> > From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/06/28 Mon PM 11:44:19 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Laptop pcmcia ethernet card not recognized every other > boot up > > Dennis Myers wrote: > > > Subject says the basic problem, if I have ethernet connection and > > shut down the laptop (Compaq Presario 1700t ), the next time I boot > > it I get a message that eth0 is removed. I do a restart and eth0 is > > recognized and it asks if I want to configure it. Am I shutting down > > incorrectly ? Or is there a switch or something else I should do? I > > can understand if I had disconnected the card but It is still in the > > slot. I have looked all over the man and howtos no idea what is > > flakey. Thanks for any pointers > > > I bet this is a Cardbus card. The way things are supposed to work is > that PCMCIA cards are handled by hotplug, and should not be configured > when the system boots up. It should be detected when PCMCIA is started > if it is in the slot at boot, or when it is inserted. But it doesn't > always work that way... > > You may want to disable harddrake. This will stop the system from > asking about configuring the interface when you boot. You usualy don't > need to run it on a laptop anyway. How often does hardware change on a > laptop? (Not counting PCMCIA cards, and USB devices. Harddrake isn't > supposed to deal with them anyway.) > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > That is a good thought, I will give it a go and see what happens. Should have thought of it myself. Thanks Dennis M.
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