Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:40:52 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: plm@xs4all.nl (Peter Mutsaers) Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What PCMCIA ethernet card supported/recommended? Message-ID: <199701230510.PAA19377@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199701222313.AAA03711@plm.xs4all.nl> from Peter Mutsaers at "Jan 23, 97 00:13:32 am"
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Peter Mutsaers stands accused of saying: > >> On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:42:27 +1030 (CST), Michael Smith > >> <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> said: > > MS> (redirected to -mobile, where this belongs) > > Indeed, but also to current, since I wondered what is exactly > supported in -current (the handbook might be out of date). Also I'm > not subscribed to -mobile. Re-removed from current. Peter, anyone that's interested in mobile stuff, current or otherwise, is going to be on the mobile list. Please don't spam people like this! > > MS> No; most "NE2000-compatible" PCCARDs are supported as well. > > Good, they are much cheaper. I might try one of those then. > But what does most mean? Is it a matter of trying? I fear that once I > order one and it doesn't work, I won't be able to return it. "most" means that I'm not a millionaire; I've tested the one(s) that I can get my hands on, or that I can find other people with. The Accton card is a "brand name" product, you should be able to get it locally. If you're buying from a vendor that won't let you try beforehand, or at the very least let you exchange for another, then you're buying frm the wrong vendor. > MS> At this point in time, installing with a PCCARD ethernet card > MS> is problematic, however once you have you system up and going, > MS> the above is a perfectly workable solution. > > Why? Hasn't the generic kernel on the boot floppy the supported PCCARD > ethernet cards configured in? PCCARD support requires the card management daemon and parameters database, which are bulky. Until very recently, the boot floppy was bursting at the seams, so there was no way to get them integrated. The nature of the card management daemon is such that it's still not likely to be entirely helpful, as not all cards are in the database. > Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust is a good quality -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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