From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from HERMES.genomatica.com (neuromancer.genomatica.com [12.105.233.242]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 61B4FABD5E for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:51:06 -0500 (CDT) content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:50:48 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.5762.3 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA Thread-Index: AcHn2J8q2u8njNQeQoeUCoaU4bGF8gAAeDFA From: "Sean P. Kane" To: Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 9af1b575-228b-462c-a6c0-3f2600ed310d X-Archives-Hash: 13088879f5aa73541e6cd37391e556ae Chad,=20 How hard would it be to add the modify the pcmcia-cs ebuild so that it could be set to keep the configured source under /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-"version number"?=20 Since someone has done this already with the kernel sources, I figured it might be quicker for someone here to do that part and then I would be willing to create a new ebuild for the linux-wlan-ng package I was talking about earlier. However, I need access to the configured pcmcia-cs sources. I compiled wlan-ng by hand on my Gentoo system and it works great (once I updated to the newest Intel ACPI patch so the system would assign IRQs to my PCMCIA system). My wireless pcmcia card comes up and I can browse the net fine. Since these drivers offer very good support for the most widely used wireless chipset, Intersil's Prism2, I think this is something that a lot of people would probably like. Sean -----Original Message----- From: Chad M. Huneycutt [mailto:chad.huneycutt@acm.org]=20 Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:20 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA Gert Dewit wrote: > On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 1048, Chad wrote: >>Gert Dewit wrote: >>>I've posted following message on the gentoo-install forum, but I'd=20 >>>like to know from you guys why gentoo is using the non-kernel PCMCIA=20 >>>stuff from pcmcia-cs in the install initrd. >> >>Daniel put that on the install CD per my recommendation. My=20 >>understanding >>is that pcmcia-cs has newer/more drivers than the kernel. If this is no=20 >>longer correct, then we can certainly switch to kernel-only modules on the=20 >>CD in the future. >=20 > I'm affraid it's not that simple. As up to kernel version 2.4.16 or so > you were right that the pcmcia-cs drivers were more stable and had more > supported cards. Today I'm not sure about the situation. As far as I=20 > know there are cards that are only supported by the kernel drivers > (the D-Link DFE 690TXD I use for instance as well as other cards that=20 > are supported by their pci drivers) and there are cards that are only > supported by the pcmcia-cs drivers. I was afraid that would happen eventually. > The best way to go I think is use the kernel PCMCIA infrastructure and > drivers and add the pcmcia-cs "clients" (drivers) and cardmanager=20 > utils. I think this is the strategy the RedHat boys also use. I don't understand how the two sets of modules could co-exist, but if it is possible, then I am all for it. > If you want me to check it out, just say so, I've got some spare time=20 > while my new gentoo system is building on my laptop. By all means, please. Another option is to provide pcmcia-cs sources on the CD, so that if someone really needs it, they can build them from a=20 stage2 system. _______________________________________________ gentoo-dev mailing list gentoo-dev@gentoo.org http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev