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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



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