Re: Debian, 2.6 kernel and WIFI card on laptop ?
I had the same problem. In vanilla 2.6.0 there is a bug with irq assignment so
isa devices (16bit pcmcia cards use the isa bus) will not work. You need to
get the mm1 (or newer if there is one) patch that contains the fix for this.
Tom
> zeDek
>
> On 6 Jan 2004, Xavier Maillard<zedek_ML_@gnu-rox.org> mused:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have asked everywhere I could about that. Nobody until now could
> > find a solution. So I am trying as a last resort here ;)
> >
> > Here I have an ACER TM803 laptop running perfectly except one thing:
> > PCMCIA.
> >
> > This is not that important but I prefer to be free and get rid of my
> > wired ethernet connection when at home.
> >
> > I use a Debian SID GNU/Linux with a vanilla 2.6.0 kernel. All has been
> > done accordingly to advice I receive here and there. It has support
> > for PCMCIA devices, Wireless and orinoco support. So I am using a
> > wireless driver from the kernel since it worked pretty well under
> > 2.4.x for me.
> >
> > I also have the wireless tools suite installed and all is done in the
> > interface files (ie /etc/network/interface).
> >
> > The Wireless card is Linksys WPC11 running in managed mode.
> >
> > I think my setup is good since it is the one that used to run under
> > the 2.4.x kernel series.
> >
> > Problem is that when inserting the card, first I don't ear any 'bip'
> > sound as it used to do. Then the card is no longer able to connect to
> > the AP (also by linksys).
> >
> > I remember that not that far ago, it worked but as I faced problem
> > keeping the connection up, I gave up and went back at my fidèle wire
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Now it just doesn't want to connect.
> >
> > Have anyone any clue I could follow to (at last) have this working ?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > P.S: my /etc/init.d/pcmcia script file contains now a 'exit 0' at the
> > top since I was told that PCMCIA and kernel 2.6.0 was no good. I only
> > now use hotplug stuff as recommended.
> >
> > zeDek
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