Re: [leaf-wisp] ath0 PCMCIA card not recognised?

Thanks Steve!

> `tail -f /var/log/messages` and insert the card.  You should then 
> recieve quite a detailed explantion of the problem.
>
> post us that block of text.

I first created the file /etc/pcmcia/atheros.conf with the contents:

device "atheros"
  class "network" module "ath_pci"

card "Proxim 8671 card"
  manfid 0x0125,0x0007
  bind "atheros"

card "Netgear WAB501"
  manfid 0x0271,0x0012
  bind "atheros"

because without this the /var/log/messages entry showed it was an 
unrecognised device (neither card appears anywhere in the existing conf 
files). After that I get the following trace:

Jan 22 00:50:35 Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 1): 
vendor 0x168c, device 0x0012
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: socket 0: Netgear WAB501
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: executing: 'modprobe ath_pci'
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: + insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.25: 
No such file or directory
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: 0.8.4.0 BETA
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A 
of device . Please try using pci=biosirq.
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: cache line size not set; 
forcing 4
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: cannot reserve PCI memory region
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: No devices found, driver not 
installed.
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: + Using /modules/ath_pci.o
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: + insmod: init_module: 
ath_pci: No such device
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: modprobe exited with status 1
Jan 22 00:50:37 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: module 
/lib/modules/preferred/pcmcia/ath_pci.o not available
Jan 22 00:50:38 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: get dev info on socket 0 
failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
Jan 22 00:50:38 wisprouter cardmgr[1934]: wrong module 'ath_pci' for 
device 'atheros'?

If I add the pci=biosirq line to the syslinux.cfg file and reboot, then 
I get:

Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 1): vendor 0x168c, 
device 0x0012
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: socket 0: Netgear WAB501
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: executing: 'modprobe ath_pci'
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: + insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.25: 
No such file or directory
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: 0.8.4.0 BETA
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A 
of device .
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: cache line size not set; 
forcing 4
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: cannot reserve PCI memory region
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter kernel: ath_pci: No devices found, driver not 
installed.
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: + Using /modules/ath_pci.o
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: + insmod: init_module: 
ath_pci: No such device
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: modprobe exited with status 1
Jan 22 01:03:43 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: module 
/lib/modules/preferred/pcmcia/ath_pci.o not available
Jan 22 01:03:44 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: get dev info on socket 0 
failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
Jan 22 01:03:44 wisprouter cardmgr[1935]: wrong module 'ath_pci' for 
device 'atheros'?

I.e., essentially the same message, but without the use pci=biosirq 
suggestion.

Any other ideas?  (Also, any idea how to get the kernel-pcmcia package 
installed in place of the existing one - then yenta_socket might work as 
the controller, as suggested by http://linux.seindal.dk/item23.html, 
towards the middle).

thx! michael




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