Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:46:27 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Ben Hockenhull <benh@jpj.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCMCIA Ethernet Compatibility Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980322234541.12642Z-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <v0310280db1398baf70fe@[192.168.10.1]>
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On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Ben Hockenhull wrote: > I'm getting a laptop, and will be installing FreeBSD on it so I can get > some work done. I've been reading up on FreeBSD and PAO, but have a few > questions. > > It seems that the stock FreeBSD 2.2.5 non-PAO kernel has PCMCIA and APM > support built in. If true, what does PAO get me? Better power management? > A wider range of PCMCIA support? PAO adds several device drivers and much more detailed support for various PCCARD controllers. > Also, I want to get a 3Com 3C575-TX Fast Etherlink XL 10/100 PCMCIA > adapter. My chosen laptop supports CardBus and I already have a PCMCIA > modem, so the 10/100 capability is a plus. Is this card at all supported? It looks like PAO doesn't do CardBus as of yet. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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