Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:38:52 +0100 From: "Thomas Vestergaard" <veedub@post6.tele.dk> To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: pcmcia problems. Message-ID: <000801c0b2f6$f9092940$1032a8c0@main>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0B2FF.57CAFFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a 333 Mhz clone laptop with a old 10 Mbit Xircom pcmcia Ethernet = card. I'm currently running Slackware 7.1 on it. With no problems at = all. I have tried FreeBsd 4.2 with some succes.. Everything works fine except = the pcmcia Ethernet card.?? First off the card manager didn't finish = configuring my card until sometime after i logged in, so networking = never found the darn thing. Only after I inserted a sleep period into = the config file - waiting for the card manager to finish, networking = seemed to configure correct. But my card never began to poll on the net, = and network reported unreachable. I am sorry that I'm unable to give a more complete error message but it = has been a couple of months since I last tried this so. I don't know if = this is a common problem with FreeBSD and laptops, or just my hardware? = (I wasn't able to find anything on it on the net ?) I am currently a fairly new student with major in networking. And I use = -or plan to use- my FreeBSD laptop to diagnose and test my upcoming = networking projects. Now I been told that FreeBSD is a server system = only. Not meant to run laptops nor network diagnosing, and that I should = stick with Linux. ??. This of course came from a Linux user 8^) If you are unable to help me with the scarce info I im able to give. I = would appreciate if you could give me a hint in the right direction or = If you know of some good news groups concerning FreeBSD/laptops please = give me a hint. =20 Or if you think that there was any chance i could get it to work. I can = install FreeBSD again to give you a better description of my problem ?? Thanks in advance. Thomas Vestergaard=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0B2FF.57CAFFA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I have a 333 Mhz = clone laptop=20 with a old 10 Mbit Xircom pcmcia Ethernet card. I’m currently = running=20 Slackware 7.1 on it. With no problems at all.</SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I have = tried FreeBsd 4.2=20 with some succes.. Everything works fine except the pcmcia Ethernet = card.??=20 First off the card manager didn’t finish configuring my = card until sometime=20 after i logged in, so networking never found the darn thing. = </SPAN><SPAN=20 lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Only = after I=20 inserted a sleep period into the config file – waiting for the = card manager to=20 finish, networking seemed to configure correct. But my card never began = to poll=20 on the net, and network reported unreachable.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I am sorry that = I’m unable to=20 give a more complete error message but it has been a couple of months = since I=20 last tried this so… </SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> </SPAN><SPAN = lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I don’t know = if this is a=20 common problem with FreeBSD and laptops, or just my hardware? (I = wasn’t able to=20 find anything on it on the net ?)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I am currently a = fairly new=20 student with major in networking. And I use -or plan to use- my FreeBSD = laptop=20 to diagnose and test my upcoming networking projects. Now I been told = that=20 FreeBSD is a server system only. Not meant to run laptops nor network=20 diagnosing, and that I should stick with Linux. ??. This of course came = from a=20 Linux user 8^)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> </SPAN><SPAN = lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">If you are unable to = help me=20 with the scarce info I im able to give. I would appreciate if you could = give me=20 a hint in the right direction or If you know of some good news groups = concerning=20 FreeBSD/laptops please give me a hint.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> =20 </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">Or if you think that there was any = chance i could=20 get it to work. I can install FreeBSD again to give you a = better=20 description of my problem ??</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB">Thanks in=20 advance.</SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: = EN-GB">Thomas=20 Vestergaard <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0B2FF.57CAFFA0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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