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I've searched a 32 bit card PXE capable but I don't find So more, I don't think that my bios is capable

I put it in standby because I'm tired, I'm searching since more one week without result

Thank's for your help Hary

I think that I use the config file who is make with my build kernel because to build it I create 2 .deb and install it.
I test, I test because I've not more knowledge.

Have you a good method to rebuild my kernel please ?

Thank's

I've made a test because I find the initrd size too big compared to original size so I've copyied the /boot/congig ... file in my src folder and I don't modify it.
I've build the kernel and the size is 7x much important that original ...

I've made a mistake ?

Thank you

No I don't, my knowledge are too bad for that.
I was thinked that the once way to build it is to ru mkintramfs no ?

The problem if I change my nic is I'm not sure to find the NDIS driver necessary to make a boot floppy to could boot pcmcia via PXE.
I've extract the initrd, there isn't modprob.conf
I've made lot of tests ... I've add Install binrary file, add a modprob.cof but nothing work

Just a question ... I've rebuild the kernel by :
I've downloaded the kernel source 2.6.22-14
I've copy /boot/config.... to /usr/src/linux source dir/ .config
I've made a make menuconfig and disable 32 bits pccard support
I've run make-kpkg clean
I've run : fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers
To finish I'v installed the .deb

I'm finding a strange thing ... with this little modification my new /boot/initrd-image is 47 Mo and the old is 7 Mo. It's the same when I build the initramfs, the size 7x more important (I hope you know what I mean)
Is t a good practice to re-setup my kernel ?

Thank you

I don't understand ... I've made lot of tests and finaly I've rebuild my kernel with the 32 bits support cardbus delete.
To do that I've copied the /boot/conf ... file in the src dir to have the same configuration. I've just desactivate the 32 bit support.
Before, my generated initrd file was 4,7 Mo (I'm using the DisklessBuild_default.sh script)
After it's 17 Mo and my tablet don't work. I think I've not enought RAM (32 Mo)

How after the new configuration this file is so big ? I've made a mistake ?

Thank's

I've tryed to add "install pcmcia_core /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install pcmcia_core; /sbin/modprobe pcmcia" but it don't work because the little image does'nt had install binaries

I'm searching, I'm searching ...

All ideas are welcom

I don't find the /etc/modprob.conf so I've thinked that was for 2.4 but it's write 2.6 on top of the page.
I'm reading lot of things at this momoment so I'm little confused ...

Sorry for my stupid post and thank's for your help

Have you an idea to do that please ? My knowledge on linux are little but I'm learning a lot with LinuxMCE

Thank you very much Hary

edit : there is some informations about 16bits cards here : http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/cardmgr-to-pcmciautils.html
But I dont understand it and it's for a 2.4 kernel version ...

Hummm ... I've a way
I think that is cardmanager is in 32 bits but my old nic run in 16 bit and don't run on 32bits.

I've made lot of things to try to desactivate 32 bits support but I can't

Any one have an idea (same little) please

Thank's

I find a way ...
The files used to make the initrd are into /usr/share/initramfs-tools

I'm continue to search a solution but I think that I'm  progress

Hummm ... if I understand I should add cardmanager to the kernel that take my tablet by PXE ? (my english is so poor so I hope that you know what I mean)

Have you an idea about how modify it please ?

It's a pcmcia slot.
I'll search cardeservices for it

My old 3c589 boot in PXE after make this : http://howto.gumph.org/content/pxe-boot-a-laptop/

Do you know a solution to log what is displaying in my tablet pc when booting ?

Thank's Hari
Sorry for my bad english

you need to run a pcmcia cardmanager for that card to work in linux. Our default initrd does not include one.

best regards,
Hari

Have you an idea about how can I do that please ?

Thank's a lot

Hummm ... I find the ds.c source but I can't built it in .ko
With " make M=`pwd`/drivers/pcmcia modules " I've a .o file (my source is 2.6.22 so I don't understand)

I've searched and all people tell to execute this " make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules " but it doesn't work

Any idea please ?