Re: Installing Debian with wireless LAN
Ok, here we go. After I eject the pcmcia card, I can get to another console
through alt-F3. There, I see messages such as....
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May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 11
Mbps Wireless Adapter
May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: executing: 'modprobe hermes'
May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco'
May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: executing: 'modprobe orinoco_cs'
May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: executing: './network start eth1'
May 19 16:09:00 (none) daemon.info cardmgr[243]: + cat:
/var/lib/misc/pcmcia-scheme: No such file or directory
May 19 16:09:15 (none) daemon.info dhclient-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
May 19 16:09:15 (none) daemon.err dhclient-2.2.x: send_packet: Network is down
May 19 16:09:21 (none) daemon.info dhclient-2.2.x: No DHCPOFFERS received.
May 19 16:09:21 (none) daemon.info dhclient-2.2.x: No working leases in
persistent database.
May 19 16:09:21 (none) user.info dbootstrap[81]:
May 19 16:09:21 (none) daemon.info dhclient-2.2.x: Exiting.
May 19 16:09:21 (none) user.info dbootstrap[81]: Exiting.
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Looks like it thinks the network is down, which isn't real helpful (I'm writing
this using another computer on the same network, wireless connection).
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Joel Konkle-Parker
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