Re: Desperation = SRAM / Linear Flash Cards

Peter Frischknecht <[email protected]> [040703]:
> >From the first time I saw this project, I wanted to play with it. 
> Unfortunately, all I ever was able to do was get frustrated.
> 
> About 8 months ago, I was able to pick up 3x USR2450 APs on sale for
> $39.99 ea (they were retailing for $79.99).  I then scavenged ebay for
> the SRAM card needed.  I bough 3 different cards.  See the pics here:
> http://www.cdnworld.com/gallery/OpenAP
> 
> Before anybody makes a comment, I know that the SanDisk cards are not
> supposed to work.  But hey..I was desperate.
> 
> As I uderstand, any of these 3 cards are supposed to work:
> Poqet - PC Storage Card - 2MB SRAM
> Viking - Linear Flash Card - 24MB
> Smart Modular Technologies - 8MB Flash Card (SM9FA4088IP3ASD)
> 
> I run SuSE 9.1 now, but I have never been able to make the cards work. 
> I have had Suse 8.2, 9.0, RH8.0, RH9.0, and Fedora1.  In between, I have
> messed up my PCMCIA subsystem time and time again trying to download and
> install it from source (pcmcia_cs).
> 
> Under SuSE 9.1 (stock kernel 2.6), it says that memory_cs cannot be
> found.  It would seem that if I could download and install the pcmcia_cs
> package, that I would be able to make it work.  However, pcmcia_cs bombs
> during compilation.  Any hints...ideas?

You can try to compile and install pcmcia_cs, and plug the prism2 card
from the usr2450 inside your laptop, install hostap, iwconfig, and test
it.

If it works, hostap_cs should be launched, and pcmcia_cs also.

Try a 2.4.2x kernel, maybe you will have more luck.

For the sram card, I have had problems in the past with some kernel
versions (2.4.19), so try different versions of the kernel.

Or just try with a knoppix CD if it's faster for you...

> I am tired of trying aimlessly.  If anybody can help me, I would very
> much appreciate it.  A good link n a document that explains how to
> update pcmcia_cs would be great.  Otherwise, look for a for-sale post
> pretty soon.

apt-get install pcmcia-cs

:-)

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