RE: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA

[Sean P. Kane]

The orinico_cs drive does not work with as many Prism based cards and these drivers actually support the Prism2, Prism2.5 and Prism3 based cards. They are also in very active development which means that they are staying current and being constantly improved. It just seems that these are probably the strongest Prism drivers out there at the moment.

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From:	Dan Armak [mailto:danarmak@g.o]
Sent:	Sat 4/20/2002 2:03 AM
To:	gentoo-dev@g.o
Cc:	
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA
On Friday 19 April 2002 22:50, Sean P. Kane wrote:
> Chad,
>
> How hard would it be to add the modify the pcmcia-cs ebuild so that it
> could be set to keep the configured source under
> /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-"version number"?
>
> Since someone has done this already with the kernel sources, I figured
> it might be quicker for someone here to do that part and then I would be
> willing to create a new ebuild for the linux-wlan-ng package I was
> talking about earlier. However, I need access to the configured
> pcmcia-cs sources. I compiled wlan-ng by hand on my Gentoo system and it
> works great (once I updated to the newest Intel ACPI patch so the system
> would assign IRQs to my PCMCIA system). My wireless pcmcia card comes up
> and I can browse the net fine. Since these drivers offer very good
> support for the most widely used wireless chipset, Intersil's Prism2, I
> think this is something that a lot of people would probably like.

A little OT: how are they better than the kernel's orinoco_cs? I use that with 
my prism2-based pcmcia wireless and it, well, works.

>
> Sean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad M. Huneycutt [mailto:chad.huneycutt@×××.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:20
> To: gentoo-dev@g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel PCMCIA
>
> Gert Dewit wrote:
> > On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 1048, Chad wrote:
> >>Gert Dewit wrote:
> >>>I've posted following message on the gentoo-install forum, but I'd
> >>>like to know from you guys why gentoo is using the non-kernel PCMCIA
> >>>stuff from pcmcia-cs in the install initrd.
> >>
> >>Daniel put that on the install CD per my recommendation.  My
> >>understanding
> >>is that pcmcia-cs has newer/more drivers than the kernel.  If this is
>
> no
>
> >>longer correct, then we can certainly switch to kernel-only modules on
>
> the
>
> >>CD in the future.
> >
> > I'm affraid it's not that simple. As up to kernel version 2.4.16 or so
> > you were right that the pcmcia-cs drivers were more stable and had
>
> more
>
> > supported cards. Today I'm not sure about the situation. As far as I
> > know there are cards that are only supported by the kernel drivers
> > (the D-Link DFE 690TXD I use for instance as well as other cards that
> > are supported by their pci drivers) and there are cards that are only
> > supported by the pcmcia-cs drivers.
>
> I was afraid that would happen eventually.
>
> > The best way to go I think is use the kernel PCMCIA infrastructure and
> >
> > drivers and add the pcmcia-cs "clients" (drivers) and cardmanager
> > utils. I think this is the strategy the RedHat boys also use.
>
> I don't understand how the two sets of modules could co-exist, but if it
>
> is possible, then I am all for it.
>
> > If you want me to check it out, just say so, I've got some spare time
> > while my new gentoo system is building on my laptop.
>
> By all means, please.  Another option is to provide pcmcia-cs sources on
>
> the CD, so that if someone really needs it, they can build them from a
> stage2 system.
>
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Dan Armak
Gentoo Linux developer (KDE)
Matan, Israel
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