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  • Subject: Re: [BL] PCMCIA support -- BL3-50
  • Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:15:20 +1200

Message from Steven
===================
Simon wrote:
>
> I installed BL3-50 on a clean FreeDOS partition
> without any config/autoexefiles etc and it booted
> up fine. I then ran /etc/pcmcia/start. The IBM
> microdrive (512 MB) is identified and /dev/hdc
> is allocated to it,

So far, so good. You are almost there.

> but then the configuration process ends with 'exiting'.
> I've tried to mount the drive, but no luck.

Yes, mounting is the next (and final) step. Please
tell us exactly what mounting command you tried and
what error message (if any) was generated.

> how PCMCIA functionality is incorporated into kernel
> 2.2.26, if it is at all?

It is incorporated into the kernal via modules.
See /etc/pcmcia/start:
------------------
insmod pcmcia_core
insmod i82365
insmod ds
------------------

Cheers,
Steven




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