Solved: Notebook / NIC strangeness

Kai Haberzettl <[email protected]> writes:

> Kai Haberzettl <[email protected]> writes:
>
> [...]
>> The 4.6-Kernel, which is GENERIC, according to the image
>> name, did recognize the NIC (surecom EP-427) just fine.  
>>
>> I upgraded the base-system and kernel to 4.7-STABLE and can not get
>> the NIC to be recognized anymore with a new GENERIC Kernel. If I
>> revert back to the 4.6 Kernel and leave everything else as it is, the
>> card is recognized again.
>>
>> Now I have no clue what to do.
>>
>> Here's what's in the log for the card when booting the 4.6 Kernel:
>>
>> ed1 at port 0x300-0x31f irq 11 slot 0 on pccard0
>> ed1: address 00:00:21:20:5a:55, type NE2000 (16 bit)
>> Dec 26 21:23:56 arthur pccardd[49]: ed1: TAMARACK (Ethernet) inserted.
>> Dec 26 21:24:01 arthur pccardd[49]: pccardd started
>
> OK, when starting pccardd with -v, here's what I get with the 4.7
> Kernel:
>
> Dec 28 10:23:58 arthur /kernel: pccard: card inserted, slot 0
> Dec 28 10:23:58 arthur /kernel: pccard: card removed, slot 0
> Dec 28 10:23:58 arthur /kernel: pccard: card inserted, slot 0
> Dec 28 10:23:58 arthur pccardd[48]: No card in database for "(null)"("(null)")
> Dec 28 10:23:58 arthur pccardd[48]: pccardd started

For the benefit of the archive - here's the solution:

I had to change the PC CARD Controller Mode in the BIOS from
Cardbus/16Bit to PCIC.

Why it did work nonetheless with 4.6 escapes me, but hey - I'll take
it.

Thanks to all who helped and to the person on
<http://www.freebsdforums.org> who pointed me in the right direction.

Cheers,
Kai 

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