Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:36:06 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Joshua Colp <joshnet@nbnet.nb.ca> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Thinkpad 600E with Xircom ethernet adaptor Message-ID: <20040727223606.GB31898@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <200407271852.22486.joshnet@nbnet.nb.ca> References: <20040727211550.GA31748@tao.thought.org> <200407271852.22486.joshnet@nbnet.nb.ca>
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On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 06:52:22PM +0000, Joshua Colp wrote: > Hello, Gary > > FreeBSD 4 doesn't support cardbus and your Xircom card probably uses it. Thus, > you'll have to install FreeBSD 5 if you want to use it. (I had the same > problem with my 3Com NIC). > > - Joshua Colp. > Hm. The last time I did a // tried a floppy install of 5.2, the istall (on one of my tower servers) hung up. I'll try with the (hopefully new!) 5.2 floppies; maybe they work by now. --what PCMCIA cards do work with 4.8? and the Thinkpad, &c. thanks much! gary PS: the card does say "card bus"... . -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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