Glen, Thank you for your remarks.
I have read so many online documents about kernels and upgrades and patches etc. that my eyes and head hurt! I have killed entire forests with all that I have printed out to read again and mark up and try. At this point I could use some very simple instructions. I am not shy about just trying something but prefer not to waste several more days doing so blindly and having to start all over again. Current Status: Progeny-Debian-Linux is on my HP OmniBook 4100 laptop. Progeny uses Grub rather than Lilo, so I am at a disadvantage when references are made in most documents to adjusting Lilo -- what do I do about Grub? I ran the upgrade from Progeny to Unstable yesterday and the laptop has sat without being rebooted since then as I try to find someone who can tell me if I reboot it I will still have pcmcia ... otherwise I will probably have to wipe everything out for the 5th time and restart with Progeny from the CD. I have downloaded kernel 2.4.12 and it resides in /usr/src/ (linux-2.4.12.tar.gz) From whence do I also download pcmcia-cs to match kernel 2.4.12 and Unstable? (I looked around and the only site http site I found would not respond.) What are the steps I should follow, please? Reboot Unstable, install kernel 2.4.12 (specific recommended commands?) ... reboot? ... then install pcmcia-cs (specific recommended commands?) ? Yes, I am exhausted ... also because I am doing this at the same time my in-laws are visiting for a week! :-) Thanks! Doc > you can do pcmcia support under 2.4.x in two ways: > > installing the pcmcia packages (more stable, but maybe less feature-rich, and somewhat more complex to setup). > Compiling pcmcia support into the new 2.4.x kernel, however, note that you'll still need the pcmcia-cs package installed for full pcmcia support. > > it's really up to you. Check the documentation for the 2.4 kernel series, and see what it says, and what you're comfortable doing. I personally chose to use the 2.4 kernel modules, partly 'cause I was having trouble getting the pcmcia packages to compile properly with the 2.4.9 kernel. > > You don't, however, *have* to upgrade your kernel. And even if you do, it's probably wise to have a pretty good idea of what's oging on and how to use lilo before you do.. > > glen > > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:31:12PM -0400, eDoc wrote: > > Did you have to download and install a separate pcmcia package as well? > > > > What did you download and from where, please? > > > > I am currently seeing Cardbus Services handle my 3Com 3c589 nic (under > > Progeny and kernel 2.2.18). I am not clear as to what handles my nic under > > Unstable and kernel 2.4.12 (which I just downloaded but have not installed). > > > > Where do I go from here, please? > > > > My plan is to reboot with Unstable, then install 2.4.12 ... but I need to > > know > > from where and what precisely I need to download to be certain I can get > > pcmcia back up should Unstable and/or 2.4.12 kill it. > > > > Thanks! Doc > > > > > > > > > You can use any version you want (within limits). I moved to woody and > > > now run 2.4.10. > > > T. > > > > > > >I am guessing that since I upgraded to Unstable I should also upgrade to > > > >a newer kernel and matching pcmcia? > > > >Yes? > > > >Thanks! Doc > > > > > > > >>Make sure you match your pcmcia-modules to your kernel. Look at the > > > >>packages and be sure your the version for pcmcia-modules is exactly the > > > >>same as your kernel version (e.g., 2.4.10 or 2.4.10-smp,...) > > > >>Tim > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Glen S Mehn > Lead Systems Administrator SquareTrade, Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building Trust in Transactions (sm) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
