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  • From: "Simon Atkinson" <simon.atkinson AT dial.pipex.com>
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  • Subject: [BL] BL PCMCIA configuration
  • Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:30:29 -0000

Hi there
 
I'm new to using BasicLinux (BL3) -- what a fantastic distro guys! I really like it -- it's not only extremely usable but also a great way to get a better understanding of Linux. 
 
After using larger distros that take care of much of the set-up procedures and configuration I decided that it was about time to learn more about the internal workings of Linux. As a project I wanted to get Linux up an running on my Toshiba Libretto 100CT notebook -- not bad specs: 64 MB RAM, 2 GB hard disk two PCMCIA slots etc. I installed BL3 on a partition running openDOS 7.01, suppressed all the relevant start-up files (autoexec.bat config.sys etc) and booted up the system. It seems to work fine though I can't get X to work. I suspect that the current X server doesn't like the Neomagic graphics chip (I changer the server at some stage)! 
 
However my problem is that I can't get the PCMCIA slots to work properly after running /etc/pcmcia/start. I'm trying to access a 1 GB IBM microdrive, but get a range of error messages. First off -- so that someone could possibly help me -- I need to get the error  listing in a message on this forum, but I can't find any diagnostic log files under /var or anywhere else. If there are any, where are they stored? Or how can I generate a log file of PCMCIA error messages when running /etc/pcmcia/start?
 
I look forward to hearing from someone.
 
@B
 
Simon
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