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by 1networker

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I've recently loaded Slackware Linux ver. 7.1 on a 200 mhz comp with 96 mb of ram. When it loads the kernel, I notice an error that says:

ds: no socket drivers loaded!

Does anyone know what this is and explain what it is and how to fix it?
Thanks

1networker

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by cascom

SOunds like the pcmcia drivers are installed and can't find any card sockets.
Maybe all you need to do is unload the pcmcia modules and the problem wil go away.
Assuming you are NOT using a laptop computer..

by penguin netwerx

The other way you could try would be to see if the pcmcia support is built into the kernel, which it is during a normal install. Change to the /usr/src/linux directory and type make menuconfig (or make xconfig if you're running X) and you can remove it from the kernle if it's bult in. When you're done, you want to do the following, in this exact order:

make dep
make bzlilo
make modules
make modules_install

Reboot, and see if that took care of it.

Good luck!

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