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Date:      Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:35:19 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        "David E. Cross" <crossd@cs.rpi.edu>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IBM ThinkPad 600E with cardbus EtherJet 10/100 :)
Message-ID:  <199908121435.IAA05120@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199908120355.XAA57779@cs.rpi.edu>
References:  <199908120355.XAA57779@cs.rpi.edu>

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> 1: any access to the serial port (/dev/cuaa0) locks the machine.

Weird.  I haven't tried accessing mine though, but I know there are lots
of weird setup issues that must be done to get the serial port to be
read correctly.

> 2: I cannot get the ethernet card to work.
>   2a: It is sort-a recognized by the system, It senses the insert and remove,
>       but it cannot get the CIS.  I remember reading somewhere that the CIS
>       on these cards is 'somewhere else' and you can tell pccardd where that is.
>   2b: I believe that this is in reality a tulip card.

Then it's not supported, since it would be a CardBus ethernet card.

> I am in no way opposed to beta software, and I will code as need be, I
> just need to know where things already are before I get my feet wet.

You need to get an old PCCARD ethernet card, since the 600E does work
in PCCARD emulation mode.

I absolutely *love* mine.



Nate


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