[PLUG] More PCMCIA

[Chris Blust]

well
when I type
cardctl ident
it gives me the name of my card  and its function# (6, network)
so it knows that the card is there and the lights on the pig tale
but
when I type,
ping 128.211.247.017
it returnes a message of "network unreachable"
there is no /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia file that I can find on corel
but from what I have read I have to set these as the values in this file
PCMCIA=yes
PCIC=i82365
PCIC_OPTS=
PCIC_OPTS="irq_list=9,11 poll_interval=100"
CORE_OPTS=

more later
Thanks
Chris

I used the corel setup for networking such as the IP and such
----- Original Message -----
From: Nitesh Dhanjani <nitesh@expert.cc.purdue.edu>
To: <plug@csociety.purdue.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] More PCMCIA


>
> In case your goal is to get your pcmcia card working on linux, post
> technical details of what you have attempted so far and we can try to help
> you out. If you prefer to discuss about the poor support of the package,
> ignore this email.
>
> nitesh.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Nels Tomlinson wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem, on an inspiron 3200.  My card is
> > supported, and after reading the linux pcmcia howto a few months back, I
> > figured out that I need to go try uncommenting some line in some file
> > somewhere.  If that doesn't work, I should try recompiling the kernal,
> > more because it's fun than because it's helpfull, and that's about as
far
> > as I read.  These howto's usually aren't very helpfull if you are
clueless
> > enough to need them.  This howto is MUCH better than some I've read: it
> > actually tells you where to look for at least some of the files.  But if
> > you can understand what they're talking about, you probably had a pretty
> > good clue about where to look anyway.
> >
> > I haven't yet gone and tried finding and changing that file yet,
> > since I've got nowhere to network to, under linux.  But it looks like a
> > large, ugly project to figure it out with the information in the howto.
> >
> > One point I want to make is that documentation that is interesting
> > to the guy who wrote the package is going to be useless, in general, to
> > the guy who just wants to use it to get some work done.  Another point
is
> > that it would be a really bright idea to tell folks how to check whether
a
> > kernal supports something already, rather than "recompile...it'll do you
> > good".  It's easier to just use windows for anything that doesn't work
> > under linux on the first try.
> >
> > If I were getting paid to run this little system, it would be a
> > different matter, of course.  But my business is getting some research
> > done, and this computer is supposed to make it easier, not slow me down.
> > If I'm going to spend a late night here, it won't be to fiddle with this
> > thing.
> >
> > So, that's why I use windows when I want to use my cardbus. My
> > experiences with linux have been very good, in general.  The card bus is
> > the only thing on my inspiron which doesn't work AT LEAST as well under
> > linux as under windows.  It is really nice to be able to use a unix
system
> > at home.  But administering a unix system is no fun, and I'm eager to
see
> > it more automated, and better explained.  That business with the pcmcia
> > SHOULD be doable from linuxconf, I think
> >
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] -fwd- how do I configure pcmcia as an ethernet
adapter?
> > >
> > >
> > > Two URLs for you: First ofcourse the pcmcia package
> > > at http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org/, check if your card is supported.
You
> > > may already have the pcmcia package installed depending on what you
chose
> > > while the setup of your distro. Next, check the 'Linux on Laptops'
page
> > > for more info on your type of machine(if available):
> > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/.
> > >
> > > I myself have a Dell Inspiron 3200 with a 3com modem+eth pcmcia card,
> > > works great.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > Nitesh.
> > >
> >
> >
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