Debian Lenny install failing on Dell Latitude CPi A366ST during hardware detect phase

[Kyle Barbour <kyle@kylebarbour.org>]

Hello everyone,/

I'm trying to install Debian Lenny on an old Dell Latitude CPi A366ST,
currently running Win98. KNOPPIX boots on it fine, as does Win98.
However, when I try to install Debian on it, the install hangs right
after "Detecting PC card services". At first, I thought this might
have to do with the D-Link DWL-650 PC card adapter I have, so I
removed it to no avail. I then tried

boot: expert hw-detect/start_pcmcia=off

but this didn't help either, with the install now hanging right after
loading the usb-storage kernel module.

During the hang, the optical drive that I'm installing from continues
to spin wildly - it's just that no progress is made.

Ultimately, I'd like to get both the install and PCMCIA working, since
a PC card is the only way I can connect to the web (this laptop has no
Ethernet port, etc.).

Any thoughts on how to generate a successful install?

Thanks for the help!

Kyle


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