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From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca>
To: Doug Wilson <want_2_learn_freebsd@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: please help with pcmcia nic...
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Hi Doug,

I'd leave it at Other. I actually missed the "laptop" word in your first
post. I'll bow out now and go make another pot of coffee.....

Dru

On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Doug Wilson wrote:

> Hi Dru,
> 
> I could not find any reference to PnP OS in the Bios.  I assume that's
> plug-n-play?  Anyway, I have a PhoenixBIOS and the closest thing to your
> reference was "Installed O/S:" with the choices of Win95 or Other.  It was
> set to Other.  Which should it be?
> 
> Doug.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dru" <genisis@istar.ca>
> To: "Doug Wilson" <want_2_learn_freebsd@hotmail.com>
> >
> > Hi Doug,
> >
> > Is Pnp OS off in your BIOS?
> >
> > Dru
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Doug Wilson wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list.
> > >
> > > I have a laptop running FreeBSD 4.2 Release.  It has a 3Com Megahertz
> Model
> > > 3CCFE575BT 10/100 Base-TX PCMCIA which I bought a few weeks ago.
> > >
> > > Windows of course sees the card, and I'm online there.  Redhat, and
> Debian
> > > brands of Linux see the nic.  But FreeBSD doesn't not!
> > >
> > > I am totally lost!!!
> > >
> > > I did try to add to the kernel:
> > >
> > > zp    #3com PCMCIA Etherlink III (I got this from "The Complete
> FreeBSD").
> > >
> > > But conf said that zp was invalid.
> > >
> > > I have searched long and hard for support--I have also searched for any
> info
> > > about another pcmcia nic card that FreeBSD supports, but nothing--just
> that
> > > obscure reference in that book that was invalid.  (I can return the
> 3Com,
> > > but for what? Another pcmcia card that is not supported?)
> > >
> > > Does anyone got any ideas?  I'd really like to get it working.
> > > Doug.
> 
> 
> 
> 


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