Re: [TCLUG:18811] Debian PCMCIA net install

[Timothy Wilson <wilson@visi.com>]

In response to my question about installing Debian on a laptop:

On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:

> Yes, you install from rescue and root, then config PCMCIA services
> first.  The, it will prompt you to load modules, and i found that it
> sometimes is necessary to load the 3com driver before anyothers.  Also,
> you may need to enter the shell on another console and add a route using
> ifconfig.

OK, my head is bruised from banging it on my desk. Here's what I've done:

1. boot rescue and load root floppies
2. partition, format, mount partitions, etc.

Now, if I try to "Configure PCMCIA Support" I get an error and loading the
modules fails. So I decided to "Configure Device Driver Modules," but when I
do, what looks like an error screen pops up for approx. 12 ns and I'm back
to the installation main menu. Needless to say, I didn't have time to read
the error message.

I wondered if it was complaining about not finding drivers. (I've never
figured out when I should use the Driver-1.bin disk.) So I tried mounting
Driver-1 manually, but I couldn't get that to work either.

I know for a fact that this PCMCIA NIC uses the standard TI chipset. It
*should* work.

Any other hints?

-Tim

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