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Date:      Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:24:59 +0200
From:      Eric Masson <e-masson@kisoft-services.com>
To:        andy <andy@moldnet.md>
Cc:        Allen Cleveland <allenc@mindsieve.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ibm thinkpad
Message-ID:  <38E38DEB.B176E313@kisoft-services.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003301204100.95746-100000@moldnet.md>

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>is there anyone running fbsd4.0 on such a laptop?
Yes, my 390 runs 3.4-STABLE and will soon run RELENG-4. I've also heard
of 770, 600 and so on. Issues on Thinkpads can be found in the archives
of mobile, questions and stable http://www.FreeBSD.org/search

>the problem is that I doubt about the ability of freebsd to
>discern such a sophisticated device as pcmci EtherJet network adapter.
Try a more sophisticated OS ;)

> so, do I need to use Tatsumi Hasokawa's package
> to get it working? (as it was for 2.* and 3.*)
Haven't heard of PAO for RELENG-4 (correct me if wrong)

> the only information regarding my IBM EtherJet NIC consists of
> one string 
> "PCMCIA ethernet cards from IBM and National semiconducter are also
> supported"
Make a minimal install on your TP, then use pccardc dumpcis and see if
any entry in pccard.conf.sample matches. Using FBSD on a laptop still
implies some homework and searches (less and less that's right, thanks
to mobile and nomad developpers)

So search the archives, try and report problems if you encounter any.

Regards

Eric Masson



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