Fresh install onto a laptop that's seen kernel-image-2.2.20 and the corresponding pcmcia-modules-2.2.20 package working just fine with a 3Com 3C589 network card. apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-686 and kernel-pcmcia-modules-2.4.18-686, and the network fails to start with "unresolved symbol isapnp_find_dev_blah" where blah is some large number. A quick mooch around with Google seems to indicate that this error is a result of not having ISA PNP compiled into the kernel. As this is a relatively low-memory machine (32MB) I want to avoid a kernel compile if possible as it will take (from bitter experience) the thick end of 3 hours. Lather, rinse and repeat as I forget Option A to get thing B working. Is there a workaround for this? Is there a different 2.4 kernel that is known to work with PCMCIA? BTW, the reason I'm pursuing 2.4 is because I want to use ALSA to drive the sound card (cheesy Intel i810 thing), and I don't see a drivers package for 2.2 kernels. This computer is currently pointed at Sid, although that doesn't have to be the case. Regards Peter. -- Peter Whysall peter.whysall@ntlworld.moc The TLD in my email address is sdrawkcab. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 sid -- kernel 2.4.18
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