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From: Scott Storck <l0ner@××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Its not fair! (PCMCIA issue)
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:36:57
Message-Id: 42F0725D.6080603@twofatguys.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Its not fair! (PCMCIA issue) by Ian K
1 Ian K schrieb:
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3 >When I pop in a standard 3com 589cs card, the computer beeps, and
4 >beeps again when I take it out. That looked promising. I then put in
5 >his WAN card, a new Linksys Wireless B Adapter. (WPC11 version 4,
6 >which uses a Realtek chipset.) I heard nothing when putting it in,
7 >but heard a beep upon removing it. I checked the dmesg, and got
8 >a Nobody cared message (IRQ 9, I believe) and a:
9 >cs: unable to apply power.
10 >
11 >
12 >
13 As far as I know, this means that the card is not compatible with the slot.
14 For example type 3 card in type 2 slot or 5 volt card in a 3.3 volt slot.
15 Many older WLAN cards are 5 volt and some newer slots are only 3.3 volt.
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17 -Scott
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