The standard Mandrake kernel can handle pcmcia cards without any compilation. If Kde Control Centre>Information>pcmcia is not showing your pcmcia cards try checking the file /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia In 8.1 it should read PCMCIA=yes PCIC=i82365
in 8.2 pcmcia card support changes and the second line should read PCIC=yenta_socket I have just inserted a pcmcia modem card in my Sony VAIO laptop and 8.2 has picked it up on boot. I can see it in kde control centre and the Internet dialler kppp has found it when I selected 'Query Modem' although it is NOT listed in harddrake. If pcmcia is not working in your laptop it may be a manufacturer specific problem in which case checking out the pcmcia HOWTO and the forums at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmcia-cs/ is a good move. HTH derek On Saturday 06 April 2002 11:42 pm, Maureen L. Thomas wrote: > I have just recently purchased a laptop. It is a Gateway Solo1200. It > came with an integrated winmodem so I was able to pick up a Pcmcia modem > card. I have tried to recompile the kernel with no luck. Keep getting > errors. I have been reading up on pcmcia cards and there seems to be a > way to install Mandrake with a parameter to use the pcmcia kernel. This > would allow me to not have to rebuild a kernel to get the modem to work. > (hopefully :)). Can someone help this newbie, I am at a complete loss. > I am currently using Mandrake 8.1 but I have pre-ordered 8.2. the Solo > has a ten gig hd, no dual boot, on board sound AC97, S3 video, and a > Rhino etho 10/100 card built in. I eventually want to network it with > my desktop, also running Mandrake 8.1. Any help is greatly > appreciated. Thanks, Maureen
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