Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:24:47 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Motonori Shindo <mshindo@ascend.co.jp> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Akia Tornado TX233 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971117112343.10644C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199711170707.QAA01254@taurus.ascend.co.jp>
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Motonori Shindo wrote: > > > Did anyone succeed to get Akia Tornado TX233 to work with FreeBSD? I > > > tried to install 2.2.2 through PCMCIA Ethernet card (I tried IBM's > > > Ethernet II and 3Com's EtherLink III (3C589C Rev.D)) but no luck so > > > far. > > > > What brand and model of Ethernet card is this? > > Isn't the description above enough (at least w.r.t. PCMCIA Ethernet > card I'm using)? I'm under the impression the computer's name is Akia. Who makes the Ethernet card? IS it repackaged by Akia or what? > > You might check with the PAO project at http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO and > > see if they support your card. > > Yes, I know. But both card I tried are supported by vanilla FreeBSD > GENERIC kernel. Yes, but they probably aren't compatible with yours. > One thing I'm not sure is that whether CardBus capability (Akia > Tornado TX233 does support CardBus!) doesn't affect the PCMCIA > Ethernet on FreeBSD or not. That is a good thing, actually; I've had a hell of a time getting Win95 machines with CardBus to pick up Ethernet cards. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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