Thanks Jerry and Kenny,
so, basically, the optimal thing to do is rebuild a custom kernel for
the vaio... the less optimal thing to do is download the PCMCIA-CS
package from.. hrm.. sourceforge or somewhere? (I'm sure I can find
it).. making sure to download the latest/greatest, and run configure,
make and make install (please tell me it's about that easy)?
heh... so, since I'm running Debian (with a stormix installer and
sysmanager on top) I want to download the stuff on this page
http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/pcmcia-cs.html
for example:
pcmcia-modules-2.2.17-ide
pcmcia-modules-2.2.17
and so on?
On
Fri, 24 Nov
2000, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> 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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