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On Friday 19 April 2002 22:50, Sean P. Kane wrote: |
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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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A little OT: how are they better than the kernel's orinoco_cs? I use that with |
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my prism2-based pcmcia wireless and it, well, works. |
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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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> >> |
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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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> 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 |
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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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Dan Armak |
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Gentoo Linux developer (KDE) |
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Matan, Israel |