From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18202 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2004 21:51:40 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 4 Dec 2004 21:51:40 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cahoa-0005PJ-8M for arch-gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:51:40 +0000 Received: (qmail 1456 invoked by uid 89); 4 Dec 2004 21:51:23 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-user-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 27829 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2004 21:51:22 +0000 Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 10:52:34 +1300 From: Nick Rout In-reply-to: <1102196982.10359.9.camel@sf.rout.dyndns.org> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Message-id: <1102197154.10364.12.camel@sf.rout.dyndns.org> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <1102196982.10359.9.camel@sf.rout.dyndns.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How can I add pcnet_cs to my installation? X-Archives-Salt: e3e876e5-32df-4f7d-bd27-e8b2825455e3 X-Archives-Hash: d91f8e411f7b31c196eb1708d65261a5 On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 10:49 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > you do not need to recompile the whole kernel, just the modules you > need. > > in your menuconfig go into "Bus Options" and choose pcmcia support, with > whatever options you need for your hardware. > > Then and only then will the right things appear under Device > drivers/Networking Support, there will be a section for pcmcia drivers. > Choose the NE2000 compatible one, and it will build pcnet_cs (according > to what you read under Help anyway) Sorry I didn't finish :-) after putting the right config options in place, as modules, exit menuconfig and execute the following make modules && make modules_install and for good measure: depmod -a it should then work without even a reboot. > > On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 00:36 -0800, michael shiloh wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I'm installing Gentoo on an old laptop. After installing and booting, > > I find that I forgot to add pcnet_cs, which I need for my PCMCIA network > > card, so modprobe of that fails. > > > > Looking through the archives, I gather that this normally gets built > > with the kernel, but I don't want to rebuild the kernel. Is there a > > package I can emerge that will provide this? > > > > (I can get onto the net by booting from the live CD) > > > > Thanks, > > Michael > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Nick Rout -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list