Re: compile 2.6.2 for laptop
I think you need the pcmcia-cs package. I tried compiling pcmcia-cs but I
had no luck. .
Hth.
Rafiks
--- wes@lugot.org <wes@lugot.org> wrote:
> I've tried compiling the 2.6.2 kernel from the kernel-source from
> packages.debian.org. I'm compiling the kernel so I can get a wpc11 ver.
> 3 wireless card working.
>
> I've done the following:
>
> make-kpkg clean
> make menuconfig
> setup the kernel as follows regarding the wireless setup
> General Setup
>
> ISA bus support (the card is 16-bit, and needs this to get IRQ)
> PCMCIA/CardBus support->PCMCIA/CardBus support
> PCMCIA/CardBus support->CardBus Support
>
> Network device support->Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
>
> Hermes chipset 802.11b support
> Hermes PCMCIA card support
> Network device support->PCMCIA network device support->Pcmcia
> Wireless LAN
>
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image modules_image
>
> but the card wont work, I'm at a loss. I've read how easy this is and
> I'm feeling rather stupid at this point and would love some interactive
> help. I still consider myself a newbie regardless of the fact that I've
> been with Linux for about 3 years, this only makes a few months with
> debian. I'm a RedHat convert.
>
> To possibly compund the problem I've got an issue when booting up the
> line that reads Checking Module Depends, I get several errors about usb,
> maestro and a few others. I type dmesg | more at the command prompt but
> no information is displayed about the fatal errors. I'm not sure which
> log in /var/log/ would show that.
>
> Finally, and this may be the whole issue I do find when running dmesg |
> more an error from cardmgr as follows:
> ardmgr[413]: socket 0: Bromax OEM 11Mbps 802.11b WLANc$
> cardmgr[413]: executing: 'modprobe prisim2_cs'
> cardmgr[413]: + FATAL: Module prism2_cs not found.
> cardmgr[413]: modprobe exited with status 1
> cardmgr[413]: module /lib/modules/2.6.2/pcmcia/prism2_cs$
> cardmgr[413]: bind 'prism2_cs' to socket 0 failed: Inval$
>
> Realising that the pcmcia directory doesnt exitst in /lib/moduels/2.6.2/
> I would like to know if all of this is related to an error in compiling
> the kernel or something else.
>
> I would appreciate some help. Thank you very much.
>
> Wes Reneau
> w e s at lugot dot org
>
>
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