Re: Does anyone on this list have a working instance of OpenBSD with a Xircom RBE-100?

[Ajit Warrier <unixajit@yahoo.com>]

I had already found the same message and tracked Todd
Fries down. He said that he had the same issue. His
solution - he uses a different card now!
Unfortunately, that's not an option for me. Please let
me know if you find any clues.

Thanks,

Ajit

--- STeve Andre' <andres@msu.edu> wrote:
> Heh.  No, it confused me.  I have a laptop which I
> use for testing
> things, and it has the Xircom card.  So far, I
> cannot get it to not
> work correctly.  I can't reproduce the error you
> see, but I have
> foind a message in the archives from Todd Fries
> where he talks
> about this exact problem.  You might want to look in
> the Marc
> mailing list system (marc.theaimsgroup.com) and see
> if there 
> is a resolution to it.   I'm still looking, as I
> have several laptops
> at work with at least one person interested in
> getting off Windows.
> So I have some reason to contune this, aside from it
> being a
> good excersize in cardbus handling.
> 
> STeve
> 
> On Tuesday 03 December 2002 10:01 am, you wrote:
> > Hi STeve,
> >
> > Did dinner help?
> >
> > Ajit
> >
> > --- STeve Andre' <andres@msu.edu> wrote:
> > > This is interesting.  Something is broken--I'm
> not
> > > sure what, but the probe
> > > is rather falling down I suspect.  I'll puzzle
> over
> > > this after dinner.
> > >
> > > --STeve
> > >
> > > On Sunday 01 December 2002 03:48 pm, you wrote:
> > > > Hi Steve,
> > > >
> > > > I have attached my dmesg to this email.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your time.
> > > >
> > > > Ajit
> > > >
> > > > --- STeve Andre' <andres@msu.edu> wrote:
> > > > > OK, I just booted my ThinkPad 1480i up.  It
> is a
> > > > > Xircom
> > > > > rbem56g-100 card, so thats both the modem at
> the
> > > > > 10/100
> > > > > ethernet card.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's dc0 for me.  All I did was insert it
> into
> > >
> > > my
> > >
> > > > > machine and it
> > > > > came up running.  Now, your card should in
> > >
> > > theiory
> > >
> > > > > be
> > > > > very close to mine.  I suppose there is the
> > >
> > > chance
> > >
> > > > > that
> > > > > the pci device id could be different, and
> the
> > > > > particular id
> > > > > for your card isn't in the list of devices?
> > > > >
> > > > > I will include a dmesg of my machine.  Can
> you
> > >
> > > give
> > >
> > > > > me one
> > > > > so we can compare the two of them, and
> perhaps
> > >
> > > see
> > >
> > > > > where
> > > > > the problem lies.
> > > > >
> > > > > --STeve
> > > > >
> > > > > On Saturday 30 November 2002 10:29 pm, you
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Steve,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am sorry I could not connect in the past
> few
> > > > >
> > > > > days.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Can you please let me know how you got
> your
> > >
> > > card
> > >
> > > > > to
> > > > >
> > > > > > work, if it was indeed a Xircom card. Even
> if
> > >
> > > it
> > >
> > > > > was
> > > > >
> > > > > > not, can you give me any hints as to how
> to
> > > > >
> > > > > proceed?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ajit
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- STeve Andre' <andres@msu.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > > Ajit, if I don't send you mail about
> this
> > > > >
> > > > > tonight,
> > > > >
> > > > > > > please remind me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am almost certain that I have that
> card in
> > >
> > > my
> > >
> > > > > > > ThinkPad 1480i.
> > > > > > > I'll lookat it and let you know.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --STeve Andre'
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wednesday 27 November 2002 10:20 am,
> Ajit
> > > > >
> > > > > Warrier
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Does anyone on this list have a
> working
> > > > >
> > > > > instance
> > > > >
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > OpenBSD 3.2 with a Xircom RBE-100
> CardBus?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I just can't get my card to work. The
> > >
> > > dmesg is
> > >
> > > > > -
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > <snip>
> > > > > > > > rootdev=0x0 rrootdev=0x300
> rawdev=0x302
> > > > > > > > dc0 at cardbus1 dev 0 function 0 irq
> 11
> > > > >
> > > > > address
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > 00:10:a4:aa:2d:b6
> > > > > > > > dc0: MII without any PHY!
> > > > > > > > </snip>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ajit
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