[ltp] PCMCIA & PPP Problems.

[eduardo]

Jake Holmen wrote:
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> I haven't posted in a while, becaue I haven't used Linux for ages (sigh.  I
> gave up in despair for a while)  But now my problem solving resolve is
> hardened.
> 
> Here's my original prob:
> I boot up (or insert my pcmcia modem) and I get a high beep followed by a
> low beep.  then I get a message saying serial_cs failed to register on IRQ3.
> 
> OK.  So I tried to edit /etc/pcmcia/config file
> (I can't remember whethere it's config or options, but it is detailed in the
> pcmcia howto)
> I hashed out the lines that required the IRQ3 for the serial so as to force
> it to use another IRQ.
> 
> that didn't work
> 
> I tried also re-compiling my kernel (four times) to get PCMCIA and serial to
> work.  I used the following sequence to recompile the kernel:
> 
> make config
> (install most things in the kernel, except for PPP as a module)
> make dep
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> copy new image over current
> re -run lilo
> re-boot.
> 
> That was fine, I didn't get the High/ Low Beep,  but when booting, the
> sequence froze on "finding Module Dependencies ..."  No OK was forthcoming.
> Ctrl +C interrupted this process, and it could boot normally.
> 
> But now PPP won't install as a module (insmod PPP gives dependancy errors)
> 
> I can see the modem from the setserial command (i think that's what I
> used...)
> 
> Can anyone help me
> a) get my module dependancy thing working on boot so PPP works
> b) tell me a patch to use for PPP or serial or something
> 
> BTW - I am using a Thinkpad 760CD P90 w 2G hard drive,
> and RH6.0 straight out of the box with no patches.
> 
> your help would be really appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> J

You'll also need to recompile and install de pcmcia.

download it and do a make config, make all and make install.


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Eduardo Cruz
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