Re: Linux-2.3.51, and the pre-2.4 series..

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 07:46:16 EST


Linus Torvalds writes:
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Dominik Kubla wrote:
> >
> > just tried 2.3.50 and again my Xircom Ethernet/Modem/ISDN cardbus combo
> > is a no-go. This time the other way round: it fails to allocate resource
> > 0 for the Ethernet part and succeeds in allocation the the resources for
> > the serial part. Here are the relevant kernel messages:
> >
> > kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.11
> > kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
> > kernel: Adding cardbus controller 0: Texas Instruments PCI1225
> > kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0698, PCI irq0
> > kernel: Socket status: 30000020
> > kernel: Adding cardbus controller 1: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (#2)
> > kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0698, PCI irq0
> > kernel: Socket status: 30000006
> > ...
> > kernel: cs: socket 0 timed out during reset
>
> The socket 0 timed out thing should be fixed in 2.3.51.
>
> It's due to the TI cardbus controllers not correctly sensing the
> power of the inserted card, so the higher level layers will try to
> apply 5V power and it goes to hell from there. I added code in
> 2.3.51 to notice when the power sense is wrong and force a new VS
> sense event.

Argh! Does that mean 5V is being applied to 3V cards and said 3V cards
are being toasted?

> The rest of the problems are probably not related, but I'd like to
> know that 51 does indeed at least fix this one..

OK, will let you know in a day or so.

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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