Re[2]: Debian installation problems
Monday, October 08, 2001, 3:10:50 AM, Glen wrote:
GM> try 'apt-get install pcmcia-cs'
It claims to have the latest version of pcmcia-cs
GM> 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/
By chipset, do you then mean something like xirc2ps?
Ok it looks like I have what I need, but how do I set it up, and get
it running?
>> >> 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?
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