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From: Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How can I add pcnet_cs to my installation?
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:42:34 +1300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1102322554.16037.1.camel@sf.rout.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0412052035560.18836-100000@miro.michaelshiloh.com>

On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 20:42 -0800, michael shiloh wrote:
> Sorry. I should have pointed that out. I am in fact using 2.6.
> 
> I actually got it all running, but I'm not sure exactly how.
> I tried a kernel with no PCMCIA support, but when I emerged 
> pcmcia-cs it failed due to needing PCMCIA support in the kernel. 
> So I compiled the kernel again, this time turning on every 
> single PCMCIA related item I could find. This time  pcmcia-cs
> worked.
> 
> Some day I might redo this just to figure out what the critical
> steps were, but I need to finish this installation so I can actually
> use my laptop.
> 
> Still, I can see from the different answers, that there is a bit
> of confusion about this issue. I appreciate all of your help as
> I'll be installing Gentoo on many other computers, I'm sure.
> 
> Michael
There is no confusion, we were jsut at odds over which kernel you were
reason - his answer was right for 2.4, mine for 2.6. The ebuild is the
final arbiter :-)



> 
> 
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Alessandro D.M. Semeria wrote:
> 
> > Micheal not say nothing about the kernel, then I supposed he had used 
> > a stable gentoo-sources (2.4) and not the devel one (2.6).
> > 
> > Best regards.
> > A.S.
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:46:36 +1300
> > Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
> > 
> > > What doc are you referring to?
> > > 
> > > AFAIK if you are on 2.6 emerge pcmcia-cs does not emerge any kernel
> > > modules, but only the support programs for pcmcia.
> > > 
> > > Thats certainly seems to be what has happenned on my laptop, which has
> > > just been reinstalled with 2004.3 as of last week.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > invertigating further, this is from the ebuild:
> > > 
> > >  "For 2.5/2.6 kernels, the PCMCIA support from the kernel should"
> > > "be used. Enable PCMCIA and any further drivers you need there,"
> > > "and then use this package to install the PCMCIA tools."
> > > 
> > > It is otherwise for 2.4 , the ebuild says this:
> > > 
> > > "To avail yourself of the pcmcia-cs drivers, you have to disable the"
> > > "PCMCIA support in the kernel.  (Otherwise, you might experience"
> > > "CardServices version mismatch errors)"
> > > "Proper kernel config for this package is that PCMCIA/Card Bus under"
> > > "General Setup is off and Wireless LAN (non-ham radio) is on but"
> > > "no modules or drivers turned on under Network Device Support"
> > > "if you have wireless."
> > > "Also note it now appears that you need CONFIG_CRC32 turned on"
> > > "These are the CRC32 Library functions in the config"
> > > 
> > > (sorry about the formatting)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 20:26:32 +0100
> > > "Alessandro D.M. Semeria" <goloiat@libero.it> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In my personal opinion is better to emerge pcmcia modules:
> > > > "emerge pcmcia-cs" (as is recommended on doc).
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards
> > > > 
> > > > A.S.
> > > > 
> > > > On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 10:52:34 +1300
> > > > Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > 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 <nick@rout.co.nz>
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > --
> > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --
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> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --
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> > > 
> > 
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> > 
> 
> 
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.44.0412040035570.18836-100000@miro.michaelshiloh.com>
2004-12-04 21:49 ` [gentoo-user] How can I add pcnet_cs to my installation? Nick Rout
2004-12-04 21:52   ` Nick Rout
2004-12-05 19:26     ` Alessandro D.M. Semeria
2004-12-05 22:46       ` Nick Rout
2004-12-05 23:29         ` Alessandro D.M. Semeria
2004-12-06  0:05           ` Nick Rout
2004-12-06  4:42           ` michael shiloh
2004-12-06  8:42             ` Nick Rout [this message]

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