PCMCIA: Problems Configuring Nokia Card Phone

Support knowledgebase (dstark_pcmcia_cardphone)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

cardmgr assigns a device to a Nokia card phone that does not exist by default (e.g., ttyS24). In /var/log/messages, cardmgr reports "/dev/ttyS24: No such file or directory". Furthermore, several devices are also assigned (e.g., ttyS24, ttyS26), depending on if the card has been inserted before or after booting.

Cause

At present, unknown.

Solution

Insert the card after booting and look in the file /var/log/messages or use 'cardinfo' to determine which device has been assigned.

Create the device with (in our example!)

mknod /dev/ttyS24 c 4 88

Further information can be found in the man pages (man mknod) or, if you have installed the kernel sources, in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt.

(The device /dev/ttyS26, for example, has to be created with mknod /dev/ttyS26 c 4 90).

Restart the PCMCIA system with

rcpcmcia restart

Insert the card always after booting or restart the PCMCIA system before using the card.

Note

This solution has been provided by Mr. Olaf Weiser.


Keywords: PCMCIA, NOKIA, CARD PHONE, TTY, NOTEBOOK

Categories: Hardware

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