Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 03:42:27 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Groener <root@groenquist.com> To: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net> Cc: Frank Seltzer <frank_s@bellsouth.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xircom Cardbus support Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103200338150.6360-100000@joliet.groenquist.com> In-Reply-To: <20010320142705.A90624@albury.net>
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> Thus spake Frank Seltzer (frank_s@bellsouth.net): > > > I just received a Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop with a Xircom Realport CardBus > > Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 model # RBEM56G-100. > > > > According to the release notes for 4.2, the "Xircom Realport card + modem" > > card is supported. Is this the same part? My machine will not boot with > > the card installed. It hangs right after displaying > > No, they are different cards. Cardbus cards aren't supported in FreeBSD > 4.x. There is support in -CURRENT, but you need to understand what > you're doing if that's the path you choose. See > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/current-stable.html I use both the Dell-supplied Xircom Carbus card of which you speak and the 3com xl-based Cardbus card in my Latitude C600 without any major issues, but I use 5.0-CURRENT. This in itself is a major issue, but as long as "make buildworld" works with that day's CVS tree, I haven't had problems. I also use packages install of XFree86 4.0.3 with only an occasional snag. The Latitude C600 uses the ATI Rage Mobility 3 chipset. Checkout -mobile if you really want to keep up with a laptop. -matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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