Re: CF-CAM CIS information and error

David Hinds <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:29:01 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.linux.pcmcia.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 03:30:04PM +0200, Juergen Messerer wrote:
>  Hi everybody,
> 
> when I make a "dump_cis -v" on a CF-Cam then I get the following :

>  offset 0x39, tuple 0x1b, link 0x07
>    21 88 ca 60 00 03 0f
>  parse error: Invalid argument               

> Can anyone give me some hints, why this error occurs???

This one section can't be parsed.  Seems harmless.

> David can you remember I have written to you about the CF-Cam  without 
> CIS around mid of March (14.3.2003).
> Now the new models have got CIS. Do I have now enough informations from 
> CIS to establish a communication
> between notebook and the CF-controller of the camera?
> 
> Isn't the io-infos (0x0200-0x020f) enough to make a driver?

Can you establish communication with the card based on this
information?  Yes.  Is it enough to write a driver?  I doubt it; how
would you know how to communicate with the card?  You generally need
documentation from the vendor.

-- Dave



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