Hi; you may have seen in the announce of Bering-uClibc a short note about pcmcia redesign - if you are interested in more information, you may read on what Eric Spakman wrote about it.
With Bering-uClibc 2.2 the pcmcia subsystem has been redesigned. The biggest changes are that we switched to kernel pcmcia modules and that only one pcmcia base package is provided instead of several ones. We also provide a uhotplug package (micro hotplug) to support newer 32 bit cardbus cards and firmware loading. The main reason for this redesign is to easy support more pcmcia and cardbus cards, f.e. a broader range of new (802.1 a/b/g) wireless (cardbus) cards. The old structure of multiple fixed pcmcia packages wasn't flexible and maintainable enough for this purpose. The pcmcia modules are now put in a seperate pcmod.lrp package, which contains the standard pcmcia and cardbus subsystem drivers by default. With this new design you can use pcmcia.lrp for 16 bit pcmcia cards and uhotplug.lrp for 32 bit cardbus cards in every combination. The pcmod.lrp package is needed for both and provide the pcmcia/cardbus subsytem. The 16 bit pcmcia drivers can be put in the pcmod package and are automatically loaded on demand by the pcmcia subsystem. The modules for 32 bit cardbus cards must be put and listed in the modules.lrp package. The hotplug system automatically detects the card, loads firmware if necessary (the right firmware can be put in the uhotplug package), and brings the interface up or down. Unlike the pcmcia subsystem, the uhotplug package is not capable of autoloading the modules, they should be listed in /etc/modules like any pci like card. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
