Let me start by saying that was a GREAT job chewing through those logs.
I would be delighted to have someone who did work like that around when
I get these horrible question too often.
That said, let me comment on PCMCIA and recent kernels, in hopes that it
will be useful to others. I have several laptops and an SMP server with
PCMCIA capability, and I usually run VERY recent kernels. My experiences
follow (your may be better or worse).
+ built-in or modules?
Both work fine. In the past many drivers would auto-detect built-in
but not as modules. That seems mostly fixed. I now compile all the SCSI
stuff as modules just to keep the kernel small for floppy boot.
Caveat: (Latin for "watch your ass here") if you don't build the
kernel with the auto loader you have to load the modules by hand. If you
don't want to remember parameters loading by hand learn to use
/etc/modules.conf. Note that this will make your initrd file larger in
some cases, only list things which are needed for boot or which need
parameters. I suggest letting the kernel demand load modules, it
(finally!) works well.
+ kernel PCMCIA or pcmcia-cs package?
I have never made the kernel stuff work right on any machine. I
disable all the kernel stuff and compile the package after the kernel is
built. On some systems the system is stable with kernel PCMCIA, it just
doesn't quite work.
+ other problems
I have never made the SMP server allow me to insert cards without a
reboot. I always get a panic when I put in a new card. I try the kernel
PCMCIA, I try every new pcmcia-cs version, it doesn't work. The laptops
work fine, so it's hardware. Not the SMP, I have booted on one CPU to
test. Just a caveat to anyone who has added PCMCIA hardware to a
non-laptop.
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