Joel, What I have figured is that I need to restart pcmcia and network after all is said and done. I notice in rc?.d that pcmcia loads before network and again after network stuff. Could you give me an example of how to put up a script to make pcmcia reload or load after the network has started?.
BTW, I have changed to a Linksys Instant Wireless pcmcia card in order to get it to work under winXP, I know, but I need winXP for business right now. I had to figure out what to do to get it to run under linux as there is no info on configuring this card under linux. I am still at the delimna of boot order/restart, but once that is figured out I could write a SxS for this card if anyone is interested. Best Regards, Keith B. Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You have two choices, in general. > >1. Try to figure out the convoluted logic of the professionals who >set us the SUSE distro, who had to figure out how to anticipate any >number of combinations of devices and drivers and who knows what else. >This might take a while, since you may not find any documentation explaining >just how those bash startup scripts work. > > OR > >2. Just put the command to start the thang in rc.local or whatever it is >on SUSE. I have by now rewritten some of my startup scripts a number of >times. In the process I have leaned to write bash scripts and I have very >good control over my devices and daemons. It turns out it is impossible >to setup linux so that no matter what devices or daemons you add, the >startup scripts that come standard with the distro will be able to start >all the devices and daemons properly for you. (dynamic host resolution, >network cards in general, and jazz drives come to mind). Order of loading >is the sort of thing the startup scripts can't figure out, for example. > >Joel > >On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 05:55:11PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Llama, >> >> Ok, I no longer have to do yast. It still requires however, a rcnetwark >> restart to turn on the card. Should I try alias eth-pcmcia orinoco_cs in >> /etc/modules.conf? Where do I change the order so that the pcmcia loads >> after network loads? >> >> Best, >> >> Keith B. >> >> "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> LLama, >> >> >> >> No such bird as ifcfg-eth1. I did put alias eth1 orinoco_cs in >> >> /etc/modulesconf. I found ifcfg-eth-pcmcia-0, but no entry for >> >> ONBOOOT. I restarted the network using rcnetwork restart, but I have >> >> not rebooted. Will do it now and get back to you. >> > >> >I should have prefaced my suggestions with the warning that I have zero >> >wireless experience, and i'm just basing everything on how this all >> >works with a traditional 10/100 NIC. Its quite possible that SuSE uses >> >ifcfg-eth-pcmcia-0 instead of ifcfg-eth[0,1]. >> > >> >> >> >> Thanks for your response. Enjoy that new baby!!! >> > >> >Thanks. We're trying, in between the lack of sleep :) >> > >> > >> >> >> >> Best Regards, >> >> >> >> Keith B. >> >> >> >> "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Sounds like Joel might be onto something. First, *forget* YAST. Its >> >>>obscuring what you need to accomplish. You should first look at >> >>>/etc/modules.conf to see if there is an entry for eth1. If not, add it >> >>>like this: >> >>>alias eth1 orinoco_cs >> >>> >> >>>Next, look at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and verify that >> >>>ONBOOT=YES, and all the other info listed is correct. >> >>> >> >>>Report your progress. >> >>> >> >>>Joel Hammer wrote: >> >>> >> >>>>Don't know nuthin' about wireless, laptops, or PCMCIA, but: This sounds >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> like the drivers aren't loading at boot up. What modules are present after >> >> >> >>>>YAST sets up your card and what modules are loaded after reboot (lsmod) ? >> >>>> >> >>>>You might look at your bootup messages (/var/log/messages, dmesg) and >> >>>>see if your card is being detected at bootup. >> >>>> >> >>>>Does ifconfig show this type of card? >> >>>> >> >>>>Joel >> >>>> >> >>>>On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 01:35:55PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>>Hello Lists, >> >>>>> >> >>>>>I have set up my Siemens Wireless PCMCIA card using the orinoco_cs drivers >> >>>>>and according to the manufacturer, I have altered the following files: >> >>>>> >> >>>>>1. /etc/pcmcia/config - put the info about the card and told it to >> >>>>> bind to orinoco_cs here. >> >>>>>2. /etc/wireless.opts - put the INFO aabout INFO, ESSID, MODE here. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>3. Setup the card under yast as eth-pcmcia-0 which gets put up as eth1. >> >>>>>4. When I finish the set up it runs like a charm. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>When I shutdown the laptop when I'm done and later reboot it, nothings >> >>>>>works until I go back to yast and reset the card up again. What am I >> >>>>>missing? >> >>>>> >> >>>>>HARDWARE INFO: Compaq M700 (PIII-850, 256M RAM, Two Type II PCMCIA slots >> >>>>> Linksys Access Point >> >>>>> Siemens PCMCIA Wireless NIC in Slot 1 (2nd slot) >> >>>>> >> >>>>>SOFTWARE INFO: SuSE 8.0 Pro, KDE3, Basically out of box install with >> >>>>> YOU updates. Uses yenta_socket drivers. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Thanks in advance for help. BTW, Can't get it to run at all under WinXP. >> >>>>>Go figure!!! >> > >> > >> >-- >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >L. 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