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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:24:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Motonori Shindo <mshindo@ascend.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: Akia Tornado TX233
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Motonori Shindo wrote:

> > > Did anyone succeed to get Akia Tornado TX233 to work with FreeBSD? I
> > > tried to install 2.2.2 through PCMCIA Ethernet card (I tried IBM's
> > > Ethernet II and 3Com's EtherLink III (3C589C Rev.D)) but no luck so
> > > far.
> > 
> > What brand and model of Ethernet card is this?  
> 
> Isn't the description above enough (at least w.r.t. PCMCIA Ethernet
> card I'm using)?

I'm under the impression the computer's name is Akia.  Who makes the
Ethernet card? IS it repackaged by Akia or what?

> > You might check with the PAO project at http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO and
> > see if they support your card.
> 
> Yes, I know. But both card I tried are supported by vanilla FreeBSD
> GENERIC kernel.

Yes, but they probably aren't compatible with yours.

> One thing I'm not sure is that whether CardBus capability (Akia
> Tornado TX233 does support CardBus!) doesn't affect the PCMCIA
> Ethernet on FreeBSD or not.

That is a good thing, actually; I've had a hell of a time getting Win95
machines with CardBus to pick up Ethernet cards.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major