Re: [PATCH] make Xircom cardbus modems work

[Tom Sightler]

> Does the attached patch work for you?
>
> serial.c still has the basic problem that there is a logical disconnect
> between the pci_boards list and the pci-device-id list:  any device
> which is not PCI_CLASS_COMMUNICATION_SERIAL or
> PCI_CLASS_COMMUNICATION_MODEM will not get scanned.  The solution is to
> move the PCI ids into the probe list, before the class listing.  Ideally
> I would like to merge the Xircom cardbus fix with this fix, since they
> are both modifying the pci_board list and thus conflict.
>
> Except for the Xircom Cardbus update (based on your patch, Bill), this
> patch has been tested and is known to solve the problems reported to me
> which were caused by the logical disconnect.
>
> (Alessandro, Tom, tytso: the attached patch is updated for the changes
> in Bill's patch, so you haven't seen this version yet)
>
> Jeff

Just wanted to report that this patch finally fixes my Xircom Cardbus
adapter.  Works like a charm.

Thanks!!

Later,
Tom