Ethernet Cardbus problem

[Arthur Barlow <arthurbarlow@earthlink.net>]

I'm searching for guidance in the wilderness.  I'm running a Dell Latitude
CPx laptop with Debian Sid.  I originally installed the bf24 kernel and
never had a problem.  Now I'm trying to use "kernel-package" to compile
the 2.4.23 kernel.  I've downloaded the necessary source run "make
menuconfig" to adjust the settings and followed the various steps to build
the kernel-image.  It's a process that I've done with a number of other
machines so I feel very comfortable with it.

So here is the main problem.  I'm using a Xircom Cardbus Ethernet 10/100 +
Modem 56.  It was recognized without a problem on the old kernel.  I've
selected what I thought are the necessary pcmcia and network device
options in the kernel build.  But, no matter how many things I seem to
change or reconfigure, I cannot get it to recognize the ethernet
connection for this card.

Here are some clues.  In the working kernel "dmesg" shows this:

	cs: cb_enable(bus 2)
	  bridge io map 0 (flags 0x21): 0x200-0x287
	  bridge mem map 0 (flags 0x1): 0x60008000-0x60013fff
	tulip_attach(device 02:00.0)
	tulip.c:v0.91g-ppc 7/16/99 becker@scyld.com (modified by
	danilo@cs.uni-madeburg.de for XIRCOM CBE, fixed by Doug Ledford
	eth0: Xircom Cardbus Adapter (DEC 21143 compatible mode)

In the 2.4.23 kernel where the Xircom card does not work it just has:

	cs: cb_alloc(bus 2): vendor 0x115d, device 0x0003
	PCI: Enabling device 02:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
	PCI: Enabling device 02:00.1 (0000 -> 0003)

As you can see there is no "cb_enable."  Any ideas?