Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu Server -- no PCMCIA

From: JzG (hawk.hunter@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Aug 18 2007 - 04:09:03 EDT


We may get this solved yet! :)

On 8/18/07, JzG <hawk.hunter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Alright, what exact make and model is your PCMCIA card? I'm thinking it
> might be broadcom or some such.
>
> On 8/17/07, Chuck Hast < wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 8/16/07, JzG < hawk.hunter@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > From what I read you do not have access to the internet or have to use
> > the
> > > CD only for some reason. If that is the case...
> > >
> > > backup the sources.list file.
> > >
> > > cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.old
> > >
> > > comment out all sources except the CD (inside the sources.list - use
> > gedit
> > > or nano/vim/etc)
> > >
> > > apt-get update
> > >
> > > You should be able to use the CD only, then.
> > >
> > I did a re-install from the CD.... I used the text installer this time
> > and watched
> > as the machine selected the bits and pieces started the pccard services,
> >
> > then the network it did some other stuff and then did a apt-get session
> > to
> > update and pull down some packages, after much disk and network activity
> > it said the machine was ready to reboot, remove CD and hit <enter>. That
> >
> > done it machine rebooted. But still no pcmcia,and of course no
> > network...
> >
> > Not sure what I am not doing right, but I thought for sure I had
> > selected
> > those packages to install, and the logs say there is pcmcia code in
> > there
> > but it sure does not cooperate...
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT --
> > To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> > "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
> > out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
> > and twisted metal."
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>
>
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