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Chad, |
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How hard would it be to add the modify the pcmcia-cs ebuild so that it |
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could be set to keep the configured source under |
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/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-"version number"? |
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Since someone has done this already with the kernel sources, I figured |
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it might be quicker for someone here to do that part and then I would be |
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willing to create a new ebuild for the linux-wlan-ng package I was |
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talking about earlier. However, I need access to the configured |
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pcmcia-cs sources. I compiled wlan-ng by hand on my Gentoo system and it |
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works great (once I updated to the newest Intel ACPI patch so the system |
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would assign IRQs to my PCMCIA system). My wireless pcmcia card comes up |
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and I can browse the net fine. Since these drivers offer very good |
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support for the most widely used wireless chipset, Intersil's Prism2, I |
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think this is something that a lot of people would probably like. |
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Sean |
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-----Original Message----- |
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From: Chad M. Huneycutt [mailto:chad.huneycutt@×××.org] |
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Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:20 |
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To: gentoo-dev@g.o |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA |
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Gert Dewit wrote: |
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> On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 1048, Chad wrote: |
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>>Gert Dewit wrote: |
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>>>I've posted following message on the gentoo-install forum, but I'd |
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>>>like to know from you guys why gentoo is using the non-kernel PCMCIA |
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>>>stuff from pcmcia-cs in the install initrd. |
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>>Daniel put that on the install CD per my recommendation. My |
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>>understanding |
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>>is that pcmcia-cs has newer/more drivers than the kernel. If this is |
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no |
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>>longer correct, then we can certainly switch to kernel-only modules on |
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>>CD in the future. |
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> I'm affraid it's not that simple. As up to kernel version 2.4.16 or so |
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> you were right that the pcmcia-cs drivers were more stable and had |
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more |
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> supported cards. Today I'm not sure about the situation. As far as I |
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> know there are cards that are only supported by the kernel drivers |
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> (the D-Link DFE 690TXD I use for instance as well as other cards that |
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> are supported by their pci drivers) and there are cards that are only |
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> supported by the pcmcia-cs drivers. |
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I was afraid that would happen eventually. |
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> The best way to go I think is use the kernel PCMCIA infrastructure and |
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> drivers and add the pcmcia-cs "clients" (drivers) and cardmanager |
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> utils. I think this is the strategy the RedHat boys also use. |
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I don't understand how the two sets of modules could co-exist, but if it |
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is possible, then I am all for it. |
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> If you want me to check it out, just say so, I've got some spare time |
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> while my new gentoo system is building on my laptop. |
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By all means, please. Another option is to provide pcmcia-cs sources on |
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the CD, so that if someone really needs it, they can build them from a |
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stage2 system. |
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