> Carlos Hernandez wrote: > > > I have an IBM thinkpad i-series 1540 with a Netgear FA410tx pcmcia card, I > > want to install debian from the net, but I didn't have success trying with > > debian 2.1, It didn't recognize the pcmcia card. Any ideas? > > Hi Carlos, > > according to http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS > NetGear FA410TXC > is supported. I don't know if there's a difference in your card (TX) and the > one > > mentioned there (TXC). > I've never tried to install Debian from the net on a laptop. That requires to > run the whole pcmcia package (cardmgr) with some boot disk in order to > get the nework up and then be able to install it. > I think there's a way to do that ( I saw it somewhere - unfortunately I don't > remember > where) but it might be easier to just get the CD's. > > Jens
I've done so. Works really nice... when it works. The SUPPORTED CARDS list you just quoted is going to be 3.1.19, which is certainly -not- to be found in Slink (debian 2.1) To get this level of card services I had to reach past potato into woody. For me, the 3.1.8 in potato was nearly useless :( except for the cheap old Taiwanese net card I use on the magio. I don't suppose someone could cut a somewhat more modern slink-install floppy kit (that is it doesn't have anything new but kernel and drivers - still installs Slink base) until potato really rolls out? -* Heather Stern * star@ many places *-
