a pcmcia network install is still not an option with the january 7
files and a linksys np10t pcmcia card, which is ne2000 compatible.
if i'm reading the consoles output right (below), the ne2000 drivers
aren't there yet. or maybe they're in a different directory.
i also tried it with a network.
a pcmcia network install is still not an option with the january 7
files, at
least with a 3com etherlink III (3c589d). we get farther than we ever
did before, though.
steps for etherlink III:
1) make pcmcia diskette from the
http://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/oxygen/ subdirectory
2) boot
> i'm almost ready to go out and buy an intel ether express card,
thanks, jim, for saving me $100. thank goodness the np10t card was
only $35.
> tonight i'll try to get my other notebook (with the 3com etherlink
III
> card -- i think it's a 3c585d) talking to the net.
it's really a 3c589d, but
> Is Eterm installed by default?
it should be, but apparently isn't. this was a major bug in the 6.1
release, too. there is an icon for it in the gnome desktop but no
program in the file system. *doh!*
-- bd
> can you download on your 6.1 the kernel-2.2.14-13mdk.i586.rpm and
> kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.14-13mdk.i586.rpm reboot and run a :
> -$ cardctl status
as you know, i can't now because i've hosed both of my candidate
notebooks. but these instructions (below) work when i install
freebsd-pao. basical
the january 5 pcmcia.img file turns on the link light on my ne2000 --
er, i mean tulip -- er, i mean old tulip -- er, i mean
linksys/network-everywhere np10t -- pcmcia card.
even better, it does something it never did before: before i see the
first installation screen, i hear a high beep and the
> > -Eterm appears in the menu structure but is not installed. Once
> > installed, I can't seem to make it do interesting stuff
(transparency,
> > backgroud pixmap) from the menu.
i saw a similar problem with 6.1: there was an eterm icon on the gnome
desktop at the top right corner -- highly vis
> can you download on your 6.1 the kernel-2.2.14-13mdk.i586.rpm and
> kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.14-13mdk.i586.rpm reboot and run a :
> -$ cardctl status
before updating the 6.1 kernel on the notebook with the working 3com
etherlink III, i figured that i should update my 2.2.13.7 kernel to
the official
> > my hardware is a brand-new linksys/network-everywhere pcmcia (not
> > cardbus) card that behaves like an NE2000, and the model appears
in
> > the installation menu.
> > on a nearly-identical notebook i was able to install mandrake 6.1
> > using a 3com etherlink III card (model 5x895d, i believ
7;t support the etherlink III yet.
how can i troubleshoot this further?
grazie,
bob desinger
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