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Vine Linux 3.2 on dynabook SS 1610

==Original report was written in Japanese==

How to install Vine Linux 3.2(FTP version) on dynabook SS 1610 11L/2

Model
dynabook SS 1610 11L/2
(It has 768MByte of Memory and IEEE802.11a/b/g of Wireless LAN)

Distribution
Vine Linux 3.2(FTP version)

Installation
As I didn't need Windows so I used whole HDD for Linux area.
Therefore, I didn't need to change values which installer asked.

Troubles after installation
(1) CF card may not be recognized. (See [A])
(2) Wireless LAN cannot be used. (See [B])
(3) SD card cannot be used.

Troubleshooting
[A] How to make linux recognize the CF card

1) Add "/bin/sleep 5" to /etc/init.d/pcmcia
/sbin/insmod $PC/pcmcia_core.o $CORE_OPTS
/sbin/insmod $PC/$PCIC.o $PCIC_OPTS
/bin/sleep 5 <------ add
/sbin/insmod $PC/ds.o

2) Restart pcmcia
# /etc/init.d/pcmcia restart

[B] How to get wireless LAN work
Before starting the following, make sure to install kernel source and
complete the process till the "make dep" step.

1)Run the following command to download the driver source.
# cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/madwifi co -P madwifi

2)Extract the downloaded file.
# tar -zxf madwifi-xxxxxxxx.tgz

3)Do "make" to create modules.

4)Do "make install" to install modules.

5)Restart your machine then kudzu will recognize wireless LAN.

6)When the machine boots up, create configuration file
in /etc/sysconfig/network-script for wireless LAN.

-for instance-
DEVICE=ath0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ESSID=hoge
channel=42
KEY="s:hogeh"

***If KEY is set to ASCII, put "s:" on it.

7) Now you can use wireless LAN with ifup ath0, as long as the configuration is
done properly.



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