Re: Xircom Cardbus RBEM56G Modem Problem

[Angus McMorland <a.mcmorland@auckland.ac.nz>]

Hi all, 

Thanks, Jeff, for the reply. 

I've compiled PCMCIA_SERIAL_CS into my 2.4.19 kernel now (heard about
the problems with 2.4.20 and don't want to mess with 2.4.18 which is my
vaguely working version), but with no improvement. 

Yes, it was missing, but I think I've tried it before. 

The help documentation for that option clearly states it's for 16-bit
cards, which the RBEM56G isn't. 

Another point I've noticed while on this quest: 
dmesg has an entry: 

	Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22 

which is obviously not the latest version (I've got the pcmcia-source
3.1.33-6 package now). Is that a problem? If I try 

	#modprobe serial_cb

which, I believe, is the correct module for the serial function of the
card, I get:

	/lib/modules/2.4.19/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o: init_module: Invalid argument
	Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module 	parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
	/lib/modules/2.4.19/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o: insmod
	/lib/modules/2.4.19/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o failed
	/lib/modules/2.4.19/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o: insmod serial_cb failed

and dmesg reports:

	cb_enabler: Card Services release does not match!

Any more ideas anyone?

Thanks for your time,

Angus.

P.S. With 2.4.19 and 2.4.20, I'm also experiencing bug #142940 where
#apm -s doesn't work, supposedly something to do with the pcmcia system.
Is this a symptom of the same problem?

On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 11:17, Jeff wrote: 
> Angus McMorland, 2003-Jan-23 22:06 +1300:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've got a Dell Inspiron 7500 running an up-to-date Debian-testing
> > system. I can't get the modem function of my Xircom Cardbus RBEM56G
> > 10/100+Modem 56 PCMCIA card working. Network has always worked, but I've
> > never seen any evidence that the modem is working, based on three
> > things:
> 
> There is a kernel option, or module, called pcmcia_serial_cs.  Try
> doing a modprobe for it.  I just realized I didn't set that on my
> current kernel, but it's in my previous kernel.  Anyway, once to have
> a kernel with this in it, or a module that you can load, it will find
> you cardbus modem just fine.
> 
> Off to compile my new kernel...jc
> 
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