from the menuconfig--> help option: To use your PC-cards, you will need supporting software from David x x Hinds' pcmcia-cs package (see the file Documentation/Changes for x x location). Please also read the PCMCIA-HOWTO, available from x x http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
have you installed the pcmcia-cs package as well? Did you look in /usr/share/doc/pcmcia-cs? there's a README-2.4 in there. if you don't have cardctl, you probably haven't installed the package(s) glen On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 01:13:06PM +0900, Curt Howland wrote: > Glen Mehn wrote: > > > > your pcmcia settings should still remain in /etc/pcmcia. Try removing the > > stuf fyou did and adding the entry for pcmcia in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts. > > I did. The only difference now is that I get "ignorning unknown > interface eth0=eth0". > > > you can use ifup/ifdown to manage the intervace, but also cardctl will > > stop/start the card (and the interface). > > I have no such command as "cardctl", all I have is "cardmgr", and there > is no manual entry for it. > > Simply running the command causes two beeps to sound, and no change in > response. > > I found /etc/pcmcia/network script, tried ./network start eth0, and got > the error: > > cat: /var/lib/misc/pcmcia-scheme: No such file or directory > > > You'll probably also want to read the kernel-pcmcia docs, assuming <?> that > > you're using the kernel drivers, rather than the third party add-ons. > > Your assumption is correct. Would you kindly point me to the location of > such documents? > > > glne > > Curt- > > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 09:19:07PM +0900, Curt Howland wrote: > > > After trying to upgrade to woody from potato, I found that my pcmcia > > > ethernet card would not work under kernel 2.4.9-AMD-K6. > > > > > > With 2.2.18, the hardware was pcmcia i82365, ethernet card NE2000 > > > (module ne) with io and irq set by hand. > > > > > > I looked through the list archives, and found that under 2.4.x kernels, > > > the pcmcia driver is supposed to now be yenta_socket, and the ethernet > > > card as pcnet_cs. Both modules load fine, and the LED's show link > > > active, but eth0 will not activate. > > > > > > At this point I decided to eliminate any conflict problems, downloaded > > > the latest woody cd, reformatted and installed with no legacy software, > > > and repeated the above with no success. > > > > > > "linuxconf" and "netconf" create the /etc/conf.modules file in it, which > > > the kernel ignores and uses /etc/modules.conf They also do not recognize > > > pcnet_cs as a valid network interface module. > > > > > > I added "alias eth0 pcnet_cs" to the modules.conf by hand in the > > > modutils directory first. The port still does not activate. I put an > > > entry in /etc/network/interfaces for both the loopback and eth0 > > > interfaces. I was a little bit surprised that no loopback interface had > > > been defined. > > > > > > This is all I can get out of it: Please forgive any typo's, I have also > > > been completely unsuccessful in trying to get copy and paste working in > > > the KDE workspace. Every step forward for me seems to break two other > > > things. I had to type the below by hand. > > > > > > # ifup eth0 > > > ifup: interface eth0 already configured > > > # ifdown eth0 > > > eth0: unknown interface: No such device > > > # ifup eth0 > > > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > > > eth0: unknown interface: No such device > > > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device > > > eth0: unknown interface: No such device > > > > > > If anyone can say "use this and this driver", I would be very grateful. > > > Unfortunately, the only instructions I've been able to find, which I > > > have tried, have failed. > > > > > > Curt- > > > > > > --- > > > September 11th, 2001 > > > The proudest day for gun control and central planning > > > advocates in American history. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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) > -- Glen S Mehn Lead Systems Administrator SquareTrade, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building Trust in Transactions (sm)
