Topic: pcmcia driver problem

[dennyhalim]

i just try to install sme into an old laptop.
(acer travelmate 507dx)
and this one dont have a nic builtin.

so, i get (also old) pcmcia eth 3com 3c574tx and plug into it.
it's tested and worked ok on debian/ubuntu

sme doesnt detect this card on installation.
and then i manually choose a driver (the only 3com driver available)
still, this eth card doesnt come up.

where do i do wrong??

tia.
dny

[MSmith]

You didn't do anything wrong, it's probably just not a supported NIC.  I would guess that the developers didn't put a lot of effort into supporting PCMCIA NICs because ... that's not what the software is designed for.  It's designed to be used on a desktop or server PC, not a laptop.

[crazybob]

But if you can make it work on a laptop, it is a wonderful way to demo it.

[dennyhalim]

imho,

laptop is a great pc for server:
- it's small and takes very little space
- built in ups (battery)
- have key+mouse+monitor. you dont have to carry the heavy monitor to the server and messing with all the cables
- use very little power
- cool, quite
etc...

but that's only my views....
and that's few reasons i choose laptop for server

[CharlieBrady]

i just try to install sme into an old laptop.

What version?

sme doesnt detect this card on installation.
and then i manually choose a driver (the only 3com driver available)
still, this eth card doesnt come up.

where do i do wrong??

You'll need to add pcmcia support yourself.

Try "/etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start", then remove and re-insert your NIC.

[dennyhalim]

hey it work!
good think i have not found and install other system (may be there isn't other like this one )

now, how do i make this permanent?

so it's automatically started on every boot.

btw.
i use sme v6.0.1
for upgradeable reason.

tnx!
dny

[dennyhalim]

i tried this:
chkconfig –add pcmcia

then reboot.
but still... it didnt started on start up.

anything else i need to do?

tia
dny