I have a Digital (yes, Digital *before* Compaq bought them) HiNote Ultra2000 laptop; it's a rather robust little job, with P5/266 CPU, 128M of RAM, and a really nice 1024x768 active matrix display -- with a C&T controller that actually works *well* under X 4.0. Added to the list is an integrated Xircom CM56 ethernet+modem combination PCMCIA card -- the reason for my post.
I was running the 'top under Debian 2.2r2, and all was happy and well with the world; unfortunately, I managed to pull off one of those great mistakes as root and hose most of the operating system beyond the point of repair (don't ask). As I had a spare hard drive for the 'top, I decided to re-install Debian (this time, 2.2r3) and go about doing things the right way this time; e.g., installing X 4.0 for potato rather than running a mish-mash of potato, woody, and sid at the same time. Like I said -- I was stupid. ;) After installing 2.2r3, the Xircom modem still works, but the ethernet portion of things is dead. The kernel detects it, and it shows up in the kernel logs and in /proc/interrupts, but I can't ping out or ping in, and I'm not seeing a LNK light on the NIC in my workstation (it's connected via a crossover to a second ethernet card). I pulled out the new drive, replaced the old drive, booted the not-quite-right OS, and was still able to ping/etc (same cable, etc.). The network config is kosher (identical to the previous setup), and I've tried building a couple of kernels (2.2.18pre21, 2.2.19pre17, and 2.2.19) with the requisite PCMCIA utilities, but nothing seems to kick the Xircom ethernet side into gear. I've checked on my workstation using "mii-diag", and it isn't detecting a link either. Any ideas? -- Don Werve (Unix Sys Admin) | Email: donw AT agentsix DOT net "We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further." - Richard Dawkins
