Mark Phillips wrote: > > I want to install debian on a laptop. The Debian installation guide > has a > section called "Configure Device Drivers". In it it says: > > There is a menu selection for PCMCIA device drivers, but you need not > use > it. Once your system is installed, you can install the pcmcia-cs > package. > > But I want to use the ftp install option and the laptop's ethernet > card > is a PCMCIA one. Does this mean I have to install the PCMCIA device > driver? If so, does it mean that later on I should deinstall this > driver in order to install the pcmcia-cs package? At what stage is > the pcmcia-cs package installed - as part of base? > > Thanks, > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mark Phillips > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them!" > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I installed debian on a Gateway Solo 2100 in February. I remember that I installed the base system from floppies and then grabbed pcmcia-cs and pcmcia-modules and installed them. In my case I used a pcmcia modem to complete the install using the ftp method so I also loaded diald, netbase, dnsutils, and bind. I'm not sure if any of this stuff is included the base install now, but when I was installing, I had to ftp these packages, tar them to floppies and install them with dpkg -i.
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