etch installer does not find network card.

[cga2000 <cga2000@optonline.net>]

I am trying to do an etch netinst on a Dell Inspiron with a 3Com PC
NIC/modem combo PC card.

After choosing a couple of things such as language, keymap, etc. the
installer scans my laptop for a network card but doesn't find one.

I am then prompted to choose the card's driver from a list.  I select
3c574_cs .. the installer performs another silent round of scanning and
returns to the same screen with the same error message - still can't
find my network card.

Are there any special options or "tricks" that would help convince the
installer that I do indeed have a NIC on this laptop?

Or has support for this card been dropped from recent linux kernels?

Everything works fine with a sarge netinst and linux 2.4.

Dunno if it's of any interest but here are a few details regarding the
hardware:

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$ cardctl ident

Socket 0:
  product info: "3Com", "Megahertz 3CCFEM556", "LAN + 56k Modem", ""
  manfid: 0x0101, 0x0556
  function: 0 (multifunction)
Socket 1:
  product info: "KME    ", "SCSI-CARD-001", "1"
  manfid: 0x0032, 0x2604

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$ lspci

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
0000:00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)

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I would love to hear the good/bad news from anyone with comparable
hardware and a 2.6 linux kernel.

Thanks

cga