On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 10:00:30PM -0700, Rick Macdonald wrote: [ moved prefix reply to end (hi Karsten)]
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Seneca Cunningham wrote: > > I need the pcmcia module to get access to my ethernet card and cdrom, but I > > just can't get pcmcia-source to compile. I've tried to do it with woody and > > sid, but I just can't seem to get my pcmcia module to compile. I get > > warnings about how malloc.h is deprecated throughout the entire process, but > > at the end... [ snip ] > > This particular version is of my most recent attempt, with the pcmcia-source > > from sid, and downloaded today. The previous versions were all similar, with > > an identical result. > > > > Please _don't_ suggest that I change kernels to 2.4.17, I had enough trouble > > floppying 2.4.16 over, earlier this month, and I need the pcmcia module to > > even attempt to connect to the network (pcmcia ethernet card). I can't burn > > a cd and use it, my cdrom is an external one, connected through pcmcia. I > > can't do SLIP or PLIP because of a combination of a hardware and software > > problem (windoze combined with semi-functional (works when it isn't needed, > > stops when its needed) hardware). > > > > In spite of having to floppy everything (packages > 1.6M are made into > > spanning archives, then reassembled), I generally download new versions of > > the more important packages if I find them in testing or sid. Probably the > > only exception to that would be the kernel-source... I don't have enough > > good floppies to do that. > > Well, I'm going to say 2.4.17 anyway... If you have the 2.4.16 source, there's no need to grab the whole 2.4.17 source! Grab the patch from kernel.org. > Yesterday, I compiled a 2.4 kernel for the first time. I went for 2.4.16 > because I thought it was better for vmware. > > It failed to compile even before I got to the pcmcia source. The message > wasn't exactly what you got; it was from the linker. Unresolved or > duplicate symbols or something. A buddy in the office said to try 2.4.17 > because he thought 2.4.16 was only out for a day before 2.4.17 came out > (so it must have been bad, he figured). Anyway, 2.4.17 compiled, installed > and booted up fine, as far as I can tell so far. 2.4.17 is mostly solid. I like it. My number one question is, why are you trying to compile pcmcia-source at all? 2.4 kernels have _built in_ pcmcia module support; I ditched pcmcia-source and started using the kernel pcmcia modules back at 2.4.7; I haven't looked back. My laptop is a Tecra 8100, with a 3Com ethernet card (can't remember the model cos I almost never use it); I also have a Lucent ORiNOCO 802.11b card. Works great. Cheers, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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