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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