I think you need the pcmcia-cs package. I tried compiling pcmcia-cs but I had no luck. . Hth. Rafiks --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've tried compiling the 2.6.2 kernel from the kernel-source from > packages.debian.org. I'm compiling the kernel so I can get a wpc11 ver. > 3 wireless card working. > > I've done the following: > > make-kpkg clean > make menuconfig > setup the kernel as follows regarding the wireless setup > General Setup > > ISA bus support (the card is 16-bit, and needs this to get IRQ) > PCMCIA/CardBus support->PCMCIA/CardBus support > PCMCIA/CardBus support->CardBus Support > > Network device support->Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) > > Hermes chipset 802.11b support > Hermes PCMCIA card support > Network device support->PCMCIA network device support->Pcmcia > Wireless LAN > > make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image modules_image > > but the card wont work, I'm at a loss. I've read how easy this is and > I'm feeling rather stupid at this point and would love some interactive > help. I still consider myself a newbie regardless of the fact that I've > been with Linux for about 3 years, this only makes a few months with > debian. I'm a RedHat convert. > > To possibly compund the problem I've got an issue when booting up the > line that reads Checking Module Depends, I get several errors about usb, > maestro and a few others. I type dmesg | more at the command prompt but > no information is displayed about the fatal errors. I'm not sure which > log in /var/log/ would show that. > > Finally, and this may be the whole issue I do find when running dmesg | > more an error from cardmgr as follows: > ardmgr[413]: socket 0: Bromax OEM 11Mbps 802.11b WLANc$ > cardmgr[413]: executing: 'modprobe prisim2_cs' > cardmgr[413]: + FATAL: Module prism2_cs not found. > cardmgr[413]: modprobe exited with status 1 > cardmgr[413]: module /lib/modules/2.6.2/pcmcia/prism2_cs$ > cardmgr[413]: bind 'prism2_cs' to socket 0 failed: Inval$ > > Realising that the pcmcia directory doesnt exitst in /lib/moduels/2.6.2/ > I would like to know if all of this is related to an error in compiling > the kernel or something else. > > I would appreciate some help. Thank you very much. > > Wes Reneau > w e s at lugot dot org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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