Carl Shapiro writes:
>    The second problem is that the boot process hangs at the ep1 device
>    "stage".  I have re-installed my 3com 3c589d ethernet card and it
>    seems to have been successfully probed, but the boot hangs here and
>    goes no further, no panic nothing.  The message is:
> 
>    ep1 at pcmcia0 function 0 port 0x330-0x33f: 3Com 3C589 Ethernet
>    ep1: MAC address 00:60:08:8a:68:d3
> 
> I have noticed the exact same thing on an IBM Thinkpad 560, as well
> as a Compaq Contura.  In both cases all devices that are not in use
> are disabled in the firmware.

Merely disabling things in firmware may not in all cases be
sufficient, though. Sigh.

Probably the best thing to do is to try getting a fully custom kernel
built and see if it works for you.

Perry