Re: nic config [was: [tlug] RH7.2 - no linuxconf?]

["A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

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On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 03:36:49AM +0100, Mario Luoni wrote:
> thanks sajjad, and sorry for having misspelled your name.
no problem.
 
> now i've figured that the pcmcia cardmgr looks for the module file whenever
> it gets a hotplug event. if i compile the driver into the kernel, however,
> it cannot find the module and the network pc card will not be working. so it
> seems that some drivers just cannot be compiled into the kernel (like pcmcia
> card drivers) and must be available as modules.
> 
> right or wrong?
> 
> -mario

That sounds right. I havent played with pcmcia much, but i would expect
it to work even after compiling into the kernel. Ive seen some packages
that dont work if built as modules, but that maybe a kernel or my gcc
problem.

- -- 
A. Sajjad Zaidi
System Administrator
Technology & Operations Div.
Digital Garage Inc.

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