
Table of Contents
4.2 Overview of the PCMCIA configuration scripts.............................................................................23
4.3 PCMCIA network adapters..............................................................................................................24
Network device parameters......................................................................................................24
Comments about specific cards................................................................................................27
Diagnosing problems with network adapters............................................................................27
4.4 PCMCIA serial and modem devices................................................................................................28
Serial device parameters...........................................................................................................29
Comments about specific cards................................................................................................29
Diagnosing problems with serial devices.................................................................................30
4.5 PCMCIA parallel port devices.........................................................................................................30
Parallel device parameters........................................................................................................31
Diagnosing problems with parallel port devices.......................................................................31
4.6 PCMCIA SCSI adapters..................................................................................................................32
SCSI device parameters............................................................................................................33
Comments about specific cards................................................................................................34
Diagnosing problems with SCSI adapters................................................................................34
4.7 PCMCIA memory cards..................................................................................................................35
Memory device parameters.......................................................................................................35
Using linear flash memory cards..............................................................................................36
4.8 PCMCIA ATA/IDE card drives.......................................................................................................37
ATA/IDE fixed−disk device parameters..................................................................................38
Diagnosing problems with ATA/IDE adapters.........................................................................38
4.9 Multifunction cards..........................................................................................................................39
5. Advanced topics.................................................................................................................................39
5.1 Resource allocation for PCMCIA devices.......................................................................................39
5.2 How can I have separate device setups for home and work?..........................................................40
5.3 Booting from a PCMCIA device.....................................................................................................41
The pcinitrd helper script..........................................................................................................42
Creating an initrd boot floppy...................................................................................................43
Installing an initrd image on a non−Linux drive......................................................................43
6. Dealing with unsupported cards.........................................................................................................45
6.1 Configuring unrecognized cards......................................................................................................45
6.2 Adding support for an NE2000−compatible ethernet card..............................................................46
6.3 PCMCIA floppy interface cards......................................................................................................47
7. Debugging tips and programming information..................................................................................47
7.1 Submitting useful bug reports..........................................................................................................47
7.2 Interpreting kernel trap reports........................................................................................................48
7.3 Low level PCMCIA debugging aids................................................................................................50
7.4 /proc/bus/pccard...............................................................................................................................50
7.5 Writing Card Services drivers for new cards...................................................................................51
7.6 Guidelines for PCMCIA client driver authors.................................................................................51
7.7 Guidelines for Linux distribution maintainers.................................................................................53
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