Bug#249766: PCMCIA 3c589B ethernet card NOT DETECTED
I submitted a similar report a few days ago, although I was able to boot from
hd and then manually install the network with etherconf (which has a few
dependencies I also manually installed). I then proceeded with base-config
Chris
Am Wednesday 19 May 2004 05:07 schrieb David F. Strauch:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Debian-installer-version: www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer on
> 18-May-2004
> uname -a: Linux admin 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i586
> GNU/Linux
> Date: 18-May-2004 @ 8:00 PM
> Method: I installed from iso image file I downloaded using the boot param:
> linux apm=on
>
> Machine: Toshiba Satellite 2180CDT
> Processor: AMD K6-2-P
> Memory: 64MB
> Root Device: IDE hda2
> Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
> table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
>
> Output of lspci:
> pcilib: Cannot open /sys/pci/devices
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems CPU to PCI and PCI
> to IAS bridge (rev 03)
> 0000:00:07.0 Communications controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k
> WinModem (rev 01)
> 0000:00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX (rev 06)
> 0000:00:0b.0 USB compatible controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 02
> 0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E
> (rev 10)
> 0000:00:10.0 IDE Interface: Toshiba America Info Systems: Unknown device
> 0101 (rev 34)
> 0000:00:13.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems: ToPIC95 (rev 07)
> 0000:00:13.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems: ToPIC95 (rev 07)
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
>
> Initial boot worked: [O]
> Configure network HW: [E]
> Config network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [O]
> Load installer modules: [O]
> Detect hard drives: [O]
> Partition hard drives: [O]
> Create file systems: [O]
> Mount partitions: [O]
> Install base system: [O]
> Install boot loader: [O]
> Reboot: [0]
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Comments/Problems: When configuring network HW the installer failed to
> detect my 3c589B ethernet PC Card. The install process then asked for a
> manual entry of the proper module. When I selected the proper module
> (3c589_cs) the entry was not accepted and would loop back to the "[!]
> detect network hardware". I was able to continue with the installation
> process but, of course, without network support.
>
> When rebooting the system hard locks after single-beep on starting PCMCIA
> services. Without card installed system boots and continues to base system
> configuration.
>
> I have been trying to install Debian using 3.0 Woody and have found this
> new Debian-Installer to be wonderful. Although as usual I have problems
> with PCMCIA and the 3c589B installation.
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