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Re: pcmcia, 3c575, kernel 2.4.5 - how to auto-load?



hi,

just try to configure the kernel with no pcmcia options but enabled
networking (like for the 2.2 kernels) and then compile the pcmcia-cs
package for it self and install both.

> Today I installed Linux kernel 2.4.5 on a friend's Dell Latitude,
> noticed that the "correct" driver for the card seems to be the 3c59x
> driver...
> 
> 3c59x/3c90x/3c575_Cardbus series "Vortex/Boomerang/Cyclone" support
> CONFIG_VORTEX
> 
> Now, this driver is meant for EISA, PCI, and PCMCIA network cards. So
> some of my problems might be related to the fact that it isn't dedicated
> pcmcia driver... ?
> 
> If I load the module by hand, then run "pump", it works great. However,
> I would like this to happen automatically upon card insertion... so I
> tried the following:
> 
> I modified the entry in /etc/pcmcia/config that read as follows:
> 
> card "3Com 3CCFE575CT/3CXFE575CT Fast EtherLink XL"
>   manfid 0x0101, 0x5257
>   bind "3c575_cb"
> 
> (this manfid line matches the output of cardctl info), so that the bind
> line reads:
> 
>   bind "3c59x"
> 
> Next, I added the following to the file, guided by the other entries I
> saw...:
> 
> device "3c59x"
>   class "network" module "3c59x"
> 
> This did not do the trick though... the /etc/pcmcia/network script
> didn't even execute. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Hugo van der Merwe
> 
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