4. Usage and features

4.1 Tools for configuring and monitoring PCMCIA devices

If the modules are all loaded correctly, the output of the lsmod command should look like the following, when no cards are ....

The cardmgr configuration daemon

The cardmgr daemon is responsible for monitoring PCMCIA sockets, loading client drivers when needed, and running user-level scripts in response to ....

The socket status file, stab

Cardmgr records device information for each socket in /var/lib/pcmcia/stab. Here is a sample stab listing: ...

4.2 Overview of the PCMCIA configuration scripts

Each PCMCIA device has an associated ``class'' that describes how it should be configured and managed. Classes are associated with device .............

4.3 PCMCIA network adapters

Linux ethernet-type network interfaces normally have names like eth0, eth1, and so on. Token-ring adapters are handled similarly, however they are named tr0, tr1, and so on. The ifconfig command is ...............

Network device parameters

The following parameters can be defined in network.opts: ......

Comments about specific cards

• With IBM CCAE and Socket EA cards, the transceiver type (10base2, 10baseT, AUI) needs to be set when the network device is configured. Make sure that .........

Diagnosing problems with network adapters

• In 3.1.15 and later PCMCIA releases, the test_network script in the debug-tools subdirectory of the PCMCIA source tree will spot ......