On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 10:11:35PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Chris Staub wrote: > > Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> In reviewing BLFS, one area that is missing is wireless support. > > >> Thoughts? Experiences? > > > Really no mention of "drivers" needed - there are several in the kernel. > > All you really need is the wireless_tools package - > > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html. > > Yes, I have been looking at the link and the kernel, but there are > questions that I haven't been able to answer yet. If using a pcmcia > card, are there other packages needed beyond the drivers in the kernel? > What has to be done, if anything, with regard to hotplug?
You'll need cardbus support matching your laptop pcmcia system. So you need the PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support, and select a driver for the PCMCIA bridge (check out lspci -v). I'd build them into the kernel, since this hardware isn't going away. If you put the driver for the card in as a module, the hotplugging _should_ just work (providing the driver exports a sysfs interface etc. etc.) If it doesn't, then you can probably use some nasty hacks to get it to work, but adding it to /etc/sysconfig/modules or building it directly into the kernel would be simpler. Alex :-) -- Pippin Official Computer Monkey to the Pelican Icy President and Tuneful Secretary Internal: 30741, external: 0870 2760741
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