Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 15:23:29 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, David Kulp <dkulp@neomorphic.com>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advice on cardbus/pcmcia needed Message-ID: <199801190453.PAA01191@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 18 Jan 1998 21:13:05 PDT." <199801190413.VAA02279@mt.sri.com>
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> > > CL PD6832 (same as added by Ted Faber), TI PCI-1130, and TI PCI-1131 > > > chipsets are currently supported. (I can't find any of these devices > > > mentioned in the list of supported hardware for either PAO or FBSD, so > > > I don't know what type of cards these are.) > > > > They're not; they're interface chipsets found in laptops. > > On certain laptops, you can set the BIOS to have the CardBus controller > 'emulate' a PCMCIA controller w/out requiring any OS support. I know of > a couple of folks running their CardBus machines under FreeBSD w/out PAO > or explicity CardBus emulation code. Like me, for example? The controller in this machine (Toshiba 220CDS) is one such. > > > OK, given this information, is it possible for my Toshiba to currently run > > > (reliably) any Ethernet cards, and if so, what card is recommended, what's > > > the best way to migrate to the necessary OS version, and do I need PAO? > > > > - FreeBSD-current can't help you unless you can convince your chipset > > to run in a PCCARD-compatible mode. TSETUP may give you this option. > > TSETUP? The Toshiba setup program. One major downside to these machines is that there is no setup code in the BIOS. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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