Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:40:20 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: dex@wankers.net (Dexnation Holodream) Cc: garyr@wcs.uq.edu.au, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile Adapter supported? Message-ID: <199808112340.QAA17433@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980810232116.18145D-100000@localhost> from Dexnation Holodream at "Aug 10, 98 11:42:48 pm"
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> On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, Gary Roberts wrote: > > > I'm trying to load 2.2.7-RELEASE on a new Toshiba notebook which > > has the above PCMCIA card but it doesn't seem to be detected by > > the GENERIC kernel. > > > > I assumed that since the Intel EtherExpress PRO/10 is reported as > > supported, it would probably also be in the PC card format as well. > > > > Can anyone advise whether there is any support now or in the near > > future for this card? > > ok...first off...the PRO/10 driver is PCI only. #2 only NEW revisions of > the card work...I have the OLD revision, and am considering writing a > driver, but intel's documentation is VERY hard to find on the chip that > drives it (the 82596)...I've found documentation to port to the NEW chip > from the OLD, but none on the 82596...now...the pcmcia card doesn't use > the PCI bus calls, it uses the PCCARD calls, which is a complete other > ball of wax. You will find the 82596 data sheets in the 1993 Intel Connectivity data book, or atleast that is one place I found it. -- Rod Grimes - KD7CAX - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD http://www.aai.dnsmgr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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