o2Micro PCMCIA Controller Not Working in Linux - Gentoo 2004.1 - Kernel 2.6.5 - Likely a driver issue?

From: Kevin Hall (ziggycpu.at.hotmail.com)
Date: 07/04/04

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    Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 16:34:25 -0500

    Here's the situation. I have a HP Ze5400 laptop (impossible to find
    specs on it because it is one of their built-to-order systems). I have
    Gentoo Linux 2004.1 installed with Kernel 2.6.5. The system loadout
    is: Pentium 4-M 3.06GHz processor, 80GB drive, 512MB RAM, DVD+R
    burner, integrated wifi using a Broadcom chipset.

    Now, I have muddled through the kernel configuration a number of
    times, tweaking to get things working just so and keeping my kernel
    fairly small. Right now I have sound working (it's an Ali based sound
    card and chipset), I got my Broadcom wireless card working with a
    driver from eMachines.com and the ndis-wrapper, and the system is
    working in full ACPI compliant mode. So basically, it's set to take on
    anything I may want to throw at it.

    Except... a PCMCIA card. Now, when I compiled the kernel, I told it to
    compile with PCMCIA bus support and yenta-cardbus compatibility since
    this system is 32-bit cardbus capable. I also added the two intel
    pcmcia drivers listed in the PCMCIA configuration section of the
    kernel configuration.

    When I boot with the kernel, though, it says for some reason, CARGMGR
    ERROR - No sockets found, or something like that. I can't stop the
    bootup (don't know how), long enough t get the entire error message
    and I don't see the message listed in dmesg if it should be in there.
    I've tried installing the pcmcia package from sourceforge, but it
    doesn't want to make things work either.

    I have a feeling I'm just missing a step in my configuration
    someplace, since, after all, I never told any of these programs what
    type of PCMCIA controller I have (an o2Micro OZ6912 Cardbus
    controller) or which driver to use to operate that slot. I am very
    very new to linux and just want to get my wireless G ethernet card
    working on my PCMCIA slot (the internal wireless on the laptop is only
    802.11b). Anyone have a good walkthrough on how to get this slot
    working right and then how to ge it to load the appropriate driver for
    my wireless card (I don't have it in front of me right now or I'd post
    the exact model number). It's a Dlink card, I know.

    (http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-HOWTO.html) is a
    place I have already been and it provided me with little information
    on fixing this problem. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you all in advance for your help and time!

    Kevin Hall

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