Re: yenta doesn't start with custom kernel

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On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 21:29, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> Hi.  I'm trying to get my 3Com AirConnect PC card working.
> 
> IBM T21 Thinkpad, Red Hat 9, updated to the 2.4.20-9 kernel.
> 
> I also have an older copy of VMware, and in order to get that working, I
> recompiled a custom kernel so I could add the flag that tells vmware
> there is an ECP parallel port in the system.  Now that works.
> 
> However, yenta doesn't load now (per dmesg), and no cards are
> recognized.
> 
> Running cardctl provokes this message:
> [root@xxxxxxx root]# cardctl status
> no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices
> 
> I looked at the settings to do with PCMCIA services in the kernel
> config, but didn't change anything.
> 
> Booting with the stock 2.4.20-9 kernel loads yenta, and recognizes the
> card (it doesn't work, but it's recognized).
> 
> I'm not sure how to go about figuring this out.  What about recompiling
> the kernel would prevent yenta from loading (and how do I coax it back
> on board)?
> 
> Thanks for suggestions.
> 
Check your bios for the correct settings. I've seen the 'no pcmcia
driver in /proc/devices' error due to this before. Other than that, I'm
not sure.

t.

Your program is sick! Shoot it and put it out of its memory.





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