It is an old problem. You should set BIOS setting of PCMCIA to
"cardbus" or "PCMCIA", but not "auto".
Sunday, June 11, 2000, 1:26:18 AM, you wrote:
d> Hi,
d> I have installed Mandrake 7.1 (via FTP) to my laptop, however, bootup
d> hangs when it reaches the Loading PCMCIA Modules part. If I disable
d> PCMCIA from bootup, everything comes up fine. (minus my network card)
d> Now, I have tried a few things.
d> a) I booted up without any PCMCIA cards inserted, and it still hangs.
d> b) It also hangs with a PCMCIA card in the laptop (3COM Megahertz 10/100)
d> Has anyone else experianced something like this? What is a
d> workaround? I need net access, obviously. Is there a newer version of
d> PCMCIA-tools?
d> Thanks
d> -davidu
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