[RULE] Xircom NIC: xirc2ps_cs.o doesn't load.

[bugler at teuton.org]

Marco,

No, I'm fairly certain that FC2 is not the problem.  I haven't even gotten that 
far, yet... otherwise I would have posted to the FC2 list.  I'm still 
struggling with slinky.  However, searching Red Hat's archives did yield some 
better information.

The problem with xirc2ps_cs.o is that in /scripts/pcmcia.sh, I changed PCIC 
from i82365 to xirc2ps_cs.

Now, while I still can't get i82365 to work, I've confirmed that it's the 
correct PCIC.  My PCMCIA controller is a Cirrus Logic CL-PD6730 (PCI bus)... 
and so I need to use i82365.

I tried fiddling with options on "insmod i82365"... but to no avail... not even 
the options in the man page directed toward the Cirrus Logic chip.

I recently found /etc/pcmcia/config.opts, and I'm guessing that I might need to 
fiddle around in there... but thus far it's yielded no fruit.

Here's my session... no edits... using slinky v0.3.96.  Anybody got an idea?

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boot: linux dd updates
Loading vmlinuz........
loading rootfs.gz........


(A lot of stuff went by fast)

hda:1058400 sectors (542 MB) w/96KiB Cache, CHS=525/32/63
IDE-FLOPPY DRIVER 0.99.NEWIDE
Partition check:
 hda:
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 2048K size 1024 blocksize
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 1024 bind 1024)
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
Freeing initrd memory: 659k freed
EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Freeing unused kernel emmory: 152k freed
init started: BusyBox v0.60.5 (2002.12.11-03:01+0000) multi-call binary

You may start the RULE project's slinky installer, or answer
'no' to drop out to a shell prompt.

Would you like to begin the installation process? [ yes / no ] : no

When you are ready to begin installation, simply
execute /scripts/setup.sh.


BusyBox v0.60.5 (2002.12.11-03:01+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

# 
(here, I put in the PCMCIA disk)
# mount /mnt/floppy
mount: /dev/fd0 is write-protected, mounting read-only
# /mnt/floppy/setup_pcmcia.sh

Edit /scripts/init_network.sh for your needs.
You may also want to edit /scripts/pcmcia.sh
if you need to define base options or modules.

Then execute '/scripts/pcmcia.sh start' to
Initialize the pcmcia services and bring up
the network.

After the network is up, unmount the floppy.
#
(To keep it simple... let's not worry about the network just yet.)
# /scripts/pcmcia.sh start
$Starting PCMCIA services:Using /mnt/floppy/modules/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o
Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
  options:  [pci] [cardbus]
Using /mnt/floppy/modules/pcmcia/i82365.o
Intel PCIC probe: not found.
insmod: init_module: i82365: No such device
Using /mnt/floppy/modules/pcmcia/ds.o
ds: no socket drivers loaded!
insmod: init_module: ds: Operation not permitted
May 21 19:37:16 cardmgr[113]: starting version is 3.1.22
May 21 19:37:16 cardmgr[113]: config error, file 'config' line 1053: syntax 
error
May 21 19:37:16 cardmgr[113]: config error, file 'config' line 2129: no 
function bindings
May 21 19:37:16 cardmgr[113]: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices
May 21 19:37:16 cardmgr[113]: exiting
insmod: tulip.o: no module by that name found
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
#

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Quoting Marco Fioretti <mfioretti>:

> > Upon your suggestion, I'm trying a network install.
> > However, I can't get the PCMCIA NIC to work. When
> > /scripts/pcmcia.sh gets to ln 96,  here's what happens:
> > 
> > $/sbin/insmod $PC/xirc2ps_cs.o
> 
> 
> Gabriel,
> 
> I have *no* idea if this is even remotely related to your
> problem, but have you checked the last week or so of
> the fedora-list archives?
> Other people were having problems with the PCMCIA
> setup, and then found a solution (which I obviously
> don't remember, and have no web access now, sorry...)
> 
> HTH,
> Marco F.
> 
> 
> 
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