( Re Message From: Nico De Ranter ) > > I'm trying to install Debian on a Compaq Armada 1550T with a > 3Com Etherlink III PCMCIA Ethernet adaptor. I installed everything > from the Infomagic CD-ROM (I know, I'm stupid :-) and tried compiling > pcmcia support from pcmcia-source_2.9.5-3.deb which I found on the > web. Unfortunately when I reboot Linux recognises my Ethernet card as > an "Anonymous Memory Card" :-(. I even tried installing everything from > a local mirror-site but that gave the same effect. Everything used to > work however since I installed a number of notebooks just a few months > ago. > > Does anybody know how to fix this?
I have exactly the same problem (but with a RedHat-4.1 Linux, and a NE2000 clone pcmcia card). I found that warm-rebooting solves it: 1. Cold boot (switch on). Beep followed by higher-pitched beep from pcmcia services. Card recognised as "Anonymous Memory Card". Wait for boot-up to complete. 2. Warm reboot (Ctrl-Alt-Del). Two high-pitched beeps. Card now recognised as ethernet card. This works. Don't ask me why. It's similar for a modem card which I have, except that it takes a cold-boot plus TWO warm-reboots. Again, don't ask me why. Once either card is properly recognised it works fine, including hot-swapping a card for itself (i.e. take it out and put it back in); but hot-swapping one card for the other doesn't work. Hope this is of some use. Ted. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
