Simon Wong was once rumoured to have said:
> One more basic question...when setting up PCMCIA support (so that I can boot
> without hanging) using Make config, make all and make install. Is this
> compiling it into the kernel?
No...
PCMCIA is implemented differently on Linux 2.2 and 2.4:
Linux 2.2: the pcmcia-cs tarball contains modules and the cardutils.
Building the package builds the modules against your running kernel,
and builds the cardutils to match that module set.
PCMCIA kernel support in 2.2 can only be done as modules without
extremely messy hacking.
Linux 2.4: The pcmcia-cs tarball contains the cardutils. Building the
package builds the utilities for the kernel's PCMCIA support [but it
not linked against any specific version].
PCMCIA kernel support in 2.4 is part of the standard kernel source
distribution, and is availible under the HotPluggable device
support. (Be sure to enable experimental drivers). You can either
compile it in direct, or include it as modules. I suggest the use
of modules. However, building it into the kernel will not solve all
your PCMCIA isseus - you still require the cardutils, otherwise your
new nifty Linux 2.4 PCMCIA won't help you much.
> Or, does it install some config files somewhere and where would you
> recommend looking for them /etc somewhere?
/etc/pcmcia directory IIRC.
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