Re: etch installer does not find network card.
On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 11:33:37AM EST, Wayne Topa wrote:
> cga2000(cga2000@optonline.net) is reported to have said:
> > 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.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > $ 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
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have 2 3Com pcmcia cards in 2 Thinkpads, not the same number as
> yours. One has a modem, the other not.
>
> Both are 3Com 3CCFE575CT Tornado and use the 3c589_cs module and work
> great.
>
> If you ever find a way to get the modem working, I'd like to hear how.
> :-)
>
I have voice over IP .. and I'm not even sure I could use dialup over that ..
.. "data over voice over IP" ..
:-)
> :-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-)
At least you have the option of connecting an external modem on the
serial port ..
I suppose it's not really convenient when traveling ..
Incidentally .. I've made "some" progress with my own little "situation" ..
.. posted an update for the debian-user folks to read ..
Just for the record ..
Since it's likely it won't help any w/ your pcmcia modem problem ..
Maybe you could try the Live CD's approach? See if you can get it to
work with at least one of them and diff the conf files?
Thanks
cga
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