Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:07:43 +0100
From: Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50

Raymond a �crit :

> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:26:37 +0800
> From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Red Hat Linux on the L50
>
> Nope, nothing :-/
> The PCMCIA card sorta works now though!
>
> >   You might get a more reliable two-high-beeps if you set
> >PCIC_OPTS="poll_interval=100"  in /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia
>
> Waitaminute ... whats the difference between /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia and 
>/etc/pcmcia.conf?
>

in /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia
you have the options for running the core PCMCIA modules
 /etc/pcmcia.conf
is the configuration for cardmgr. It is the data base that bind the drivers to  the 
cards
after an update of /etc/pcmcia.conf, you must restart cardmgr


> >> How would I go about reinstalling PCMCIA support from scratch? I can't find any 
>mention of pcmcia when I do 'make
> >> menuconfig' within the linux source ...
> >
> >        See 'General setup'.  You will want hot-pluggable support as well as
> >PCMCIA
>
> Well even after I apply the patch (and it didn't fail now)

for floppy ?

> I get no mention of hot plug and no mention of PCMCIA :-/

See in "Block devices"

>
>
> At this stage I'm starting to wonder if I should upgrade my kernel (I'm still at 
>2.2.14). Any opinions (not just if it'll fix the problem but also if I'm likely to 
>completely stuff the process up given all the questions I'm asking)?
>

You can easily upgrade to 2.2.19
if you want to upgrade to 2.4 serie, it is more complex, but you can,
the "hotline" or "help desk" is with you !

>
> Thats the really weird thing ... I don't HAVE an /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file. The 
>network card 'works' now (I could ftp, mount smb shares, etc.) although I'm still 
>wondering how ... problem is I go /etc/pcmcia/network stop eth0 and it just blinks at 
>me and keeps going (but then networking stops) ... I go cardctl eject 0 and it beeps 
>at me but still keeps going. I unplug the card and cardctl ident recons its still 
>there and if I plug it back in I get a kernel panic!

I think you are in a RedHat  or Mandrake config with a short /etc/pcmcia/network
and no /etc/pcmcia/network.opts.
It may work
I prefer the config from the pcmcia-cs tarball, with a long /etc/pcmcia/network and 
some new files.
It is easier to manage apm with it.





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