Does anyone have experience supporting the TI PCI1620 PC Card Controller in U-boot and Linux? I am working with a custom board that uses this controller. I am able to use 32-bit Cardbus card in Linux but not 16-bit cards. The error I get is “unable to allocate memory” but I have traced it down to the kernels inability to access the CIS on 16-bit cards. I believe that the PCI1620 is not being configured correctly to allow access. It is my understanding that it is U-Boot’s responsibility to setup the controller. The PCI1620 contains ExCA Compatible Registers that are register-compatible with the Intel 82365. I have found that U-boot has a driver for the 82365 so is it as simple as configuring U-Boot to use this driver? That is the path that I’m going to explore but if anybody with past experience can offer some guidance it would be mush appreciated.

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