Re: pcmcia support for 3Com Etherlink III broken :-(
( Re Message From: Nico De Ranter )
>
> I'm trying to install Debian on a Compaq Armada 1550T with a
> 3Com Etherlink III PCMCIA Ethernet adaptor. I installed everything
> from the Infomagic CD-ROM (I know, I'm stupid :-) and tried compiling
> pcmcia support from pcmcia-source_2.9.5-3.deb which I found on the
> web. Unfortunately when I reboot Linux recognises my Ethernet card as
> an "Anonymous Memory Card" :-(. I even tried installing everything from
> a local mirror-site but that gave the same effect. Everything used to
> work however since I installed a number of notebooks just a few months
> ago.
>
> Does anybody know how to fix this?
I have exactly the same problem (but with a RedHat-4.1 Linux, and a NE2000
clone pcmcia card).
I found that warm-rebooting solves it:
1. Cold boot (switch on). Beep followed by higher-pitched beep from
pcmcia services. Card recognised as "Anonymous Memory Card".
Wait for boot-up to complete.
2. Warm reboot (Ctrl-Alt-Del). Two high-pitched beeps.
Card now recognised as ethernet card.
This works. Don't ask me why.
It's similar for a modem card which I have, except that it takes a
cold-boot plus TWO warm-reboots. Again, don't ask me why.
Once either card is properly recognised it works fine, including
hot-swapping a card for itself (i.e. take it out and put it back in); but
hot-swapping one card for the other doesn't work.
Hope this is of some use.
Ted. (Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk)
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