Ubuntu Server with PCMCIA Cards

Ubuntu Server with PCMCIA Cards

Nov 23

Installing Ubuntu Server today, I found that it doesn't install the proper applications for PCMCIA ("PC") Cards to function. If you're having this problem, here's my solution:

  • First, install Ubuntu Server in Expert mode. I'm not sure if it works in regular mode or not, I don't have the time to check. The key combination from the main installation menu is F6 twice, then Enter, then Escape.
  • Install normally.
  • Before hitting the "Finish Install" option, go into the Terminal option.
  • Mount your drive, it's probably going to be:

    mkdir /mnt1
    mount /dev/sda1 /mnt1 -t ext3
  • Chroot to the drive with chroot /mnt1
  • Execute apt-get install pcmcia-cs
  • Finally, type exit twice once apt-get is done.

1 comment

  1. L. Brouwer

    Thanks Tyler. This is what I needed to install v9.04 server on my old Dell Inspiron 3800. I was about to abandon Ubuntu to try Suse. This did it!

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