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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

Thanks.  I looked at the PCMCIA-HOWTO where you got this and do I also 
need to make a device for this IDE-like card?  Their example was formatted 
ext2 and had an odd-looking device name - /dev/ftl0c0.

You needed to mount -t ext2 /dev/ftl0c0 after formatting with mke2fs.

I will start with the module and see how far we get - maybe it will become 
self-explanatory.

We also have a DOS parallel-port reader for CF and I got my Olympus 
working with photopc (the serial cable needed two wires reversed - we made 
it from an audio plug and a modem cable) so don't need to get a reader for 
smartmedia (which apparently acts the same as CF once you get it into a 
PCMCIA adaptor).

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > I am getting an 'unsupported card' message when I type
> > /etc/pcmcia/start (which loads three modules and cardmgr -o).
> >
> > cs:  memory probe - 0x0d0000-0x0dffff: clean
> >
> > My readings suggest I need to add something to the config file for
> > pcmcia (which contains sections about ethernet and modem but not
> > flash card adaptors).
> >
> > What do I need to add?
>
> You need the ide_cs module. From the PCMCIA HOWTO:
>
> "ATA/IDE drive support is based on the regular kernel IDE driver. This includes 
> SmartMedia and CompactFlash devices: these flash memory cards are set up so that they 
> emulate an IDE interface. The PCMCIA-specific part of the driver is ide_cs. Be sure to 
> use cardctl or cardinfo to shut down an ATA/IDE card before ejecting it, as the driver 
> has not been made ``hot-swap-proof''."
>
> There is such a module in Slackware 7.1.
>
> I'm unsure how you would map that to your config. The new PCMCIA-CS
> configuration file should have an entry for such a device.
>
> David
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