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 Re: Configuring OpenBSD to use Linksys PCMLM56 combo card Unfortunately, buying another PCMCIA card is not an option right now. I was really asking this question in the hopes of seeing if anyone had gotten it working. On Mon, 2003-12-08 at 22:55, Zvezdan Petkovic wrote: > On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 08:54:14PM +0100, db wrote: > > I recently installed OpenBSD 3.4 from CD on a Dell Lattitude CPx and ran > > into a problem that has been posted on several of the lists before (misc > > and tech). The problem is that the kernel sees the card during boot, but > > will not configure it. The specific DMESG is : > > "Linksys, Etherfast 10&100 + 56k PCCard (PCMLM56)" (manufacturer 0x143, > > product 0xc0ab) at pcmcia1 function 0 not configured > > Yes, last time I tried, a few releases ago, it didn't work on any BSD. > I tried FreeBSD and OpenBSD, and AFAIK NetBSD would yield the same > results. As far as I remember only a modem part would get recognised > but not Ethernet interface. The supported hardware list is at > http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html#hardware > > > I have seen on several older posts from OpenBSD 2.5 that there may be a > > way to configure the card from source in the /sys/dev/pcmcia/pcmciadevs > > and if_ne_pcmcia.c files, but cannot find a way to get the source > > installed without a network connection. Searching through the newer > > posts, FAQ, and other materials has not given me any clear solutions. > > You have the source on a CD. Pop a CD in. > > # su # or setup and use sudo > # mkdir /cdrom > # mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0a /cdrom > # cd /usr/src > # tar xzvf /cdrom/3.4/src.tar.gz > # tar xzvf /cdrom/3.4/sys.tar.gz > > If you want ports also > > # cd /usr > # tar xzvf /cdrom/3.4/ports.tar.gz > > Finally if you want X source while you are still in /usr do > > # tar xzvf /cdrom/3.4/XF4.tar.gz > > Once you have a network update the source using CVS (see > http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html) > > > My question is: Is there a way to get this card working, ... > > I wish you luck. I solved my problem (I needed only Ethernet) by buying > Linksys PCM100. :-) It was so cheap that I didn't find it worth > mucking with the device driver. It works fine, as well as my Lucent > Orinoco wireless card. PCMLM56 is collecting dust now.      |
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