Kernel 2.4 issues and PCMCIA

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No need to step back to a 2.2 kernel, just recompile and turn off the pcmcia
in the kernel and use the pcmcia_cs package. There are directions on how to
do this.

Cheers

Davidm

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Sollars [mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:44 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4 issues and PCMCIA

id step back to kernel 2.2 then go look at

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2405

the pcmcia-cs page ..

latest pcmcia driver set

is :- 3.1.29

I had the same issues with kernel 2.4 with a Dell Latitude 266XT

Regards

Nigel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Brown" <kevin_brown@qwest.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Kernel 2.4 issues and PCMCIA

> Ok, well I decided to update my version of linux from RH6.2 to 7.2 to get
> newer libs and whatnot. Install went ok, was able to keep the size down
to
> 650MB (uggh) and got it to boot.
>
> Unfortunately it seems that there is an issue with all 2.4 series kernels
and
> pcmcia stuff on my laptop (Panasonic Toughbook CF-25mkII, P150).
According to
> dmesg:
>
> Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
> options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
> PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 00:10.0
> PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin B of device 00:10.1
> PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 00:13.0
> PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin B of device 00:13.1
> Yenta IRQ list 0e98, PCI irq0
> socket status: 30000046
>
> That last stuff is basically repeated 4 times (one for each socket I
have).
>
> doing 'cat /proc/pci' shows all four slots:
> Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
> Cardbus bridge: ricoh co ltd tl5c466
>
> I tried searching the web for answers, but the closest I got was Torvalds
> saying that they have it working, but it is from more than a year ago.
>
> Anyone have a clue as to how to fix this? Without pcmcia support my
laptop is
> useless since I can't connect to anything in linux with it now.
>
> P.S. All this because I wanted to be able to use my Wireless Orinoco card
in
> linux and windows, sigh.
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No need to step back to a 2.2 kernel, just recompile =
and turn off the pcmcia in the kernel and use the pcmcia_cs package. =
There are directions on how to do this.

Cheers


Davidm

 

-----Original Message-----
 From: Nancy Sollars [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net">mailto:dnancy2@qwest.net</A>]
 Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:44 PM
 To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
 Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4 issues and PCMCIA

 

id step back to kernel 2.2 then go look at


<A =
HREF=3D"http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D2405" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D=
2405</A>


the pcmcia-cs page ..


latest pcmcia driver set


is :- 3.1.29


I had the same issues with kernel 2.4 with a Dell =
Latitude 266XT


Regards


Nigel


----- Original Message -----
 From: "Kevin Brown" =
<kevin_brown@qwest.net>
 To: =
<plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
 Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 2:34 PM
 Subject: Kernel 2.4 issues and PCMCIA

 

> Ok, well I decided to update my version of linux =
from RH6.2 to 7.2 to get
 > newer libs and whatnot.  Install went ok, =
was able to keep the size down
 to
 > 650MB (uggh) and got it to boot.
 >
 > Unfortunately it seems that there is an issue =
with all 2.4 series kernels
 and
 > pcmcia stuff on my laptop (Panasonic Toughbook =
CF-25mkII, P150).
 According to
 > dmesg:
 >
 > Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
 > options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
 > PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device =
00:10.0
 > PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin B of device =
00:10.1
 > PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device =
00:13.0
 > PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin B of device =
00:13.1
 > Yenta IRQ list 0e98, PCI irq0
 > socket status: 30000046
 >
 > That last stuff is basically repeated 4 times =
(one for each socket I
 have).
 >
 > doing 'cat /proc/pci' shows all four =
slots:
 > Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
 > Cardbus bridge: ricoh co ltd tl5c466
 >
 > I tried searching the web for answers, but the =
closest I got was Torvalds
 > saying that they have it working, but it is =
from more than a year ago.
 >
 > Anyone have a clue as to how to fix this?  =
Without pcmcia support my
 laptop is
 > useless since I can't connect to anything in =
linux with it now.
 >
 > P.S. All this because I wanted to be able to =
use my Wireless Orinoco card
 in
 > linux and windows, sigh.
 > =
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