Re: bug in etch pcmcia NIC configuration?

[neologix@free.fr]

Selon neologix@free.fr:

> Hello.
> I submitted a bug report against debian-installer saying this:
>
> > Package: debian-installer
> >
> > I installed Debian with the Sarge netinstall cdrom, version 3.1r1.
> > During the installation, the pcmcia networking card were recognized without
> > problem.
> > But after the first reboot, the card wasn't brought up. The proper modules
> were
> > loaded, but it seems that ifupdown doesn't bring it up at startup, or when
> > using /etc/init.d/networking/start
> >
> > Changing
> >
> > mapping hotplug
> >    script grep
> >    map eth0
> >
> > to
> >
> > auto eth0
> >
> > in /etc/network/interfaces solved the problem.
> > I know this isn't the official way for pcmcia cards, but mapping with
> hotplug
> > fails.
>
> I've been told that it was proably a Sarge-only issue, and was therefore
> closed.
>
> But I'm running Etch up-to-date, and putting this in the
> /etc/network/interfaces
> fails:
>  mapping hotplug
>     script grep
>     map eth0
> The only way to bring my networking pcmcia card up is the standard way, "auto
> eth0".
>
> Any idea?

Just found out that putting
allow-hotplug ethx

before the mapping in '/etc/network/interfaces' solves the problem.
I don't know if it has been corrected in Etch install.