PCMCIA: The Insertion and Removal of PC Cards Is Not Recognized
Support knowledgebase (cep_pcmcia_register)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: All versions
Symptom:
The card manager does not recognize the insertion or removal of PC Cards (formerly PCMCIA cards).
Cause:
The PC Card controller (formerly PCMCIA) is inactive after the initialization (suspend mode).
Solution:
Scan the port every second. Add the entry
PCMCIA_PCIC_OPTS="poll_interval=100"
to /etc/rc.config
(/etc/rc.config.d/pcmcia.rc.config
for version 7.3
or /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia
from 8.0 on).
See also:
PCMCIA and Interrupts
Laptops and Notebooks (PCMCIA) under Linux
Keywords: PC CARD, CARDBUS, PCMCIA, CARD, CARDMANAGER
Categories:
Hardware
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- Version: 16. Dez 1998
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