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Handling PCMCIA/CF cards in Linux

June 14th, 2006

I do not like a way how PCMCIA/CF cards are handled under Linux. For kernels < 2.6.13-rc1 the only choice is pcmcia-cs package with lot of files in /etc/pcmcia/ which are just cardctl ident output edited a bit with added driver name:

root@c7×0:~# cardctl ident Socket 0: product info: “Pretec”, “CompactWLAN Card 802.11b”, “2.5″ manfid: [...]

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Another Nokia product which I do not like.

January 31st, 2006

I have Socket Bluetooth Compact Flash card — it’s Rev F so it is based on Nokia DTL-1/DTL-4 card and use dtl1_cs driver.

Card lack any developer documentation, does not survive suspend/resume which make it very hard to use in Zaurus (I have to eject/insert it after each resume), is limited to 230400 bps… And have [...]

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