PCMCIA: Upgrading the PCMCIA Package
Support knowledgebase (findeisen_pcmcia_update_64)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
This article refers to an older version of SuSE Linux.
Therefore some of the informations given in this article may
be outdated or the article may contain stale links.
PCMCIA: Version 3.1.11 -
Situation:
You want to upgrade the PCMCIA package. Upgrading is particularly advisable (almost necessary)
in the following cases:
- Adaptec SlimSCSI 1480 CardBus does not work.
The aic7xxx driver has been changed. The apa1480_cb, which is based on it, runs again on PCMCIA version
3.1.14 or higher.
- The PCMCIA modules are not loaded when booting a Toshiba laptop
This bug has been eliminated in PCMCIA version 3.1.14 or higher. See also the SDB article:
"PCMCIA Modules Not Loaded When Booting a Toshiba Laptop"
- New D-LINK DFE-650 100TX/ Netgear FA410TXC do not work
The new cards are only supported from PCMCIA 3.1.15 on. See also the SDB article:
"PCMCIA: New D-LINK DFE-650 100TX or Netgear FA410TXC Cards Do Not Work"
- Xircom CardBus network cards do not work in multicast mode
Xircom cards such as Xircom CBEM56G CardBus cannot be operated in promiscuous mode(ifconfig eth0 promisc). This
bug has been eliminated in PCMCIA version 3.1.15 or higher.
A complete list with all the changes and improvements is available at
http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/CHANGES.
Procedure:
Download the current package 'pcmcia_m-3.1.16-3.i386.rpm' (including modules) from our ftp server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/a1/pcmcia_m.rpm
Unload the old package with:
rpm -e pcmcia
and install the new package with:
rpm -ihv --force /...path.../pcmcia_m.rpm
In case you obtain the following error message:
Error: failed dependencies:
libforms.so.0.88 is needed by pcmcia-3.1.16-0
the package 'xforms', series 'd', must be previously installed
or use instead the following command for the installation:
rpm -ihv --force --nodeps /...path.../pcmcia_m.rpm
See also:
PCMCIA: New D-LINK DFE-650 100TX or Netgear FA410TXC Cards Do Not Work.
Keywords: PCMCIA, UPDATE, UPGRADE, DFE650, TOSHIBA, XIRCOM, APA1480, SLIMSCSI1480
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