From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268794AbTGJCwW (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:52:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268811AbTGJCwW (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:52:22 -0400 Received: from mailbox.ucsd.edu ([132.239.1.56]:13582 "EHLO mailbox4.ucsd.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268794AbTGJCwL (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:52:11 -0400 Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:06:48 -0700 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: PCMCIA can't be probed during kernel loading???? Message-ID: <20030710030648.GA5066@cannon.ucsd.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Yang Yang X-Spamscanner: mailbox4.ucsd.edu (v1.2 May 26 2003 01:55:38, -102.5/5.0 2.55) X-MailScanner: PASSED (v1.2.7 73133 h6A36min084063 mailbox4.ucsd.edu) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hello all: I am triying to get NFS mount root working on a DELL inspiron laptop, with only a PCMCIA card ( 3com589D ). I builtin the NFS_ROOT support and hardware drivers into the kernel. Then booted the kernel but the eth0 is not discovered, and the messages show that cardbus can't probe any card. I mean should the kernel be able to find the card itself and set it up , or does it need some user application ( like cardmgr ) to do it ? if it's the latter case, basically means it's impossible to run a diskless station over NFS with only PCMCIA network card? thanks a lot Yang