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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:57 am    Post subject: Netgear MA401: what else? Reply with quote

The problem:
Code:

cardmgr[8648]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices


Modprobe:
Code:
localhost breiko # modprobe -l
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/pcmcia/rsrc_nonstatic.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_plx.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/drivers/net/s2io.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-device.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-midi-event.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-midi.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/oss/snd-pcm-oss.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/kernel/sound/core/oss/snd-mixer-oss.ko


From dmesg PCMCIA should work..
Code:

pccard: card ejected from slot 0
pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0


I have followed thousand of post in forums or guide but my card still doesn't work..
Any suggests?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

post the results of:
Code:
lsmod

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
localhost breiko # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_seq                47856  -
snd_seq_device          6548  -
snd_pcm_oss            46016  -
snd_mixer_oss          15176  -
pcmcia                 24384  -
yenta_socket           23188  -
rsrc_nonstatic         11048  -
pcmcia_core            33528  -
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry for the delay, I'm still stumped on the '-'s in the Used column. I'll check it out on #gentoo tonight to see if I can get an explanation.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you need the pcmcia ioctl support in the kernel for the cardmgr. it is obsolete, but is needed
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

genfive wrote:
you need the pcmcia ioctl support in the kernel for the cardmgr. it is obsolete, but is needed


Wow.. now cardmgr should work..

Code:
localhost breiko # cardmgr
cardmgr[8683]: watching 1 socket


But now, if I insert my ma401 pcmcia card, I got a freeze and I have to reboot..

Thanks for the replies!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hmm... first of all, I am not sure what netgear MA401 card is. Could you do the following for us?

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux
grep -i "pcm" .config


and post the listing there? thanks.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

genfive wrote:
hmm... first of all, I am not sure what netgear MA401 card is. Could you do the following for us?

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux
grep -i "pcm" .config


and post the listing there? thanks.

Sure.

Code:
localhost linux # grep -i "pcm" .config
# Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
# PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_PCMCIA=m
CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_IOCTL=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_PROBE=y
# CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_PCMCIA is not set
# PCMCIA SCSI adapter support
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_AHA152X is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_FDOMAIN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NINJA_SCSI is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_QLOGIC is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SYM53C500 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_WAVELAN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NETWAVE is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_RAYCS is not set
# Wireless 802.11b Pcmcia/Cardbus cards support
CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES=m
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SPECTRUM is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_WL3501 is not set
# PCMCIA network device support
# CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA is not set
# PCMCIA character devices
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
# PCMCIA devices
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM is not set
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

like I said before, i am not sure what kind of PC card is netgear MA401... however, from the brand, i assume it is a network card of some sort... if this is the case, you probably should have this set

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# CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA is not set
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have one of these cards laying around, back during 2004.3, I was using the orinoco driver for this.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Netgear MA401 is a 802.11g wireless network card.

Now.. this is the situation..

Code:

localhost linux # cd /usr/src/linux
localhost linux # grep -i "pcm" .config
# Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
# PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_PCMCIA=m
CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_IOCTL=y
CONFIG_PCMCIA_PROBE=y
# CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_PCMCIA is not set
# PCMCIA SCSI adapter support
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_AHA152X is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_FDOMAIN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NINJA_SCSI is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_QLOGIC is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SYM53C500 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_WAVELAN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NETWAVE is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_RAYCS is not set
# Wireless 802.11b Pcmcia/Cardbus cards support
CONFIG_PCMCIA_HERMES=m
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SPECTRUM is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_WL3501 is not set
# PCMCIA network device support
CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA=y
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C589 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C574 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_FMVJ18X is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_PCNET is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_NMCLAN is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_SMC91C92 is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_XIRC2PS is not set
# CONFIG_PCMCIA_AXNET is not set
# PCMCIA character devices
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m
# PCMCIA devices
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DPCM is not set



Code:
localhost linux # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
orinoco_cs             14220  -
orinoco                40668  -
hermes                  6440  -
snd_seq                47856  -
snd_seq_device          6548  -
snd_pcm_oss            46016  -
snd_mixer_oss          15176  -
pcmcia                 31020  -
yenta_socket           23188  -
rsrc_nonstatic         11048  -
pcmcia_core            33528  -


Code:
localhost linux # /etc/init.d/pcmcia restart
 * Stopping pcmcia ...                                                                                                                                           [ ok ]
 * PCMCIA support detected
 * Starting pcmcia ...
cardmgr[9183]: watching 1 socket   


but..

Code:
localhost linux # iwconfig
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

localhost linux # ifconfig eth1
eth1: error fetching interface information: Device not found


I don't understand...
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my question is don't you still need to enable the wireless support in your kernel on top of the pc cards? my computer is centrino, however, when I didn't enable wireless support in the kernel, it would not recognize the wireless device.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

genfive wrote:
my question is don't you still need to enable the wireless support in your kernel on top of the pc cards? my computer is centrino, however, when I didn't enable wireless support in the kernel, it would not recognize the wireless device.


I don't understand what I have to do.. :(
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