Re: Debian installation problems
try 'apt-get install pcmcia-cs'
you'll need to know the chipset of your card, as well as whether or not your card is pcmcia or cardbus-- check the hardware-HOWTO at http://www.linuxdoc.org/
glen
On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 08:04:13PM +0200, S?ren Neigaard wrote:
> Sunday, October 07, 2001, 7:11:48 PM, Jeff wrote:
>
> >> I'm trying to install on a Dell Inspiron 7500, and I have gotten some hints from some
> >> of you earlier. But I can't figure out where I setup the PCMCIA card
> >> during the setup (Xircom 10/100/56). The only thing I am asked about my PCMCIA card, is
> >> whether it's a intel thing or some T... thing. Where do I specify that
> >> it's a xirc2ps? I can't setup my network if I specify intel or T....
>
> JC> During the PCMCIA installation, you are asked to enter any
> JC> card-specific options as well as a controller type, e.g. i82365.
> JC> After these options are entered and the card services are
> JC> installed, you can then configure the Network. If the install
> JC> process doesn't prompt you directly, you can choose it from the
> JC> list of alternative options below the recommended options in the
> JC> installation script. You don't specify the module to load, it is
> JC> automatically detected by the card services. If it doesn't
> JC> detect the correct card module, you can go into a console from
> JC> the installation script and make some changes to the pcmcia
> JC> config options to help the auto-detect process.
> Well... I finally got my Debian installed with X running (thanks to
> you). I still have no network running, but I don't want to reinstall
> if I can avoid it. How do I get this up and running? I can't apt-get
> from the net (off course), so I have to get whatever I need from my
> CD. What do I do? Can I run some sort of installer, that can help me?
>
> --
> Med venlig hilsen/Best regards,
> S?ren Neigaard mailto:neigaard@e-box.dk
>
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