"Pieter De Troyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm installing debian woody (r3.0) on a laptop. I want to do a > network-install. The bootfloppies I 've got don't seem to get my network > working right. I loaded (manually, because mdprobe didn't do it) the > following modules: > > pcmcia_core > i82365 > pcnet_cs > ds > 8390 > > the led's on the pcmcia connector are lit, but i don't have any > connection... configuring the network doesn't work because there is no > interface found... > > any suggestions would be very welcome,
It may or may not be related, but I ran into a stumper on a friends laptop. It turns out that if you're using cardbus pcmcia cards (32 bit cards, as opposed to 16 bit), pcmcia-cs no longer manages the card, but instead it's managed by the HOTPLUG stuff (Option "Support for hot-pluggable devices" in "General Setup" of the kernel configuration). At least I think that's the default situation, but I believe you can get pcmcia-cs separately and have it manage the card. Don't listen to me on the details though! I was totally confused trying to figure it out and through sheer luck managed to get things going on his laptop. Since then I've put a mental block on all the details to avoid brain overload. Perhaps someone can explain how PCMCIA-CS and HOTPLUG get along and how to configure CardBus PCMICA cards that use HOTPLUG? Anyway, it gives you something to start looking at. Gary
