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Is it possible to use Carbus NIC on kernel 2.4.12 without pcmcia-modules?



Hi, I'm Kazuhiko Uebayashi.

I'm in trouble now in using Cardbus NIC(Network Interface Card).

On kernel 2.2.19 with pcmcia-modules(make-kpkg from pcmcia-source),
I can use this Cardbus NIC.

But after I change kernel to 2.4.12,it dosen't work well.

/var/log/syslog says the following, 
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Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar kernel: cs: cb_free(bus 21)
Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: shutting down socket 1
Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe -r tulip_cb'
Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe -r cb_enabler'
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 21): vendor 0x13d1, device 0xab02
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar kernel: PCI: Enabling device 15:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: initializing socket 1
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: socket 1: Linksys Etherfast 10/100
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe cb_enabler'
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: + modprobe: Can't locate module cb_enabler
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: modprobe exited with status 255
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: module /lib/modules/2.4.12/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o not available
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe tulip_cb'
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: + modprobe: Can't locate module tulip_cb
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: modprobe exited with status 255
Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: module /lib/modules/2.4.12/pcmcia/tulip_cb.o not available
Oct 27 03:55:04 darkstar cardmgr[201]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
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I can't understand well what the log means.

Is it possible to use Carbus NIC (ADMtek 985 Chip) 
on kernel 2.4.12 without pcmcia-modules?

Could you tell me how to use this CardBus NIC without  pcmcia-modules?

In case  using pcmcia-modules, 
Do I had better to remove pcmcia-net-driver support from kernel?

-- 
Kazuhiok Uebyashi 
e-mail : u_kazu@nifty.com



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