Re: pcmcia usb card?

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:08 AM, giacomo "giotti" mariani <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Ignoring:
>
> > On 3/18/06, Andy Ruhl <acruhl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >/ Does anyone know of a pcmcia usb card that can be used with a/
> > >/ Mobilepro? I'm considering getting a Mobilepro 780 and unlike my 880,/
> > >/ it does not have USB. Most of the USB cards I find are cardbus so
> that/
> > >/ won't work./
> > >
> > >/ Thanks./
> > >
> > >/ Andy/
> > >
> > I had been searching for one for a while for a 16-bit PCMCIA USB
> > adapter for my MobilePro 780, but it seems like, although possible,
> > nobody really got around to making them because of some chipset issue.
> >  I can't be certain that are are *no* non-cardbus PCMCIA USB adapters,
> > but I haven't heard of any.  If you find one, please tell me the
> > brand/model and where you found it.
> >
> > -Elijah
> > Yes, the Ratoc CFU1U is a CF card (8-bit) and uses the slhci driver
> > (SL811HS chip).  The in tree driver doesn't work, but I have an updated
> > version that does that I have been working on occasionally for a few
> years
> > :/.  However, if you want USB you would be much better off getting a
> > system with ohci (even if you already had one without it) since the chip
> > is slow and has some bugs (such as not working with low speed devices
> > connected to a hub).  It does not support isochronous transfers, so no
> > audio.  The Ratoc card is expensive, too.  Cypress has a newer chip that
> > would potentially be better, but the errata includes some serious issues.
> >
> > Matthew Orgass
> > darkstar@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Some time ago I bought:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300315625021
> for the same reason.
> It fit in my nec mobilepro 780 (so I think that it can work with it, as
> explained here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardbus#CardBus about the
> notch), but the OS (netbsd 3.1) does not react when I insert it or some
> USB device in the adapter (no dmesg variations).
> I would like to know for sure (if someone know):
> -is it possible to use a cardbus with the mobilepro?
> -is it possible to use it with netbsd and, if yes, in which release
> where the drivers introduced?
>

Hello,
The MobilePro 780 does not support Cardbus (32-bit) PCMCIA cards, only
16-bit cards.

Regards,
Elijah