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PCMCIA & wireless support
user name
2006-11-04 20:12:08
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 02:46:39AM -0500, Mike Sun wrote:
> Hi -
> 
> Does the netbsd-XEN3_DOM0 kernel from the current
branch with Xen
> 3.0.2 support PCMCIA and wireless (802.11) chipsets? 
Using the
> precompiled kernel, my Lucent Wavelan 802.11b PCMCIA
card is not being
> recognized.  I noticed in the kernel configuration that
no PCMCIA
> options are enabled...

I've not tried this, but it's possible that cardbus will
work now that
there is proper ACPI support. Just add it to your kernel
config file and
try.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyerantioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
--
PCMCIA & wireless support
user name
2006-11-05 02:04:17
Great, thanks.  Added the PCMCIA and Cardbus options along
with my
wifi card driver to the kernel config and voila, it works.

On 11/4/06, Manuel Bouyer <bouyerantioche.eu.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 02:46:39AM -0500, Mike Sun
wrote:
> > Hi -
> >
> > Does the netbsd-XEN3_DOM0 kernel from the current
branch with Xen
> > 3.0.2 support PCMCIA and wireless (802.11)
chipsets?  Using the
> > precompiled kernel, my Lucent Wavelan 802.11b
PCMCIA card is not being
> > recognized.  I noticed in the kernel configuration
that no PCMCIA
> > options are enabled...
>
> I've not tried this, but it's possible that cardbus
will work now that
> there is proper ACPI support. Just add it to your
kernel config file and
> try.
>
> --
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyerantioche.eu.org>
>      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
> --
PCMCIA & wireless support
user name
2006-11-05 18:35:47
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 09:04:17PM -0500, Mike Sun wrote:
> Great, thanks.  Added the PCMCIA and Cardbus options
along with my
> wifi card driver to the kernel config and voila, it
works.

Great ! I'll try to remember to add it to XEN3_DOM0 config
then 

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyerantioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
--
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