Reference: Service Request: 233160, Philip Morales Description of problem: ide-cs pcmcia module no longer works with my IO DATA CBIDE2 card / Sony CRX85a cd burner with either my 2.4.20 kernel or the RH 2.4.20-8 kernel. I upgraded from RH 7.3 to 8 w/o any such issues and was using the 2.4.20 kernel with RH 8 sucessfully. Also, when booting my kernel, none of the pcmcia modules load automatically. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Redhat 9 How reproducible: Symptoms appear on booting. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot 2.Load pcmcia modules manually if using my 2.4.20 kernel 3.Insert card - one high, one low beep; error message - ide-cs: GetNextTuple: No more items Actual results: Burner card isn't recognized Expected results: Burner card should be recognized
Workaround: replace kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13 (from RH9) with kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-9 (from RH8)-> rpm -Uvh --force kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-9.rpm. PCMCIA modules now load on boot, and the burner is recognized. Definate problem with RH9 kernel-pcmcia-cs package.
I have seen the same problem on a Sony VAIO PCG-531A and a PCGA-DVD51/A DVD-ROM. Red Hat sees a Ricoh RL5c475 CardBus bridge. I saw the same symptoms, and the same workaround (kernel-pcmcia-cs from RH8) worked for me. The funny thing is, I installed RH9 using that same DVD-ROM: the install CD booted up and installed fine on that drive. But I could not use the DVD drive when I booted the newly installed RH9 from the hard disk.