Bug#61360: PCMCIA system left behind by base install gives problems
BROWN Nick <Nick.BROWN@coe.int> writes:
> Then I had lots of problems. Inserted cards would hang the PC, or be
> recognised but fail to work, etc. I thought, there is no way this can be a
> real problem.
>
> Eventually I found it: I reinstalled pcmcia-cs and pcmcia-modules-2.0.36,
> and everything is fine. The modules now have the date of 1999-02-25 -
> previously, they were dated 1999-01-xx.
I don't see how you can be using the latest slink boot-floppies --
those use the kernel and modules for 2.0.38.
> So, my suggestion is to remove the pcmcia modules without asking at the end
> of the installation, to force people to reinstall them; or, to provide (in
> the base system) modules which will work with the 2.0.36 kernel which is
> installed.
Why would this be more helpful than just telling the use to run
'apt-get upgrade' or something?
I don't like doing wierd things to hack around problems...
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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