[gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[Daniel Mettler]

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hi all,

first: i hope this is the right list now. previously i sent this 
message to desktop@gentoo which definitely seemed to be wrong. 
now i was told to send it to gentoo-dev@gentoo.

second: thanks to all developers of gentoo linux. i already 
tried quite many linux and *bsd distros and the impression i 
have from gentoo linux so far is a very positive one.

now to my question: i installed gentoo on my clean sony vaio 
n505x notebook. everything worked pretty well during the 
installation but there is an error when it comes to networking 
with my accton en2216 pccard. it fails loading the particular
pcnet_cs module. as a consequence all other networking things 
are not working too. if i do a 'modprobe pcnet_cs' there is in 
about the following error:

linux pcmcia card services 3.1.26
kernel build: 2.4.4-ac9 #1 Sat Jun 30 14:23:25 Local time zone 
must be set--see zic manual page 2001
options: [pci] [cardbus]
ds: no socket drivers loaded!
/lib/modules/2.2.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation not 
permitted Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module 
parameters, including ivalid io or irq parameters
/lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o failed
unloading PCMCIA Card Services
/lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod pcnet_cs failed

if i do a plain 'insmod pcnet_cs' there are a lot of error 
messages about unresolved symbols. i already used the notebook 
including this nic working correctly with another distro, thus 
there is probably no hardware failure. i do not remember that i 
ever had to supply parameters for this module to work with this 
nic.
afaik i did all according to the install guides of gentoo 
linux.

i just wonder what this message about the missing local time 
zone is? i actually already created the symlink from 
/etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/MET. is there anything 
else to do with timezones? what might be the reasons for these 
errors and how can i fix or work around them to make networking 
work fine?

regards and thanks for your help.

dani

ps. i use gentoo linux v1.0_rc5

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Re: [gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[Taras]

I get these kinds of messages on my vaio sr17 when I use precompiled
kernels. Usually, I just compile my own kernel with support for pcmcia
and the nic I got and the problem goes away. Try to go for a minimal
kernel, the most features you got compiled in the more chances of it
going wrong.
On 16 Aug 2001 00:27:40 +0200, Daniel Mettler wrote:
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> hi all,
> 
> first: i hope this is the right list now. previously i sent this 
> message to desktop@gentoo which definitely seemed to be wrong. 
> now i was told to send it to gentoo-dev@gentoo.
> 
> second: thanks to all developers of gentoo linux. i already 
> tried quite many linux and *bsd distros and the impression i 
> have from gentoo linux so far is a very positive one.
> 
> now to my question: i installed gentoo on my clean sony vaio 
> n505x notebook. everything worked pretty well during the 
> installation but there is an error when it comes to networking 
> with my accton en2216 pccard. it fails loading the particular
> pcnet_cs module. as a consequence all other networking things 
> are not working too. if i do a 'modprobe pcnet_cs' there is in 
> about the following error:
> 
> linux pcmcia card services 3.1.26
> kernel build: 2.4.4-ac9 #1 Sat Jun 30 14:23:25 Local time zone 
> must be set--see zic manual page 2001
> options: [pci] [cardbus]
> ds: no socket drivers loaded!
> /lib/modules/2.2.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation not 
> permitted Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module 
> parameters, including ivalid io or irq parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod 
> /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o failed
> unloading PCMCIA Card Services
> /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod pcnet_cs failed
> 
> if i do a plain 'insmod pcnet_cs' there are a lot of error 
> messages about unresolved symbols. i already used the notebook 
> including this nic working correctly with another distro, thus 
> there is probably no hardware failure. i do not remember that i 
> ever had to supply parameters for this module to work with this 
> nic.
> afaik i did all according to the install guides of gentoo 
> linux.
> 
> i just wonder what this message about the missing local time 
> zone is? i actually already created the symlink from 
> /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/MET. is there anything 
> else to do with timezones? what might be the reasons for these 
> errors and how can i fix or work around them to make networking 
> work fine?
> 
> regards and thanks for your help.
> 
> dani
> 
> ps. i use gentoo linux v1.0_rc5
> 
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Re: [gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[Jerry A!]

On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 12:27:40AM +0200, Daniel Mettler wrote:
: are not working too. if i do a 'modprobe pcnet_cs' there is in
: about the following error:
:
: linux pcmcia card services 3.1.26
: kernel build: 2.4.4-ac9 #1 Sat Jun 30 14:23:25 Local time zone
: must be set--see zic manual page 2001
: options: [pci] [cardbus]
: ds: no socket drivers loaded!
: /lib/modules/2.2.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation not
: permitted Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect module
: parameters, including ivalid io or irq parameters
: /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod
: /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o failed
: unloading PCMCIA Card Services
: /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod pcnet_cs failed

"modprobe yenta-socket" (if using kernel)

"modprobe pcmcia_core" \
"modprobe ds" \
"modprobe i82365" (if using pcmcia-cs)

        --Jerry

name:  Jerry Alexandratos         ||  Open-Source software isn't a
phone: 703.599.6023               ||  matter of life or death...
email: jerry@thehutt.org          ||  ...It's much more important
                                  ||  than that!

Re: [gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[Daniel Mettler]

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hi taras, jerry,

thx. i tried both ways but did not succeed. i even re-installed 
it from the binary iso several times with very non-deterministic 
results (kernel panics, lots of symbols missing). i am pretty 
close to give it up now. perhaps i should wait for v1.0 or until 
someone of the developers succeeds in running it on a vaio 505.
it's a pity. i'd really like the concepts of gentoo linux.

regards

dani

On Thursday 16 August 2001 04:00, Jerry A! wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 12:27:40AM +0200, Daniel Mettler wrote:
> : are not working too. if i do a 'modprobe pcnet_cs' there is
> : in about the following error:
> :
> : linux pcmcia card services 3.1.26
> : kernel build: 2.4.4-ac9 #1 Sat Jun 30 14:23:25 Local time
> : zone must be set--see zic manual page 2001
> : options: [pci] [cardbus]
> : ds: no socket drivers loaded!
> : /lib/modules/2.2.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Operation
> : not permitted Hint: insmod errors can be cause by incorrect
> : module parameters, including ivalid io or irq parameters
> : /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod
> : /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o failed
> : unloading PCMCIA Card Services
> : /lib/modules/2.4.4-ac9/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod pcnet_cs failed
>
> "modprobe yenta-socket" (if using kernel)
>
> "modprobe pcmcia_core" \
> "modprobe ds" \
> "modprobe i82365" (if using pcmcia-cs)
>
>         --Jerry
>
> name:  Jerry Alexandratos         ||  Open-Source software
> isn't a phone: 703.599.6023               ||  matter of life
> or death... email: jerry@thehutt.org          ||  ...It's much
> more important
>
>                                   ||  than that!
>
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Re: [gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem

[Jerry A!]

On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 12:11:45PM +0200, Daniel Mettler wrote:
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: hi taras, jerry,
:
: thx. i tried both ways but did not succeed. i even re-installed
: it from the binary iso several times with very non-deterministic
: results (kernel panics, lots of symbols missing). i am pretty
: close to give it up now. perhaps i should wait for v1.0 or until
: someone of the developers succeeds in running it on a vaio 505.
: it's a pity. i'd really like the concepts of gentoo linux.

Is this the built-in ethernet on a 505?  If so, you don't need pcmcia.
That should be an on-board Intel EtherExpress Pro 100.

        --Jerry

name:  Jerry Alexandratos         ||  Open-Source software isn't a
phone: 703.599.6023               ||  matter of life or death...
email: jerry@thehutt.org          ||  ...It's much more important
                                  ||  than that!