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Hi there

Apologies for the slow response; I've been away for a week.

Thanks for your help! ...it looks like we are getting closer to a solution.
I have listed the output from fdisk -l below

I presume that you install the vfat module manually using the command below?

insmod vfat.o

All the best
Simon

 fdisk -l:

Disk /dev/hda: 6495 MB, 6495068160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track. 789 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device      Boot     Start     End     Blocks     ID     System
/dev/hda1         *          1        128     1028128+ 6     FAT16

hdc: hdc1
hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplere Error}
hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 {DriveStatusError}

Disk /dev/hdc: 538 MB, 538804224 bytes
32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 = 1032192 bytes

Device      Boot     Start     End     Blocks     ID     System
dev/hdc1         *        1        522     525640+ 6     FAT16
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
   phys=(521, 31, 63)  logical=(521, 15, 63)
/etc/pcmcia<#>

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----- Original Message -----
From: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [BL] PCMCIA support -- BL3-50


> Message from Steven
> ===================
> 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:
> --------
> fdisk -l
> --------
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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