Re: How to use pcmcia on a Thoshiba Tecra 550
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>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Fromm <Andreas.W.Fromm@physik.stud.uni-erlangen.de> writes:
Andreas> Hi, I'm trying to install Debian on my "new" Toshiba Tecra 550
Andreas> CDT, but can't get the PCMCIA controler to run. During the
Andreas> installation I'm asked which type of controler I have (PCIC or
Andreas> i82???) but none of them can be installed. Windows reported a
Andreas> toPIC97 controler, and somewhere I read something old that this
Andreas> controler isn't supported be Linux, but I can't imagine that
Andreas> nobody is using PCMCIA-Cards on Toshiba laptops under Linux,
Andreas> right?
I've got a Satellite 2100CDS. You'll need to disable (32-Bit) CardBus
support in the BIOS. You can do that either in Windows (if you still
have it installed), or on bootup, when the "Toshiba" splash screen shows
up, hold down the <ESC> key, and it'll bring you to the BIOS setup
screen. I don't remember the name of the option, but it shouldn't be
too hard to find. The default is probably something like
"Auto-detect". Change it to "PCIC compatible" (or something like that -
the one that's not "Auto-detect" or "32-bit something-or-other"). (I
really should write down this information somewhere, for the next person
with this problem.) After that, all should be fine (except that you
won't have CardBus support - which in most cases should be fine).
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