[linux-help] Re: Linux on a Laptop

[John Alexander <john.alexander@xxxxxxxx>]

The weird thing is, I have never had any of these issues with a 3COM 3C589C,
3C589D, or Sky Link Express Combo with Redhat 5.2, 6.0, 6.1 or Mandrake 6.0
or 6.1.

ja

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> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Wayne White
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 7:35 AM
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> Subject: [linux-help] Re: Linux on a Laptop
>
>
> At 09:03 AM 03/20/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi all.  I just did my first sucessfull install of mandrake7 on my Compaq
> >presario 1622 laptop.  However I ham having no end of troubles getting my
> >PCMCIA net card to work.  I have a Netgear FA410tx.  I can still
> exchange it
> >out at CompUSA, but if the hardware is the problem, I need to
> know what kind
> >to buy.  Any assistance would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Jonathan
> >
> >
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> You might make sure that your PCMCIA service is starting correctly. My
> first laptop install was Red Hat, which Mandrake is derived from. It
> took some tweak to start the PCMCIA as a module after booting to get
> it to even see the PCMCIA slots, much less the cards. I'm sorry, it's
> been so long that I don't remember exactly what I had to do to get it
> to work. Someone, steer him in the right direction on the modules thing.
>
> Just a note. I was recently forced to wipe the drive in that laptop.
> When reinstalling I went with Open Linux 2.3. It came out of the install
> with the PCMCIA working and my Linksys card recognized, just had to
> turn it on with COAS.
>
> wayne
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