[linux-help] Re: Linux on a Laptop

[John Phillips <jphillip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 509B and 509C are the ones I have had trouble with.
John Phillips


On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, John Alexander wrote:

> 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
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Wayne White
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 7:35 AM
> > To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
> > 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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