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Date:      Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:41:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Ethan Waldo <cs_ebw@hal.lamar.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PCMCIA.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970912224110.17774m-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199709122136.OAA11401@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Ethan Waldo wrote:

> I was wondering if I could install freeBSD from a PCMCIA cdrom through a
> freeBSD cd (making root and boot diskettes or the like).  Also, I was
> wondering if freeBSD provides PCMCIA support.

The core system has some rudimentary support, but your PCCARD CDROM may be
supported if you use the PAO boot floppy, available from
http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO.  They add support for various PCCARD
devices to the core distribution, and I recommend it for laptops.

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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