On 1/27/08, Lauri Kasanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: blfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org > > Subject: Orinoco PCMCIA Wifi Problems > > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:53:30 +0000 > > > > > > I tired to send a long email earlier today detailing my problems > > with this card. That earlier email got bounced so I'll try a short > > one and see if that gets through. > > > > I basically think that my problem is that I need to install > > pcmciautils and I need a resource database. Forgive my > > ignorance as I'm new to building Linux From Scratch but > > what exactly is a resource database. During the instillation > > of LFS a Database was installed (Berkeley DB) is that the same > > thing. > > > > Has anybody used PCMCIA Utils with LFS. It's not mentioned in > > BLFS book > > > > thanks for any advice > > Hi > > I have used pcmciautils, with old laptops that required a resource database > too. > A resource database is simply a list of memory areas your card cannot use. It > comes with pcmciautils. > > IIRC you need to edit the Makefile to have STARTUP=yes and UDEV=yes, can't > remember if those were the defaults. > > It depends on sysfsutils, so install that first. > > Lauri >
Thanks a million for that Lauri I had UDEV set incorrectly in the Makefile as simple as that. I've been struggling with that for ages now thought it was a kernel config switch that I'd missed Now to get dhcp client working on the Wifi card ;-) Thanks again. John -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
