From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail31.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.254.60.21]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15XBqo-0007OL-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 19:21:34 -0600 Received: from [192.168.0.14] ([24.77.1.252]) by femail31.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with ESMTP id <20010816012155.AYV20486.femail31.sdc1.sfba.home.com@[192.168.0.14]> for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:21:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] pcmcia/nic module problem From: Taras To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <01081600231805.00548@hal> References: <01081600231805.00548@hal> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.12 (Preview Release) Message-Id: <997924576.2026.6.camel@vaio> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Aug 15 19:22:02 2001 X-Original-Date: 15 Aug 2001 18:15:56 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: 2e3401c8-abfa-41e9-9bb8-ea583bde2c51 X-Archives-Hash: f6e48d9feecc2036d75aeef36d755b5c 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: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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 > > - -- > Daniel Mettler http://www.icu.unizh.ch/~mettlerd > > All general statements are false. (The Ultimate Law) > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE7evdcSLYjgrGjnWQRAoSxAJ0a/2q/inqWYUfMnPCxF3MAHwPY0ACgmVYV > qCeGQBszLPa/MXVUkI6IGiU= > =Ka49 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org > http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev