I've been having a similar problem with my PCMCIA card. According to various pages on the web, the solution is to use the latest release of the PCMCIA stuff. I solved my problem by just plugging my Dell into its docking station and installing the eth0 device, using the "vortex" driver. Everything went smoothly then, and I had access to the Debian site to get the updated packages. I still haven't conquered the PCMCIA problem, however. But, if you have access to a docking station, that's the way to go, IMHO.
-Rod Price Eric House wrote: > First, a bit more information. The error message I'm getting from the > installer is that it can't find /lib/modules/2.2.13. And sure enough, > if I fire up a second VC and look there's no directory by that name. > There *is* a /target/lib/modules/2.2.13, and I managed to make a bit > more progress by creating a symlink for the missing directory. But > the fact that the installer is looking for files that don't exist > suggests that something pretty basic is wrong. > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 04:21:03PM -0800, Eric House wrote: > > > Two questions: > > > > > > 1) What went wrong with configuring pcmcia support in the install? > > > > > > 2) What do I do to get the socket driver installed? I don't remember > > > any install options having to do with sockets. > > > > > > > The problem, as far as I can see, is that your pcmcia modules are mismatched > > to your kernel. Have you compiled your own kernel? In that case it is > > mandatory that you also compile your own pcmcia-modules package. > > I downloaded everything from the frozen directory on debian.org (or some > mirror.) I can't compile my own kernel or anything else until I get gcc > installed, and I can't do that without an ethernet link. > > > An easier way might be to just download the standard debian kernel-image and > > pcmcia-modules (and pcmcia-cs), for both slink and potato to be on the safe > > side, install them by hand (the slink version, presumeably), and then > > `apt-get dist-upgrade` from slink should do the rest to land you in potato. > > My stupid pcmcia card isn't supported under slink. I've tried that route. > > (Tried buying a new card this evening but the local places are all out.) > > > By the way, I have a Xircom RealPort 16bit modem/ethernet card, and it was > > working fine under slink. Have you a cardbus card? It would imagine it > > should still work under slink, just sounds like your pcmcia modules are > > mixed up. > > I spent a day trying to upgrade from slink, but without a working card > it wasn't possible. Not sure what my Xircom card is -- not Realport, > anyway -- but it's listed as requiring newer pcmcia-cs than works with > slink. Backporting it is beyond my Linux skills, and trying to move > just those packages required from potato onto my slink system quickly got > out of hand. > > (I tried installing RedHat 6.1 this evening thinking it'd be easier, but > it happily installed 30,000 cute images without ever asking my IP address, > and if there's a way to configure the network after the fact I couldn't > find it for all the menu items for changing themes. Yuck!) > > I'm in my first week at a new job, and will probably be allowed one > more day of trying to get Linux up before they'll tell me to just make > do with 'Dows. If anyone has any clue what I'm doing wrong here, please > speak up. I'm assuming all the posts claiming success with potato on > laptops are for real.... > > Thanks! > > --Eric House > > ****************************************************************************** > * From the desktop of: Eric House, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * > * Check out Crosswords for PalmOS: <http://www.peak.org/~fixin/xwords> * > * "The instructions said 'Win98 or better' -- so I installed Linux" * > ****************************************************************************** > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
