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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 like to |
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>>>know from you guys why gentoo is using the non-kernel PCMCIA stuff from |
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>>>pcmcia-cs in the install initrd. |
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>>Daniel put that on the install CD per my recommendation. My understanding |
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>>is that pcmcia-cs has newer/more drivers than the kernel. If this is no |
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>>longer correct, then we can certainly switch to kernel-only modules on the |
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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 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 |
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> and 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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