Workaround for bug #352758: Before executing the `detect network hardware step' switch to a shell via Alt+F2, copy the 3CCFEM556.dat file included in the pcmcia-cs 3.2.8 package to /lib/firmware, and rename it to 3CCFEM556.cis.
On an "etch" netinstall, I issued the following commands: # mkdir /lib/firmware # cp /etc/pcmcia/cis/3CCFEM556.dat /lib/firmware/3CCFEM556.cis After switching back to the first VT, the NIC is detected and the install proceeds normally. Thanks to Peter Stuge, cc'd above for providing the solution. References: ---------- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/howto.html "2.5 The difficult cases: CIS overrides" Thanks, cga -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]