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CARDCTL(8) CARDCTL(8)
NAME
cardctl - PCMCIA card control utility
SYNOPSIS
cardctl [-V] command [socket]
cardctl [-c config] [-f schemefile] [-s stab] scheme
[name]
DESCRIPTION
Cardctl is used to monitor and control the state of PCMCIA
sockets. If a socket number is specified, the command
will be applied to just one socket; otherwise, all sockets
will be affected.
Cardctl is also used to select between multiple PCMCIA
configuration schemes. The current scheme name is passed
to the device option scripts as part of the ``device
address'', so the scripts can use it to choose between
different setups.
If cardctl is executed by root, all commands are avail-
able. If it is executed by an unpriviledged user, only
the informational commands are accessible.
COMMANDS
status
Display the current socket status flags.
config
Display the socket configuration, including power set-
tings, interrupt and I/O window settings, and configu-
ration registers.
ident
Display card identification information, including
product identification strings, manufacturer ID codes,
and function ID codes.
suspend
Shut down and then disable power for a socket.
resume
Restore power to a socket, and re-configure for use.
reset
Send a reset signal to a socket, subject to approval
by any drivers already bound to the socket.
eject
Notify all client drivers that this card will be
ejected, then cut power to the socket.
insert
Notify all client drivers that this card has just been
inserted.
scheme
If no scheme name is given, cardctl will display the
current PCMCIA configuration scheme. If a scheme name
is given, cardctl will unconfigure all PCMCIA devices,
and reconfigure for the new scheme.
OPTIONS
-V Show version information and exit.
-c config
Look for the card configuration database and card
configuration scripts in the specified directory,
instead of /etc/pcmcia.
-f schemefile
Use the specified file to keep track of the current
configuration scheme, instead of /var/run/pcmcia-
scheme.
-s stab
Read current socket information from the specified
file, instead of /var/run/stab.
AUTHOR
David Hinds - dhinds@hyper.stanford.edu
SEE ALSO
cardmgr(8).
pcmcia-cs 1998/06/05 08:44:52 1
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