I hate answering my own question, but ran across this on the web: I edited /etc/pcmcia/config and changed the driver from axnet_cs to pcnet_cs but uncommenting the pcnet_cs for the generic AX88190 Fast Ethernet, which is what my card showed up as. My SMC8040TX is known to be NE2000 compatible and should use the pcnet_cs driver as the axnet_cs is hosed in the latest versions of pcmcia-cs per David Hinds. I also added a description to the netcard section for my card. It now works as I am using the card to connect to the web and write and send this email. Hope this helps someone else. Best Regards, Keith B. kbb0927@cs.com wrote:
Phillip,
Did you compile pcmcia-cs from the tarball or other. I had my SMC8040TX workimg under 2.4.4-4GB until I upgraded to 2.4.10-4GB with 7.3 and nowI can only use 10 MB ECT2 and 3COM 33.6 Modem (was using a 56K before).
Any suggestions on getting back to the SMC 10/100 pcmcia card working under, now 2.4.13-4GB would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
KEith B.
PS - It wants to use the axnet_cs driver which fails under 7.3 (2.4.10, 2.4.12, and 2.4.13)
Philip Amadeo Saeli <psaeli@Zorodyne.COM> wrote:
I had that same problem with my laptop, a Gateway 9300-CX, when I installed one of Hubert Mantel's 2.4.10 kernels on my SuSE 7.2 system. The only way, other than powering off, that I could exit was to use the sysrq key (which I configured into 2.4.10 test kernels I built while attempting to sort out the problem).
I'm currently running a 2.4.12.SuSE-0 kernel from Hubert Mantel's ftp area and I've had no problems at all with it. BTW, whenever compiling my own kernels from SuSE source, I also have to separately compile and install the ALSA and pcmcia-cs kernel modules so that sound and networking will function. I believe the SuSE 2.4.12 binary kernel RPM also worked.
Phil
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:57:10 -0500, Bernie Gardner <bernie.gardner@verizon.net> enscribed:
However, when I try to start KDE 2.2, the startup hangs. The console shows the message 'spurious 8259A interrupt:IRQ7', and the cap=lock and scroll-lock indicator lignts flash on and off. This continues 'forever' (I actually let it go all day today as I had to go to work!) The computer is completely locked, and I can't get into a text mode terminal or reboot. The only way to get out is to turn the computer off and endure the fsck process on the next boot.
The above problems are using the stock 2.4.10 kernel.
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