Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 13:30:26 -0500 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "'richard childers'" <fscked@pacbell.net>, "'Yungbo Liu'" <yliu@scri.fsu.edu> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: pcmpc100 v2 installation Message-ID: <000201c0a4d9$2f950e10$1401a8c0@zoso> In-Reply-To: <3AA28B0F.3533B8D0@pacbell.net>
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If it is indeed a Linksys, make a note that there's also some info (dated Jan 17, 2001) about Linksys PCMCIA in the /usr/src/UPDATING file. Check it out to see if that's what you need. -Otter > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of richard > childers > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 1:36 PM > To: Yungbo Liu > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: pcmpc100 v2 installation > > > The PCMPC100 is a Linksys PCMCIA network interface card. > > I did not try installing via FTP via that specific card, > however, since I had > a CD available. > > But I do recall /stand/sysinstall noting that it had detected > a PCMCIA card > and asking me if I wanted to provide the program with the properties > necessary to use it. I did not explore this path in detail, > but assume that > these properties are the properties one would acquire either > by reading the > /etc/defaults/pccard.conf (/etc/pccard.conf in earlier > releases of FreeBSD) > file, or by dumping the properties of a working PCMCIA NIC with the > pccardc(8) utility. > > I believe that if you can determine your PCMPC100's > configuration while it is > operating (this is probably possible under DOS-derived OSes, > also, with the > caveat that the card's chosen values under DOS may not be the > same as those > used under FreeBSD or other *NIXes) that this would give you > the values you > needed in order to use your PCMCIA NIC during installation. > > I may be wrong. (-: > > But I'd read the manual pages for pccardd(8), pccardc(8) and > pccard.conf(5), > get acquainted with the terminology associated with the > configuration of a > PCMCIA card, and then try again, hopefully with some notes > relating to the > properties used by that model of card, under FreeBSD. > > Perhaps someone would care to cut-and-paste the entry for > this card from > /etc/../pccards.conf? If not, I can do this, or it can > perhaps be found at > http://www.freebsd.org ...? > > > -- richard > > > Yungbo Liu wrote: > > > Hi, everyone, > > > > I tried to install FreeBSD via FTP but failed. The > installation cannot > > recognize my pcmpc100 V2 card correctly. > > > > Does anyone know how to deal with it? I am really new to > FreeBSD and want > > to give it a try. > > > > Many Thanks. > > > > YL > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Richard A. Childers > Senor UNIX Administrator > fscked@pacbell.net (email) > 203.556.8471 (voice/msgs) > > # Providing administrative expertise (not 'damage control') > since 1986. > # PGP fingerprint: 7EFF 164A E878 7B04 8E9F 32B6 72C2 D8A2 582C 4AFA > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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