Hello Wilson, * Wilson Yau wrote:
> Hi, I am trying to get a Xircom RealPort CardBus multi-function card > (10/100 + 56k modem) [model: RBEM56G-100] working under a Dell Latitude > CPi R400GT runnning Debian Linux Potato w/ 2.4.4 kernel, but not yet > successful. :-( > > When I compiled the kernel, I did check the following options/modules: > > 1./ General setup --> PCMCIA/CardBus support --> CardBus support & > i82365 compatible bridge support; > > 2./ Network device support --> PCMCIA network device support --> Xircom > 16-bit PCMCIA support & Xircom Tulip-like CardBus support. Try this options: [*] Support for hot-pluggable devices <*> PCMCIA/CardBus support [*] CardBus support Shit it seems, that the new driver did'nt make it into 2.4.4. Try 2.4.4-ac7 linux-2.4.4$ bzcat ../patch-2.4.4-ac7.bz2 |patch -p1 <M> Xircom CardBus support (new driver) (NEW) > When doing #/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart, got one high beep followed by > one very low beep :/) Forget everything about pcmcia-cs, and use hotplug. (delete pcmcia-cs-package, or disable it) http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-hotplug/ > > It seems that the module detected (CBEM56G) did not match the actual > card (RBEM56G-100)? > I know drivers support for Xircom card is not still experimental, but it > did work before even under a 2.2.14 kernel. > > What did I miss? There's a new driver and a new tool/skript to support this card. It works without ifconfig promisc, and also very great with dhcpclient, if you modify net.agent a little bit. cya Waldemar -- * Packman! Ein neuer Service von L2L | (o_ * * http://packman.links2linux.de | //\ * * Linux rulez! ;-) | V_/_ * * GnuPG-Key: 0xBE21BD90 | Tux: #155220 | ICQ: 64035650 *
