RE: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-21 Thread Peter Coppens
, September 20, 2005 9:28 PM To: debian list Subject: Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert] Peter Coppens wrote: If I remove pcmcia-cs (or at least make sure it is not initialized by removing the links from the /etc/rcx.d directories) I can't even manually start

Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-21 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
I want to get a Xircom CBEM56G network/modem card (http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/resources/doc_library/tech_sp ecs/spec_xircbem56g100btx.htm) enabled during the boot of Debian 3.1 (2.4 kernel) running on an old Dell D300XT latitute laptop. What should I install (and/or remove) and

RE: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-21 Thread Peter Coppens
A search in google with 'linux kernel Xircom CBEM56G' gives thousands of pages indicating trouble. Most of all 2.4 kernels. Why don you try installing 2.6.x (x 10)? I guess I could try that. But to be honest I am faced with the same problem: lost in the forest There should be a 2.6.8 kernel

Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-21 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 08:01:33AM -0400, Peter Coppens wrote: A search in google with 'linux kernel Xircom CBEM56G' gives thousands of pages indicating trouble. Most of all 2.4 kernels. Why don you try installing 2.6.x (x 10)? I guess I could try that. But to be honest I am faced with

RE: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-21 Thread Peter Coppens
Upgraded to 2.6.12. The network now comes up beautifully. Thanks for the help! Peter -Original Message- From: Peter Coppens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:02 PM To: TR; debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled

RE: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-20 Thread Peter Coppens
, Peter -Original Message- From: Marty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:17 AM To: debian list Subject: Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert] Peter Coppens wrote: All, I have installed the 'latest stable' Debian version

Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-20 Thread Marty
Peter Coppens wrote: If I remove pcmcia-cs (or at least make sure it is not initialized by removing the links from the /etc/rcx.d directories) I can't even manually start the network (with ifup -a) after booting I'm not familiar enough with pcmcia-cs nor hotplug to guess what's happening, but

Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-19 Thread Peter Coppens
All, I have installed the 'latest stable' Debian version on an (old) Dell laptop Cpi D300XT. The initial install was done with the laptop in a docking station and using the network adaptor that comes with that docking station. Everything went fine. Later I removed the laptop from the docking

Re: Network (pcmcia card) not enabled after boot [newbie alert]

2005-09-19 Thread Marty
Peter Coppens wrote: All, I have installed the 'latest stable' Debian version on an (old) Dell laptop Cpi D300XT. The initial install was done with the laptop in a docking station and using the network adaptor that comes with that docking station. Everything went fine. Later I removed