Re: tlug: PCMCIA problem during TurboLinux install

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Karl-Max Wagner wrote:

> > Any ideas about what I can do?  Can I somehow give some
> 
> First, use PLIP to get that issue out of the way until you've
> got a basic installation on that machine. Then you have much
> better chances to track the problem down.
> 
> I personally would use Slackware for that. TL is good for
> installs which run as they should, but if you need to do some
> serious hacking, Slackware is better ( =easier. TL is rather
> complex under the hood ). Debian might be good for
> that, too ( You can do a basic installation entirely with
> diskettes ).
> 
> After that your chances are a lot better.

Slackware wouldn't work either, as its pcmcia-cs doesn't support the sharp
mebius any better than TL's pcmcia-cs does.  AFAIK TL uses a newer
pcmcia-cs than Slack does.

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               <sstone@example.com>
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