On 08-Sep-2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I posted a problem with my laptop this morning and I think I have found a > related article posted to this list before. but the solution seems pretty > much greek to me. can anyone help me out? the article is here: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2001/debian-laptop-200108/msg00316.html
easy enough (-: cardctl decides what driver to insert based on the config files in /etc/pcmcia. Each card when inserted can be queryed for this info. carctl then matches it versus the config database and installs the driver that matches. Sometimes the vendor changes internal hardware without notice. So cardctl may misidentify your card. So, let's look at /etc/pcmcia/config. Look in /var/log/syslog or /var/log daemon.log and you will see lines like 'socket 0: NE2000 Compatible Fast Ethernet' 'executing modprobe pcnet_cs'. This tells you what it thinks the card is and what it loaded. Also cardctl ident will give you: Socket 0: product info: "NETGEAR", "FA410TX", "Fast Ethernet" manfid: 0x0149, 0x0230 function: 6 (network) this is the data returned by the card query -- no reading of config files occurs. Cross referencing to /etc/pcmcia/config for my card I find: card "NE2000 Compatible Fast Ethernet" manfid 0x0149, 0x0230 bind "pcnet_cs" This says when you find a matching manfid call it the value of card and modprobe the driver referenced in the bind option. Hope that helps.
