-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Brent:
I think you are looking for this thread: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=26716&highlight=pcmcia+nic Good luck. Kevin On Monday 03 November 2003 1:29 pm, Brent L Johnson wrote: > I got past it I think (thankfully.. I just read that Redhat > is dumping their free Linux dist and will no longer be > going past RH9). > > First when it failed I had it compiled in.. along with > some of the drivers listed (even though I really didnt > need them). It didnt work.. so I went to having it > as a module.. got some nasty errors. > > I recompiled with minimal PCMCIA options set and went > back to compiling it in the kernel rather than as a > module and I'm now getting a power light on the Linksys > WPC11.. yay! And I got the Realtek drivers installed > and I can see it in iwconfig. > > Now to configure it.. should be cake from here (uh huh.. > I just jinxed myself). > > Thanks, > > - Brent > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luke Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:17 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > > > > Brent, > > > > If you are still compiling PCMCIA as a module, are you > > loading the pcmcia_core module prior to loading the ds module? > > > > BTW, when I have needed PCMCIA in the past, I have always > > compiled it statically. > > > > Regards, > > Luke > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > > > > OK I'm getting close to giving up and loading redhat > > again I think. I changed my kernel configuration to > > load PCMCIA support as a module and ran genkernel again. > > Now at bootup time I get the following errors (repeatedly): > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > > init_module: Operation not permitted > > Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module > > parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters. You may > > find more information in syslog or output from dmesg. > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > > insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o failed > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/ds.o: > > insmod ds failed > > * Starting pcmcia... > > cardmgr[819]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices > > > > Anyone have any ideas? This is the 3rd time I've tried > > rebuilding the kernel after tweaking the PCMCIA settings. > > > > Also.. it would help if I could search the forums but > > gentoo's forum system never sent me my activation email even > > though I used the correct address. So if anyone from Gentoo > > is reading this you may want to check on that. > > > > - Brent > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brent L Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:56 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [gentoo-user] PCMCIA with new Kernel > > > > > > > > > I compiled PCMCIA support into a new kernel and when I > > > reboot I get no lights on my linksys wpc11 v4 wireless > > > pc card.. as though PCMCIA support isnt working. > > > > > > Any ideas why this is happening? Im recompiling > > > the kernel now and specifying PCMCIA support as a module > > > instead of compiled directly into the kernel. > > > > > > If I boot from the LiveCD and use the "dopcmcia" boot option > > > the light on my Linksys WPC11 v4 comes on and it sees the > > > card in the slot (not correctly of course.. since I havent > > > gotten the driver working yet). > > > > > > I got my driver over to the machine without MTools though.. > > > I just formatted the floppy to ext2 fs on my dell poweredge > > > server and just copied it to the floppy. > > > > > > The server is running Redhat.. its a shame too.. Im thinking > > > of running Gentoo on that baby.. will Gentoo run on a 2.4Ghz Xeon? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > - Brent > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list - -- Kevin Miller, Jr. Masters of Public Affairs, Comparative and International Affairs, Information Systems, and Nonprofit Management, School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University - Bloomington http://www.amerasianworld.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile: 812-219-5047 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/piDjP2TQUAjSykARAn5oAJ95kjwbAJ3zmErN0WuHtBTISBImxACeIvzi SIYKGg28/1eMj1kITojkrwQ= =ZhVa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
