By: Marianne Taylor

Tested on Caldera eDesktop 2.4 with a standard 2.2.14 kernel; on an Acer Extensa 390 with D-link DFE 650TX Ethernet interface card.

Date Submitted: April 8, 2001
Document Version: #1.0

The definitive resource site for pcmcia under linux is the Linux PCMCIA Information Page . The definitive reference material for set-up and installation is PCMCIA How to .

Step by Step

All of the following should be done as root!

1. I would recommend downloading the latest pcmcia file from Sourceforge .
   I used pcmcia-cs-3.1.25.tar.gz.
2. Unload it with tar zxvf pcmcia-cs-3.1.25.tar.gz .
3. Change to the directory where it is with: cd pcmcia-cs-3.1.25 .
4. You now want to run the ./Configure file - typing ./Configure .
5. You will be asked several questions - here is what I said. If in doubt I would accept the defaults.

   Linux source directory [/usr/src/linux]: Either just push enter to accept or type in the correct directory.
   Build 'trusting' versions of card utilities (y/n) [n]: Y
   Include 32-bit (CardBus) card support (y/n) [y]: Y
   Include PnP BIOS resource checking (y/n) [y]: Y
   Module install directory [/lib/modules/2.2.14]: Either push enter to accept or enter the correct directory.
   

6. Next type make all .
7. Next type make install .
8. Next you will need to put your settings in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts
   Please see an example below:

   # Network adapter configuration #
   # The address format is "scheme,socket,instance,hwaddr".
   #
   # Note: the "network address" here is NOT the same as the IP address.
   # See the Networking HOWTO. In short, the network address is the IP
   # address masked by the netmask.
   #
   case "$ADDRESS" in
   *,*,*,*)
   INFO="Sample private network setup"
   # Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'
   IF_PORT=""
   # Use BOOTP (via /sbin/bootpc, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]
   BOOTP="n"
   # Use DHCP (via /sbin/dhcpcd, /sbin/dhclient, or /sbin/pump)? [y/n]
   DHCP="n"
   # If you need to explicitly specify a hostname for DHCP requests
   DHCP_HOSTNAME=""
   # Host's IP address, netmask, network address, broadcast address
   IPADDR="192.168.1.4"
   NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
   NETWORK="192.168.1.0"
   BROADCAST="192.168.1.255"
   # Gateway address for static routing
   GATEWAY="192.168.1.1"
   # Things to add to /etc/resolv.conf for this interface
   DOMAIN="taylor"
   SEARCH="home.com"
   DNS_1="24.67.224.12"
   DNS_2="24.67.224.13"
   DNS_3=""
   # NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab
   MOUNTS=""
   # If you need to override the interface's MTU...
   MTU=""
   # For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number
   IPX_FRAME=""
   IPX_NETNUM=""
   # Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface
   start_fn () { return; }
   # Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface
   stop_fn () { return; }
   # Card eject policy options
   NO_CHECK=n
   NO_FUSER=n
   ;;
   esac
   

9. Next either restart the notebook or issue the following command to start up pcmcia. /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start