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Message from Steven
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Simon wrote:
>
> mount -t vfat /dev/hdc1 /mnt/pcmcia

Have you installed the vfat module?

> I don't think the card is being configured properly. 
> During the configuration routine (see below again) 
> there are, in fact, two beeps 

Two beeps of the same tone indicate correct installation
of the PCMCIA card.  

> My understanding is that as the card is being configured 
> there's a 'single' beep? 

That is not correct.

> Why is card manager 'exiting'? 

Because it is doing only a single pass (as instructed by
/etc/pcmcia/start).  It does not stay resident.

> There's also 'Card Services release does not match' 
> in the message. Could this be causing the problem?

No.  That message started when we upgraded the kernel.
It is not fatal.

> Jul 25 23:16:02 cardmgr[31]: socket 0: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk

It finds your IDE card.

> Jul 25 23:16:02 cardmgr[31]: executing: 
> 'insmod> /lib/modules/2.2.26/pcmcia/ide-cs.o'

It installs the correct module.

> hdc: IBM-DSCM-10512, ATA DISK drive
> ide1 at 0x100-0x107,0x10e on irq 3
> hdc: IBM-DSCM-10512, 513 MB w/60kb Cache, CHS=1044/16/63
>  hdc: [PTBL] [522/32/63] hdc1
> ide-cs: hdc: Vcc = 5.0, Vpp = 0.0

It sees your 513mb drive at /dev/hdc

> Jul 25 23:16:07 cardmgr[31]: executing: './ide start hdc'

It executes the optional IDE script.

> Jul 25 23:16:07 cardmgr[31]: exiting
> <second beep occurs now>

A successful installation.  

What happens when you do:
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fdisk -l
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Cheers,
Steven