Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:28:53 -0400 From: Cody Baker <cody@spintime.org> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Thinkpad 600E and 5.2 Message-ID: <4107F065.4000100@spintime.org> In-Reply-To: <20040728175150.GC65532@tao.thought.org> References: <20040728051622.GA32519@tao.thought.org> <00f701c47468$517e0290$0400a8c0@victor> <20040728170650.GA65532@tao.thought.org> <4107E095.2000605@spintime.org> <20040728175150.GC65532@tao.thought.org>
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Installing 5.2.1 was not a problem from CD-ROM, went very smoothly. Gary, I got a bounce when i tried to reply directly to you. Gary Kline wrote: >On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 01:21:25PM -0400, Cody Baker wrote: > > >>I have a Thinkpad 770e (PII 266) with one of the Linksys PCMPC100 >>cards. It does work well in FreeBSD 4.10-stable. Do realize that you >>won't be able to realize true 100MB performance from one of these 16bit >>cards. While we're on the subject though, I can't get anything to work >>in 5.2.1. I continually get these watchdog timeout errors, be it a >>Cardbus card, or a 16bit card like the Linksys. I'm planning on tossing >>-current on it this weekend to see if the problem has already been >>solved there. If anyone has any thoughts I'd appreciate them. >> >>Thank You, >> >>Cody Baker >>cody@spintime.org >>330.934.0659 >> >> >> > > Hmm. Well, if the 770e series iis just an "older version" > of the 600E, then it looks like thw Linksys PCMPC100 is > the way to fly. --100Mb performance isn't that important. > I just finally upgraded my nework from 10 -> 10/100 after > years of working at 10. So long as I'll be able to so > -ports cvsups or stable- cvsups, and share data, speed > isn't a factor. I'll have time for a brew:-) > > Would you kindly keep me posted re your progress with your > experiments? And how did you manage to get 5.2 installed > of your Thinkpad? CDROM? My 5.2.1 CDROM's are months old > but the install disk traps... (?) > > gary > > > > >>Gary Kline wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 10:01:26AM +0400, Victor Bratsev wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>You should look at HARDWARE.txt for devices that work with freebsd or ask >>>>about specific device, maybe somebody is using it. >>>> >>>>I've got TP600E with Xircom RE-100 (with some unresolved issues) under >>>>4.7-R >>>>and 4.10-R >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> (Can you describe what your "unresolved issues" are?)... . >>> >>> Good points. It seems to me that any NIC card that works on >>> a laptop should work on a Thinkppad. I'm looking at the >>> 3Com type cards and anything that uses the DEC/Intel 21143 >>> chipset/logic. The Linksys cards have workrd flawlessly >>> on four of my tower systems. >>> >>> According to the 4.8R HARDWARE.txt list there is: >>> >>> * Linksys EC2T/PCMPC100/PCM100, PCMLM56, EtherFast 10/100 PC Card, >>> Combo PCMCIA Ethernet Card (PCMPC100 V2) >>> >>> If anyone on -mobile has one of these on 4.8 or later >>> I'll try one of these. >>> >>> Anybody?? >>> >>> thanks much, >>> >>> gary >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Gary Kline" <kline@tao.thought.org> >>>>To: "FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List" <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:16 AM >>>>Subject: Thinkpad 600E and 5.2 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Folks, >>>>> >>>>>Many months ago I tried a floppy install of 5.3 on my >>>>>HP Kayak. It poisoned. A few hours ago today I downloaded >>>>>the latest 5.2 floppy set nd booted my ThinkPad 600E. >>>>>The boot *did* see my Xircom Ethernet II adaptor, but the >>>>>kernel poisoned and rebooted after 15 seconds. >>>>> >>>>>Eventually I will be able to use the Xircom. But for now >>>>>it's time to go back to old, STABLE 4.8. Soooo, nutshell, >>>>>what cards will work with my ISDL CAT5 cable in 4.8? I'd like >>>>>the name and model and any other id regarding the card so >>>>>that I get it right next time. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks in advance, guys, >>>>> >>>>>gary >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>> Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Unix >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >>>>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >>>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > >
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