On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 06:16:46 -0400, Joost Kremers wrote:

> lma wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I installed slackware 9 yesterday on a Dell dimension 4300s pc and I am
>> having trouble getting my wireless card to work. The error message I
>> get when I run /etc/rc.d/rc.pcmcia start is:
>>
>> cardmgr: no pcmcia driver in /proc/devices
>
> i'm kind of guessing here, but it seems you don't have a pcmcia-enabled
> kernel. if you do 'cat /proc/devices' you shoud see pcmcia listed there,
> but in your case i'm betting it isn't.
>
> you probably need to recompile your kernel to enable pcmcia, or install
> a stock kernel with pcmcia support.
>




Run:
cardctl ident

This will give you the manfid of your card.

Then, in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts, add a line that looks like this:

card "Orinoco Gold" manfid 0x123, 0x123 bind "orinoco_cs"

Of course, use the manfid you received from the "cardctl ident"
command instead of 0x123, 0x123.

Then reboot. I'm sure there's a more "Linux-like" way to make it take
effect, but this is the way I know.

After that, your card should be detected by the system and given the
correct driver.

Shawn