From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chuck Gelm Subject: PCMCIA: pre-compiled driver packages Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:18:25 -0500 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3DFB9211.99110E9C@gelm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Linux Newbie I have been trying to get several PCMCIA cards to work in my laptop. (pentium 166MHz, 16 M RAM, 15 G HD). I am using Slakware v8.0. (kernel 2.2.19) #:ifconfig -a Is not showing anything other than lo & dummy. I have the following cards: Netgear MA401 & FA411 (802.11b wireless & 10/100 network) Belkin F5D6020 & F5D5020 (802.11b wireless & 10/100 network). I am baffled as to whether I need the pcmcia-cs package. I found this paragraph (http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1): "Before starting, you should think about whether you really need to compile the PCMCIA package yourself. All common Linux distributions come with pre-compiled driver packages. Generally, you only need to install the drivers from scratch if you need a new feature of the current drivers, or if you've updated and/or reconfigured your kernel in a way that is incompatible with the drivers included with your Linux distribution. While compiling the package is not technically difficult, it does require some general Linux familiarity." How do I tell if I have these packages? If yes, How do I configure my system to use them? Do I simply need to insmod/modprobe existing modules? If yes, which modules go with which card? Regards, Chuck - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs