Subject: Re: Wireless Lombard
From: Jim Cole (greyleaf@yggdrasill.net)
Date: Tue Jul 10 2001 - 00:18:21 MDT
Paul J. Lucas's bits of Mon, 9 Jul 2001 translated to:
>On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jim Cole wrote:
>
>> Using an Orinoco Silver PC card, I was able to set up wireless networking
>> with my Lombard using ... a stock 2.2.19-1k kernel.
>
> Which version of the PCMCIA software are you using? Are you
> using that stock or did you have to apply the patch I have?
It is stock. I am using the kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.19-1k package from my YDL
2.0 install CD. As for the actual version, I get the following from
running strings on pcmcia_core.o
Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.26
kernel build: 2.2.19-1k #1 Sat Jun 2 02:54:55 MDT 2001
> I'm interested in this because, running the 2.2.17 kernel, if I
> boot with yaboot, the PCMCIA slot isn't initialized properly.
I had the same problem with 2.2.18 and gave up for a while since I was
running MacOS 9.1 and couldn't revert back to BootX.
> If I can boot with yaboot and have the PCMCIA slow working,
> then I can finally upgrade to XFree86 4.x since it dies a
> horrible death with the 2.2.17/BootX combination.
I am writing from my Lombard, which is currently networked via the PC
card, booted with yaboot, and using XFree86 4.0.2. However, I should throw
in one disclaimer. I have only booted into Linux twice since I configured
for the PC card and have thus far only spent a few hours online. As such,
I can't say much about consistency or stability. But so far, so good.
> BTW: where did you get that kernel? Source?
As with the modules, I am using the stock package from my YDL 2.0 install
CD (kernel-2.2.19-1k). So far I have had no pressing need for a custom
kernel build.
Jim
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