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Date:      Thu, 4 Dec 1997 21:48:55 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help
Message-ID:  <199712050448.VAA29324@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <19971204182901.29141@lemis.com>
References:  <199712040551.VAA15167@mail.nomadix.com> <199712040625.QAA01864@word.smith.net.au> <199712040804.BAA24286@mt.sri.com> <19971204182901.29141@lemis.com>

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> >> The
> >>> cards that I have tried have been Eagle Technology's NE2000,  Fujitsu
> >>> MBH10302, 3Com 3C3589C/D.
> >
> > The 3COM card should *always* work.  If it doesn't, then you've got
> > setup/hardware problems.
> 
> About this time last year, I spent 3 days trying to get a 3C589C
> working on my AcerNote Light.  I still can't get it to work with
> PCMCIA support.  The problem is the bridge in the Acer.  Mike Smith
> has more details on that.  But I'd certainly qualify the statement
> that the 3C589 should *always* work.

Ok, let me re-phrase.  *IF* your pccard controller is supported/working,
then the card that *will* work will be the 3C589 series, since they are
the most heavily used/tested cards in FreeBSD.

If you controller doesn't work or in unsupported all bets are off.


Nate



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