ethner card problem

["Marcus O.C. Metzler" <mocm@example.com>]

ulrike@example.com writes:
 > I bought an ethernetcard, a Corega Ether PCC-T, and although it had a little
 > penguin on the box I am having difficultes with getting it recognized. In fact,
 > yesterday cardinfo claimed it was some kind of other ethernetcard, forgot the
 > name, today it says it is "Anonymous Memory". Does that mean it is broken now?
 > 
 > Another thing I don't quite understand is the information on the
 > corega-hompepage regarding setting this thing up:
 > 
 > http://www.corega.co.jp/technical/pc-unixl1.htm
 > 
 > On the one hand they write:
 > 
 > Linux Version
 > Linux 2.2.9(Slackware3.6) + pcmcia-cs-3.0.10
 > 
 > PC
 > Panasonic Let's note A4
 > 
 > $BHw9M(B
 > pcmcia-cs-3.0.10 $B$h$j(Bcorega Ether PCC-T $B$,@example.com<0%5%]!<%H$5$l$^$7$?!#(B
 > /etc/pcmcia/config$B$X$NDI2C$OI,MW$"$j$^$;$s!#(B 
 > 
 > On the other hand a little further down:
 > 
 > $BHw9M(B
 > pcmcia-cs-3.0.10 /etc/pcmcia/config.opts$B%U%!%$%k$X2<5-$rDI2C(B
 > module "pcnet_cs" opts "use_shmem=0" 
 > 
 > (Now I just hope the Japanese text get's through...)
 > 
 > So does that mean it also depends on the hardware? Or is this just a misprint,
 > because none of the examples above that line are using pcmcia-cs 3.0.10?
 > 
 > I have pcmcia-cs 3.1.8-14, so this card should be supported withouth any
 > tweaking, shouldn't it according to this text? 
 > 
 > Just checked /etc/pcmcia/config and it has the card listed.
 > 
 > But since cardmanager now says "Anonymous Memory" that means the problem might
 > be at the moment that the card is broken? But when it was recognized as some
 > other type of ethernet card it was still ok maybe, or a problem of a too old
 > version of pcmcia-cs? I have updated since then. But what could have broken the
 > card?
What do you get for "cardctl ident"? Is the version or manufacturer id
in the config file? Try loading pcnet_cs by hand and look what kind of
error messages you get.

Marcus

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