Re: PCMCIA kernel panic

[Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>]

I have no idea ...

On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 04:02:22PM -0000, Robert Page wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>             I have just installed Debian (2.4.18-bf2.4) on a Sony Vaio FX101
> with a Netgear FA411 PCMCIA card. The install went fine and picked up the
> card OK. I began using the system and no problems were occurring. However
> after a reboot the system now goes into kernel panic. It seems to be a
> problem with PCMCIA as if I go in through single using and disable it the
> systems boots. Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.

>From single user mode, install normal kernel and useful package:

  kernel-image-2.4.24-1-686_2.4.24-1_i386.deb  (Non bf-type)
  discover

Also try EDITTING /etc/default/pcmcia
   CARDMGR_OPTS="-f"

To prevent race condition.