[CLUE-Tech] 2.4 and PCMCIA

[Brandon N]

if you look at the changelog for the kernel, it gives you a list of
other things that need to be upgraded as well.

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html


--- Match Grun <match at dimensional.com> wrote:
> I managed to build and install 2.4. However, I got conflicts with
> IRQ's.
> This could be a result of not enough interrupts to support my
> hardware
> and the USB which was enabled. startx immediately hung X. Maybe the
> IRQ
> used by the video card was one of the conflicts.
> 
> Also, the modules were not loaded. I think that there are other
> utilities
> (depmod, insmod, etc) that need to be upgraded for use with 2.4. I'll
> just wait for a new 2.4 distro.
> 
> Match
> 
> joel wrote:
> > 
> > Grant Johnson wrote:
> > 
> > > Well I installed 2.4 at home on my workstation.  No troubles. 
> So, I
> > > decided to try it on my laptop since it has USB and all.  It
> seems to die
> > > badly trying to start PCMCIA.  I removed PCMCIA, built the kernel
> to
> > > include it, then built the pcmcia-cs packages to go along with
> it.  Well,
> > > when it got to the startup script and tried to get pcmcia going,
> it locked
> > > solid.  It must have been spinning the CPU at 100% because the
> cooling fan
> > > came on.
> > >
> > > I was using 2.4.0, and pcmcia-cs-3.1.23 which says it is supposed
> to work
> > > with 2.4.  I am pretty sure I just didn't install something
> right.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?  Anyone else try PCMCIA with 2.4?
> > >
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> > I have been able to get PCMCIA & USB working just fine on a Sony
> Vaio laptop,
> > but with the 2.2.18 kernel. I can't run 2.4.0 on the laptop at all.
> It just
> > hangs.
> > 
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