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The laptop is 1.4GHz and probably newer than my 2.4.31 kernel.
I compiled my own kernel modules for that kernel and also what was 
the latest pcmcia drivers at the time.

Built-in tg3.o network card works for a minute or so then stops working 
until I reboot.  PCMCIA slot is cardbus.  If I load pcmcia drivers without 
a card in the slot, all is well.  With a card in the slot (I tried two 
non-cardbus network cards - Linksys wired and wireless) BL crashes while 
cs checks out 0x800 etc.

XP works with the onboard network card but I can't find the correct driver 
for the Linksys wired card (Win98 era).  Puppy linux works with the 
onboard card, the Linksys wireless card, but not the wired card (loads 
pc_net.cs but nothing else happens).  Also with a USB wireless card for 
which I do not have working BL drivers.  (Won't compile with this 
combination of gcc, libc, and kernel).

The cards both work with BL in other computers.  So something about the 
hardware is too new for BL with this kernel.  I need to compile a newer 
kernel (2.6) for many reasons now.

Any ideas how to get the tg3.o driver to behave better in BL, or to stop 
pcmcia from crashing?  Should I modify some file?  I can't use this laptop 
online with BL.  (Currently posting with pulp framebuffer console).

The onboard wireless is dead (or the switch may be broken?).  Nice sound 
and LCD. Don't know if the modem is lucent.

Runs at 600MHz with 3.5A psu (it wants 4.6A).

Sindi Keesan