CARDCTL(8)							   CARDCTL(8)



NAME
       cardctl - PCMCIA card control utility


SYNOPSIS
       cardctl [-V] command [socket]
       cardctl [-c config] [-f scheme] [-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 available.  If it  is
       executed by an unpriviledged user, only the informational commands are
       accessible.

       Some commands may not work or give misleading results  if  cardmgr  is
       not running.


COMMANDS
       status
	   Display the current socket status flags.

       config
	   Display the socket configuration, including power settings, inter-
	   rupt and I/O window settings, and configuration registers.

       ident
	   Display card identification information, including product identi-
	   fication strings, manufacturer ID codes, and function ID codes.

       info
	   Much	 like  the  ident  command,  but its output is formatted as a
	   series of Bourne-stype  shell  variable  definitions	 for  use  in
	   scripts.

       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 PCM-
	   CIA 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 scheme
	      Use  the specified file to keep track of the current configura-
	      tion scheme, instead of /var/lib/pcmcia/scheme.

       -s stab
	      Read  current  socket  information  from	the  specified	file,
	      instead of /var/lib/pcmcia/stab.


AUTHOR
       David Hinds - dahinds@users.sourceforge.net

SEE ALSO
       cardmgr(8).



pcmcia-cs		     2002/08/19 03:08:44		   CARDCTL(8)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. card
2. cardmgr
3. strings
4. as
5. disable
6. reset
7. display
8. file