(newbie) Still no network...

[Kevin Krumwiede <kjkrum@comcast.net>]

I've installed 3.0r1 a few times now on my laptop, and I'm still running into problems.  I used apt-get to install a newer kernel-image and matching kernel-pcmcia-modules.  It boots, but pcmcia won't load and I have no network.  Assuming I start with a fresh install, what commands should I run to upgrade the kernel without screwing everything up?  (My reason for wanting to upgrade the kernel is the hideous framebuffer console that can't be turned off in the stock kernel...)

BTW, is there a program analogous to RedHat's chkconfig?

Thanks,
Krum