Toshiba ToPIC95B not working on 6.0-BETA4

[Storkman]

Tijl Coosemans <tijl <at> ulyssis.org> writes:
> 
> I used to have a 480CDT which has the same controller. Support for it 
> has always been troublesome, but I think it works in FreeBSD 5.x. 
> Otherwise PCIC mode should work, but then you need the OLDCARD kernel 
> and I'm not sure if FreeBSD 6 still has that. Try compiling a kernel 
> without
> 
> device cbb
> device pccard
> device cardbus
> 
> and instead use
> 
> device card
> device pcic
> 
> You also need to add 'pccard_enable="YES"' to /etc/rc.conf and since 
> you're using a NIC you also have to setup 'pccard_ifconfig'.

Good afternoon...

I've got a Toshiba Satellite 2140CDS with the same controller.  My problem is
that the ethernet card I use (a 3Com 575) is recognized, get's a DHCP address
(not quickly, but after a few tries), but then can NOT do anything (i.e.: can't
ping, nslookup can't connect to a server, other hosts cannot ping it).

There is a related thread at BSD forums:
http://www.freebsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37600

My floppy drive is not working either, and I only got my thumbdrive back today
so hopefully I will able to get some info off the machine for further analysis.

In the BIOS I have set the controller to CardBus because of a tip I read for
(excuse me) Win 95.  I will try PCIC tonight/this weekend.

But I also noticed in man pccbb that the controller was explicitly listed.  So
is there a way I can get the kernel to use that driver?  If it is a driver?!  Or
am up the wrong tree?

Thanks.