Incoming from Tim Harrison:
>
> Hi all. First time linux user. Trying to get a netgear wireless card
> running on my Dell Inspiron 5000e laptop. I've got debian 3.0r1
> with
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Note: I don't know that card, nor whatever special requirements it may
have.
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First, you could do "apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade" and that would
take you to 3.0r2
> 2.2.20-idepci (is that an appropriate kernel for a laptop?). Hacked my way
Depends on what you're doing. 2.4.23 is currently most reccomended,
but (depending on what you're doing, and especially on a laptop) 2.2.x
may be just as good for you. Then again, 2.6.0 just went "live"
yesterday ...
> through the debian installation and pcmcia configuration. Now I get this
> showing up in syslog:
>
> Dec 19 13:41:19 pain cardmgr[649]: starting, version is 3.1.33
> Dec 19 13:41:19 pain cardmgr[649]: watching 2 sockets
> Dec 19 13:41:19 pain cardmgr[649]: socket 0: NETGEAR MA401RA Wireless PC
> Dec 19 13:41:19 pain cardmgr[649]: executing: 'modprobe hermes'
> Dec 19 13:41:19 pain cardmgr[649]: + modprobe: Can't locate module hermes
[snip]
> Ok, looks like I'm missing some modules (whatever those are). So I dig
> around in dselect and find pcmcia-modules-2.2.22-idepci. But that's for
> kernel 2.2.22. I've got 2.2.20. Strange.
>
> Ok, I'll update to the 2.2.22 kernel. Nope. Can't find that in dselect.
"apt-cache search kernel-image" doesn't turn up 2.2.22, correct.
> We've got lots of 2.2.20, 2.4.16, and 2.4.18 kernel images, but no 2.2.22.
> And I only see pcmcia-modules for 2.2.22 and 2.4.18-bf2.4. Why do
> pcmcia-modules and the kernel images not line up?
Sucks, no? However, "apt-cache search kernel-source" turns up:
kernel-source-2.2.22 - Linux kernel source for version 2.2.22
among others. So, recompile your kernel.
> Hmmm. So my HIGHLY trained linux mind (sarcasm) tells me one or more of the
> following is going on:
> 1) I need to build my own kernel and pcmcia modules.
Yup. Or change kernels (via binary package).
> 2) I've misconfigured sources.list.
Perhaps, but I kinda doubt it. Try the lines I entered above to make
sure.
> 3) I need to find the right manual so I can rtfm.
What does, "file:///usr/share/doc/mozilla-browser/localstart.html" do
for you?
> 4) I should post this to debian-user.
Here will do too. :-)
> 5) I need to stop drinking liquids now if I plan on sitting through the 3.5
> hour "Lord of the Rings."
Go ahead, fritter your life away. =[8]-)
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