Linux PCMCIA HOWTO

David Hinds, `dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu`

v1.44, 1995/07/31 05:50:14

This document describes how to install and use PCMCIA Card Services for Linux, and answers some frequently asked questions. The latest version of this document can always be found at cb-iris.stanford.edu in /pub/pcmcia/doc. An HTML version is at http://hyper.stanford.edu/~dhinds/pcmcia/pcmcia.html

1. General information and hardware requirements

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Copyright notice and disclaimer

1.3 What is the latest version, and where can I get it?

1.4 What systems are supported?

1.5 What PCMCIA cards are supported?

1.6 When will card X be supported?

1.7 Mailing list

2. Compilation, installation, and configuration

2.1 Prerequisites and kernel setup

2.2 Installation

2.3 Site-specific configuration options

2.4 What about installation on Caldera?

2.5 Can I install Linux via NFS with a PCMCIA network card?

2.6 Why don't you distribute PCMCIA binaries?

2.7 Why doesn't my system respond to card insertions?

3. Usage and features

3.1 How do I tell if it is working?

3.2 How do I use my PCMCIA ethernet card?

3.3 How do I use my PCMCIA modem card?

3.4 How do I use my PCMCIA SCSI card?

3.5 How do I use my PCMCIA memory card?

3.6 How do I tell `cardmgr` how to identify a new card?

3.7 How do I control which interrupts and ports are used by a device?

3.8 When is it safe to insert or eject a PCMCIA card?

3.9 How do I unload PCMCIA drivers?

3.10 How does Card Services deal with suspend/resume?

3.11 How do I turn off a PCMCIA card without ejecting it?

4. Problems with specific cards

4.1 Why doesn't my modem work?

4.2 Why does my Megahertz modem sometimes fail to work?

4.3 Why doesn't my ethernet card work?

4.4 How do I select the transceiver type for my 3c589 card?

4.5 My network performance stinks. What can I do?

4.6 How do I add support for an NE2000-compatible ethernet card?

4.7 How do I use my PCMCIA floppy interface?

4.8 What's up with support for Xircom cards?

5. Debugging tips and programming information

5.1 How can I submit a helpful bug report?

5.2 Low level PCMCIA debugging aids

5.3 How do I write a Card Services driver for card X?