Re: Is it possible to use Carbus NIC on kernel 2.4.12 without pcmcia-modules?
Kazuhiko Uebayashi, 2001-Oct-27 04:05 +0900:
> Hi, I'm Kazuhiko Uebayashi.
>
> I'm in trouble now in using Cardbus NIC(Network Interface Card).
>
> On kernel 2.2.19 with pcmcia-modules(make-kpkg from pcmcia-source),
> I can use this Cardbus NIC.
>
> But after I change kernel to 2.4.12,it dosen't work well.
>
> /var/log/syslog says the following,
> ------------------------
> Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar kernel: cs: cb_free(bus 21)
> Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: shutting down socket 1
> Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe -r tulip_cb'
> Oct 27 03:55:01 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe -r cb_enabler'
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 21): vendor 0x13d1, device 0xab02
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar kernel: PCI: Enabling device 15:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: initializing socket 1
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: socket 1: Linksys Etherfast 10/100
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe cb_enabler'
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: + modprobe: Can't locate module cb_enabler
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: modprobe exited with status 255
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: module /lib/modules/2.4.12/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o not available
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: executing: 'modprobe tulip_cb'
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: + modprobe: Can't locate module tulip_cb
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: modprobe exited with status 255
> Oct 27 03:55:03 darkstar cardmgr[201]: module /lib/modules/2.4.12/pcmcia/tulip_cb.o not available
> Oct 27 03:55:04 darkstar cardmgr[201]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
> --------------------------.
>
> I can't understand well what the log means.
>
> Is it possible to use Carbus NIC (ADMtek 985 Chip)
> on kernel 2.4.12 without pcmcia-modules?
>
> Could you tell me how to use this CardBus NIC without pcmcia-modules?
>
> In case using pcmcia-modules,
> Do I had better to remove pcmcia-net-driver support from kernel?
>
> --
> Kazuhiok Uebyashi
> e-mail : u_kazu@nifty.com
I've seen other posts indicating that a replacement for i82365
called yenta is in 2.4 kernel. Are you using this? If not, that
may be the issue.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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