I've done some further testing according to your suggestions and it was successful. With the images I tested when I sent my last update (latest version was from May 26th 2004) even an ifup/ifdown didn't solve the issue with the Xircom REM56G-100 and an /etc/init.d/pcmcia restart also didn't solve it. The card uses the correct module according to the pcmcia for linux project website. It is the "xirc2ps_cs".
In /var/log/syslog I could find five DHCPDISCOVER messages and then the entry "No DHCPOFFERS received" and "No working leases in persistent database". (When I boot with a current Knoppix version on the same machine I get an IP-address, so the DHCP server is working fine). I've added the syslog extract below. Jun 11 10:59:06 localhost cardmgr[495]: socket 0: Xircom CEM56 Ethernet/Modem Jun 11 10:59:06 localhost cardmgr[495]: executing: 'modprobe xirc2ps_cs' Jun 11 10:59:06 localhost kernel: xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55 (dd9jn+kvh) Jun 11 10:59:06 localhost cardmgr[495]: executing: 'modprobe serial_cs' Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5 Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium. Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved. Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: Please contribute if you find this software useful. Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html Jun 11 10:59:07 localhost dhclient: Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost kernel: eth0: MII link partner: ffff Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost cardmgr[495]: executing: './network start eth0' Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost kernel: eth0: media 100BaseT, silicon revision 5 Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost kernel: eth0: Xircom: port 0x300, irq 3, hwaddr 00:10:A4:F5:03:AC Jun 11 10:59:08 localhost kernel: ttyS03 at port 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Jun 11 10:59:10 localhost kernel: eth0: MII link partner: 45e1 Jun 11 10:59:10 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected Jun 11 10:59:10 localhost kernel: eth0: media 100BaseT, silicon revision 5 Jun 11 10:59:12 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 10:59:12 localhost dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 10:59:12 localhost dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net Jun 11 10:59:12 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 Jun 11 10:59:17 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 Jun 11 10:59:22 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10 Jun 11 10:59:32 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19 Jun 11 10:59:51 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: No working leases in persistent database. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Exiting. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5 Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Please contribute if you find this software useful. Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html Jun 11 11:00:08 localhost dhclient: Jun 11 11:00:09 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 11:00:09 localhost dhclient: Sending on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 11:00:09 localhost dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net Jun 11 11:00:09 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 Jun 11 11:00:17 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 Jun 11 11:00:35 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 Jun 11 11:00:52 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 Jun 11 11:00:59 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 Jun 11 11:01:08 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost dhclient: No working leases in persistent database. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost dhclient: Exiting. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + All rights reserved. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Please contribute if you find this software useful. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Listening on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Sending on LPF/eth0/00:10:a4:f5:03:ac Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Sending on Socket/fallback/fallback-net Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1 Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + No DHCPOFFERS received. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + No working leases in persistent database. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Exiting. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: + Failed to bring up eth0. Jun 11 11:01:09 localhost cardmgr[495]: executing: './serial start ttyS3' As requested here is the ifconfig -a output: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:A4:F5:03:AC UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:3762 (3.6 KiB) Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) I've also tried to reboot right after the base-config starts, then the card works. In the meantime I've downloaded the daily installer beta from June 1st and the testcandidate 1 and with that the network card works fine during the complete installation phase. During the testing I've found two more interesting things, maybe they've already been reported by others: 1. When I select german during the installation process and reboot during the base-config and then complete the configuration after the machine is up again, the rest of the base-config runs in english. This happened with all the versions described above 2. I've tested the above things also with the Xircom card CE3B-100BTX that is also supported by the xirc2ps_cs driver but only has the network and no modem function. This card worked in all installations and did not have the problem like the REM56G-100. The only thing that looked strange is that during the basic PCMCIA and ethernet configuration of the installation. The card gets an IP-address via DHCP however in all versions of the debian installer the message that the card couldn't find an IP adress and if a DHCP request should be tried again. Certainly only a cosmetic issue. Translation issues: Several translation issues I mentioned earlier and that Dennis solved, seem until now not to have found the way from CVS into the Debian Installer. Again, thanks for all your efforts. Thorsten -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
