PCMCIA Card Not Detected

[AlexRichardson]

When running linux, my Laptop isn't detecting my PCMCIA card. I am a complete newbie to Linux. Where do I start in trouble shooting this problem?

[bodiless]

Re: PCMCIA Card Not Detected

As root type

iwconfig

to see if your card is listed. You should get something like

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:off/any

If it's not listed I am not sure what to do, as I am also new to Linux.
If however it's listed you may need to install ndiswrapper. Check this guide: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper (look under: How to install Windows Wireless Drivers (Ndiswrapper))
Finally I would also look at hardware compatibility lists, there are many out there for linux