S�bastien Taylor wrote:
> Hrm...have you tried different slots as Jarod mentioned? Could you do
> an lsmod with the card in the slot and post the output?
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> Graham Monk a �crit:
>
>> S�bastien Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> type '/sbin/ifconfig eth0' in a terminal, I bet you'll notice that
>>> the network interface has no address, or is non-existant. Hopefully
>>> it is the former, in which case you will only have to configure the
>>> network interface before using it. Tell me how it went and then I
>>> can walk you through configuring the card.
>>>
>>>
>>> Graham Monk a �crit:
>>>
>>>> S�bastien Taylor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh, well, if the SuSE docs say you don't need to recompile, that
>>>>> means that their kernel is already setup to handle the pcmcia...so
>>>>> you don't need to recompile. Building the latest pcmcia-cs will
>>>>> only update the tools as the drivers from that package are
>>>>> incompatible with the kernel ones. But updating to the latest
>>>>> 2.4.19 kernel might give you an updated driver that works with
>>>>> your card. But before that, what exactly is the problem you are
>>>>> having with the card? What happens when you plug it in??
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Graham Monk a �crit:
>>>>>
>>>>>> S�bastien Taylor wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you change the configuration to kernel, you will have to make
>>>>>>> sure that your kernel is compiled with pcmcia support (kernel
>>>>>>> 2.4), you might have to recompile your kernel just to make sure
>>>>>>> it is enabled, and setup correctly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Graham Monk a �crit:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>>>> The saga of network cards continues.
>>>>>>>> I bought a Linksys PCM100 card
>>>>>>>> for my Thinkpad 770 because it said specifically it was
>>>>>>>> supported under Linux. The manual says it isnt "supported"
>>>>>>>> However many of their cards will work under linux.
>>>>>>>> I have tried to follow the instructions on their website
>>>>>>>> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=26
>>>>>>>> and have installed the pcmcia cardinfo package
>>>>>>>> (why is the PCMCIA package installed as default but not pcmcia
>>>>>>>> cardinfo?)
>>>>>>>> I have changed the pcmcia settings from "external" to "kernel"
>>>>>>>> and edited the
>>>>>>>> pcmcia.conf as described by linksys I did not download the
>>>>>>>> latest tulip driver
>>>>>>>> because I assumed SUSE 7.3 would have a pretty upto date version.
>>>>>>>> I would like to be able to take this machine with when I go
>>>>>>>> away next week
>>>>>>>> for email etc.
>>>>>>>> I'm looking for the simplest way out here even if it means
>>>>>>>> taking this card back
>>>>>>>> and buying one that SUSE recognizes without having to delve
>>>>>>>> into conf files.
>>>>>>>> Can anyone make any suggestions that a windows idiot can follow?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Acording to SUSE help docs you do not have to recompile when
>>>>>> switching from external to kernel
>>>>>> settings, am I misunderstandig? How do I recompile it anyway?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It lights up and shows a link but I cannot browse the internet, it
>>>> justs says "unknown host"
>>>> I would think that it was a browser configuration but I cant log
>>>> onto the firewall either
>>>> using https:
>>>> I wish the installfest was this weekend
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It said " error fetching interface information. Device not found"
>>
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Yes I tried different slot no luck, what is lsmod?
You have to remember here I am Windows only pretty much.
I get nervous when using sysedit. what do I actually have to type in?
