On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 11:23:41AM -0600, dude wrote: > > > Hello all. > > i have a compaq Presario 1700. > I have a Presario 1610. It's a laptop. If yours it is a laptop, too, you could get a better answer on debian-laptop. > I have installed potato but have to access it using > > boot: linux 1 > > because at first the thing would just horribly hang > > when it said > > Starting PCMCIA services: > Dunno. Never been expert of lilo and PCMCIA. > ok, well i downloaded the latested (from sourceforge) > pcmcia package onto my wins paritions > > then rstarted the system and mounted my windows parititon > > and then copied and 'make'-ed the pcmcia packages
Did you try to use the pcmcia-source package and compile from that one? That is what I did, and I had no problem. pcmcia-source may not be the latest ( and so may lack support for the newest sockets/cards) but it is in synch with the kernel used by debian (assuming that you use kernel-source package or the equivalent kernel tarball). > i make sure to choose install all > so all modules would be made. > > anyway > > now the debian package hangs on the > "cardmgr" > when i run test_setup > it says no socket drivers loaded > but says i have pcmcia modules installed > > > so now, i need help in figuring out > why CARDMNGR hangs at boot up (horrible- i have to unplug the laptop) > > i read the pCMCIA HOWTO and it says something about if cardmngr hangs > you need to changea CORE_OPTS but i jhave no idea what file they are > talking about > > any appreciate all your help as usuall > > > i also looked at /pcmcia/debug and used ./test_setup > and it tells me that i dont have socket drivers loaded > ok so i loaed the i8235 drivers > > but then here is where it hangs, when i do a ./cardmgr or a ./probe > under /pcmcia/cardmgr > > it hangs horrible > > Sorry, can't help here. My pcmcia works out-of-the-box (once I build the debian package from pcmcia-source and Install it) and then I never needed to go in depth. Again, on debian-laptop you may find someone with your same model (if yours is a laptop,that is) HTH Ciao ----- FB
