On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Jason Housewright wrote:
> Thanks Jan. I am grateful for your help. My problem > is, however, that I'm trying to install. I have to > have the card working before I can even install > Debian. Oh me. Such troubles. I'm not sure how to get > the pcmcia module loaded for the installation. > > I am truly amazed at how helpful this list is! In some > groups there is such an "elitist" mentality. As far as > I have read, Debian users are truly a community. That > is just awesome. Ok, I'll shut up. Thanks again. > > Jason Housewright > > --- Neo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 08:34, Jason Housewright > > wrote: > > > I am in dire need of help...again. I have dl the > > > netinst image from debian (the official for test). > > I > > > cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it > > to > > > recognize my pcmcia ethernet card. I have > > specified > > > boot in the boot parameters, but pcmcia has not > > been > > > turned on. I would really, really appreciate some > > > direction here. I can't get any further than the > > > "select network card" of the install. Thanks > > again. > > > > > > > > > Jason Housewright > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > > search > > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > <snip> Hi Jason, In the "Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 For Intel x86" on the debian site, on page 75, in chapter 7, part 7.5, it says " However, if you are installing by way of a PCMCIA network device, this alternate must be selected, and PCMCIA support must be configured prior to configuring the network. This alternate step is sufficient to load the device driver for a PCMCIA ethernet card." There is more to read. Check it out. -Kev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
