Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 01:02:24 -0500 From: The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> To: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> Cc: "Ted J. Stein" <tstein@seas.upenn.edu>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3com 3c589 woes w/ Dell (was: Dell Laptops and 3com CardBus Cards) Message-ID: <3A7658F0.85CE69D3@babbleon.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101292157240.32176-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com>
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Brian wrote: > > Word from others is that cardbus will work if youre will to be a little > bleeding edge and follow the -current distro. otherwise, grab a 3com > 3c589, which according to the freebsd hcl will work. Other options > include Redhat, which supports my 3com cardbus 3ccfe575bt. I have a 3com 3c589, and it "mostly" works, but if I do a soft reboot from FreeBSD without popping out the card, the computer freezes on reboot, so there's still some problem with it. (I'm using straight 4.2-RELEASE, no fancy stuff for me.) However, as long as I remember to pop it out whenever I reboot, it's ok. (Note that the lookup has to do with something the FreeBSD fails to do on _shutdown_. The lockup (which is a hard lockup--have to power down to unwedge it) happens if FreeBSD shuts down and I start up FreeBSD *or* Linux, and doesn't happen if I shutdown Linux and then start up FreeBSD. It just happens if I don't power off the computer and/or pop out the card, so I think it's failing to release something on the card itself. > > Bri > > On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Ted J. Stein wrote: > > > Hi all, > > First, let me extend my sincerest apologies for my earlier message > > containing the word "subscribe". It's been at least three years since I've > > participated in any of the FreeBSD mailing lists (let alone worked with > > Majordomo at all), and I jumped the gun. > > That being said, I was wondering if anyone has gotten FreeBSD to install > > and run on a Dell Inspiron 5000. I include the all-important installation > > process since other operating systems have failed during install. More > > importantly, I have a 3com FEM656T - a CardBus card. I've been informed that > > this will not work with the FreeBSD kernel. So, if FreeBSD will install, I'd > > be more than willing to purchase a PCMCIA Ethernet card that would cooperate > > with FreeBSD. Any suggestions as to what cards are best supported (and > > cheapest)? Any information on either subjects is greatly appreciated. Please > > note: the computer is an Inspiron 5000, _not_ a 5000e. > > > > Apologies and many thanks, > > > > Ted Stein > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" bts@babbleon.org Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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