Hey Jim,
it's painless.
download the pcmcia sources, read the readme, follow the installation
instructions and it's a cinch
good luck
Eunice
"Jim Atkins (Hostmaster)" wrote:
>
> It's a Wavelan Wireless Nic, it is supposed to be supported but as I have
> learned I must compile and install the pcmcia_cs pagage for extended support
> (this ought to be fun)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eunice Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] PCMCIA Troubles
>
> > Jim
> > what type of card are you using?
> > is it supported by linux?
> > are you dual booting on this laptop?
> > if so does the card work in windows?
> > Do you have pcmcia, and the network enabled at startup?
> > when linux is booting up and after it enters the Interactive mode,
> > it will start loading a bunch of modules- look and see if pcmcia is
> > started.
> >
> > Eunice
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim Atkins wrote:
> > >
> > > I have installed Mandrake 7.1 on my Dell Latitude Laptop but no matter
> what
> > > I put in my PCMCIA slot, the os says that it's 'empty'. Obviously this
> is a
> > > problem since I can't get the laptop on the network without the network
> card
> > > being seen.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Jim Atkins
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> >
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Eunice Thompson
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