a pcmcia network install is still not an option with the january 7 files, at least with a 3com etherlink III (3c589d). we get farther than we ever did before, though. steps for etherlink III: 1) make pcmcia diskette from the http://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen/ subdirectory 2) boot the diskette 3) "starting pcmcia services" appears; 2 beeps (both high tones) sound; link light on dongle goes on 4) http method 5) static ip address 6) web site: rpmfind.net directory: linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen 7) it gets the base.img file very quickly (dsl line) 8) it says "Loading second stage ramdisk..." for maybe 30 seconds, then "Error loading ramdisk." alt-f3 shows: * welcome to the Mandrake install (first stage, version 7.0 built Jan 7 2000 22:42:16) * running: /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/fat.o * running: /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/vfat.o * welcome to the Mandrake install (first stage, version 7.0 built Jan 7 2000 22:42:16) * PCI bridge probe: * Cirrus PD6729 found, 2 sockets. ((blank line here. -- bd)) * pcmcia pcic type: i82365 * running: /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/pcmcia_core.o * running: /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/i82365.o * running: /bin/insmod /bin/insmod /modules/ds.o * eth0 is available -- using it for networking * configuring eth0 ((parameters omitted, but they were correct)) * reverse name lookup worked * configuring lo ip: 127.0.0.1 nm: 255.0.0.0 nw: 127.0.0.0 bc: 127.255.255.255 * transferring http://rmpfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen/Mandrake/base/mdkinst_s tage2.gz to a fd * error reading from device: No such file or directory alt-f4 also shows that it identified the card (correctly) on socket 0 as a "3Com 3c589D Ethernet", ran insmod /modules/3c589_cs.o, and configured it as eth0. hope this helps, -- bd
