a wrflash of the image to it would be really nice. With debug in 
PCMCIA modules (that needs to be compiled in the module) enabled would 
be great.

Also anyone else who had a working Linear Flash card, could post their 
detailed system info.

thank you, 

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