Re: PCMCIA Wireless Card startup problems under Debian Sid

From: Ed Lawson (elawson_at_laconialaw.com)
Date: 11/02/05

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    On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:20:13 +0000
    James Caldow <debian@loupegarrou.com> wrote:

    > The problem started after a reboot. When the laptop rebooted
    the
    > Wireless card powered on but wouldn't connect. Once logged in I
    had to
    > manually do "ifup eth1" as root to get connected. Not a huge
    deal, but
    > annoying enough if you have to do it after every reboot!

    There is a thread about this from a couple of days ago.
    Basically you need to edit two lines in the file

    /etc/pcmica/network.opts

    Go to end of the file to the lines which start with
    : "start_fn" and "stop_fn"

    replace the word "return" with "ifup $1;" and "ifdown $1;" as
    appropriate and then the networking with the wireless card will
    be brought up automatically.

    I went through the same issues with SID and you need to take care
    to watch what an upgrade will do. Generally it manages to be a
    useful desktop system with up to date stuff.

    right now I am trying to sort out why my laptop will no longer
    powers down automatically at shutdown and the battery monitor no
    longer works after a recent upgrade. so you are not alone.

    Ed Lawson 

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