Actually, you don't need to recompile the kernel, just the PCMCIA-CS
package. It builds the modules using the kernel source and headers.
Kenny
"Joshua S. Freeman" wrote:
>
> Thanks for the links and info. Karl... now, a dumber question: should I
> assume that I don't automagicaly have support for the pcmcia card and
> cdrom compiled into the kernel (since it's not working) and.. if that's
> the case, I need to re-compile the kernel if I ever hope to have support
> for this CDROM on this machine?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Karl J. Runge wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, "Joshua S. Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I'm running storm linux on a sony vaio PCG 505TR. The CDROM plugs into a
> > > pcmcia card. Unfortunately, the vaio cannot *see* that there is a CDROM
> > > connected to the pcmcia card... anyone know what I need to do to get the
> > > VAIO to see the CDROM?... I think it sees the card alright, just not the
> > > CDROM on the other side of it.
> >
> > Have a look at:
> >
> > http://www.joechiu.com/computing/vaio/linuxon505.html
> >
> > and perhaps some of the other 505 links at:
> >
> > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
> >
> > The first link suggests the 3.0.9 version of the pcmcia card services
> > supports the card. And indeed I see:
> >
> > haystack[118] pwd
> > /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.3
> >
> > haystack[119] grep -i sony SUPPORTED.CARDS
> > Sony CD-ROM Discman PRD-250
> > Sony PCGA-CD5 CD-ROM
> >
> > Hopefully the latter is yours. The driver is evidently "ide_cs".
> >
> > Best of luck,
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >
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