Re: Problems with pcmcia on potato (on Dell Latitude)
I've been having a similar problem with my PCMCIA card. According
to various pages on the web, the solution is to use the latest release of
the PCMCIA stuff. I solved my problem by just plugging my Dell into
its docking station and installing the eth0 device, using the "vortex"
driver. Everything went smoothly then, and I had access to the Debian
site to get the updated packages. I still haven't conquered the PCMCIA
problem, however. But, if you have access to a docking station, that's
the way to go, IMHO.
-Rod Price
Eric House wrote:
> First, a bit more information. The error message I'm getting from the
> installer is that it can't find /lib/modules/2.2.13. And sure enough,
> if I fire up a second VC and look there's no directory by that name.
> There *is* a /target/lib/modules/2.2.13, and I managed to make a bit
> more progress by creating a symlink for the missing directory. But
> the fact that the installer is looking for files that don't exist
> suggests that something pretty basic is wrong.
>
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 04:21:03PM -0800, Eric House wrote:
> > > Two questions:
> > >
> > > 1) What went wrong with configuring pcmcia support in the install?
> > >
> > > 2) What do I do to get the socket driver installed? I don't remember
> > > any install options having to do with sockets.
> > >
> >
> > The problem, as far as I can see, is that your pcmcia modules are mismatched
> > to your kernel. Have you compiled your own kernel? In that case it is
> > mandatory that you also compile your own pcmcia-modules package.
>
> I downloaded everything from the frozen directory on debian.org (or some
> mirror.) I can't compile my own kernel or anything else until I get gcc
> installed, and I can't do that without an ethernet link.
>
> > An easier way might be to just download the standard debian kernel-image and
> > pcmcia-modules (and pcmcia-cs), for both slink and potato to be on the safe
> > side, install them by hand (the slink version, presumeably), and then
> > `apt-get dist-upgrade` from slink should do the rest to land you in potato.
>
> My stupid pcmcia card isn't supported under slink. I've tried that route.
>
> (Tried buying a new card this evening but the local places are all out.)
>
> > By the way, I have a Xircom RealPort 16bit modem/ethernet card, and it was
> > working fine under slink. Have you a cardbus card? It would imagine it
> > should still work under slink, just sounds like your pcmcia modules are
> > mixed up.
>
> I spent a day trying to upgrade from slink, but without a working card
> it wasn't possible. Not sure what my Xircom card is -- not Realport,
> anyway -- but it's listed as requiring newer pcmcia-cs than works with
> slink. Backporting it is beyond my Linux skills, and trying to move
> just those packages required from potato onto my slink system quickly got
> out of hand.
>
> (I tried installing RedHat 6.1 this evening thinking it'd be easier, but
> it happily installed 30,000 cute images without ever asking my IP address,
> and if there's a way to configure the network after the fact I couldn't
> find it for all the menu items for changing themes. Yuck!)
>
> I'm in my first week at a new job, and will probably be allowed one
> more day of trying to get Linux up before they'll tell me to just make
> do with 'Dows. If anyone has any clue what I'm doing wrong here, please
> speak up. I'm assuming all the posts claiming success with potato on
> laptops are for real....
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Eric House
>
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