Re: Thinkpad 570E and Cardbus errors

[Sascha Wildner <saw@xxxxxxxxx>]

andrew@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm not entirely new to DflyBSD but I haven't kept any install of it on my PC
> for any length of time. I've been a follower of the project for some time and I
> 	finally have a machine I think I can run dfly on full time, but.. I need
> 	some help.
> 	
> 	I'm currently trying to get it working on my Thinkpad
> 	570E(circa 2000). The problem is that the cardbus throws some errors and I
> 	can't get any of the PCMCIA cards to load. I had a similar problem with
> 	FBSD but I solved it by running `sysctl hw.cbb.start_32_io=0x4000` and
> 	re-inserting the card. I tried the same thing from the Dfly installCD but it
> 	didn't seem to work. I'm a bit wary about wiping FBSD off this machine in
> 	favor of dragonfly and have the cardbus not work at all.
>
> 	I got the idea to run that command from this page:
> 	http://www.ayukov.com/essays/freebsd-on-thinkpad-570.html
>
> 	Any assistance much appreciated.

Try booting without ACPI and see if that makes a difference.

Sascha

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