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Re: PCMCIA network card with woody install



On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 08:05:12AM -0700, Shawn Dunn wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 10:19:34 -0400
> Seneca <seneca-cunningham@rogers.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jul 13, 2002 at 09:33:50PM -0700, Shawn Dunn wrote:
> > > On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 23:42:50 -0400
> > > Seneca <seneca-cunningham@rogers.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> <snip>
> > > > > > pcmcia-cs/FAQ.Debian.gz). 2.2.20 (defualt woody kernel)
> > > > >  
> > > 
> > > > > Ok, so here goes, managed to get it to boot w/o pcmcia enabled,
> > > > > if I'modprobe i82365'  I get a kernel panic, and have to reboot,
> > > > > if I'insmod i82365'  I get the following:
> > > > > 
> > > > > max:/lib/modules/2.2.20/pcmcia# insmod i82365
> > > > > Using /lib/modules/2.2.20/pcmcia/i82365.o
> > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.20/pcmcia/i82365.o: unresolved symbol
> > > > > pci_set_power_state...so on and so forth for about ten lines of
> > > > > unresolved symbols
> > > > > 
> <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > > vendor.   Ok, so I assume that there's a module not yet loaded,
> > > > > and do an 'insmod pcmcia_core'  and another kernel panic.......
> > > > 
> > > > Your assumption about the unresolved symbols is correct, i82365
> > > > requires pcmcia_core.
> > > > 
> <snip>
> > > > I have put the 2.2.20 kernel that is in woody on this system (a
> > > > laptop that uses i82365 for the bridge). However, I have have not
> > > > seen it panic (even after multiple boots). So, what does it say
> > > > when the kernel panics (it probably says something more than just
> > > > "kernel panic")?
> > > > 
> > > Ok, a couple screens worth of what I would assume to be debuggin
> > > symbols, and these are the last 4 lines of the kernel panic (after
> > > setting /etc/default/pcmcia to pcmcia="yes" and rebooting).
> > > 
> > > Code: 8b 41 04 85 c9 74 22 8b 5a 18 8b 02 89 01 8b 0a 85 c9 74 08
> > > Aiee, killing interrupt handler
> > > Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill the idel task!
> > > In interrupt handler - not syncing
> > > 
> > > 
> > > and that's it, right after INIT starts the pcmcia services (I think,
> > > it flashes into the debug for the kernel awful quick)
> > 
> > Those messages show a definite problem. The last time I saw a line
> > starting with "Code: ", my kernel Oopsed.
> > 
> > What does it say before the registers && the stack? (you might need to
> > set up a serial console, but scroll lock should work after init starts
> > if you don't mind using pen && paper) What do your logs say (I'm
> > wondering about what they said for the successful boot with pcmcia)?
> > 
> ok, how would I go about setting up a serial console, I have all PPC
> machines here, and one lonely i386 (486 running Slackware 8, headless),
> can I just string a serial cable to the Slack box, or is there something
> I'm going to need to boot into single user and change on the laptop???

On the laptop's kernel command line, you need to put (going from the
kernel documentation):

    console=device,options

    device:         tty0 for the foreground virtual console
                    ttyX for any other virtual console
                    ttySx for a serial port
    options:        depend on the driver. For the serial port this
                    defines the baudrate/parity/bits of the port,
                    in the format BBBBPN, where BBBB is the speed,
                    P is parity (n/o/e), and N is bits. Default is
                    9600n8. The maximum baudrate is 115200.

A serial console from my laptop could have "console=ttyS0,9600n8" on the
kernel command line.

The log entries will also help

> writing all those debuggin symbols down by hand doesn't sound like a
> good time.

It isn't, I've done that before... and a few months ago this laptop was
running woody, with everything (including X and the kernel source)
floppied over for installation and upgrades (borked nic).

-- 
Seneca
seneca-cunningham@rogers.com


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