On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Doc wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
>
> > This would be a real bargain to those of us who don't run windows, are
> > they still available? :)
>
> No, that's why I hate 'em. Dell turned a perfectly decent combo card
> into a WinNIC. Toth, if you look at my headers you'll notice that
> binary-only drivers are NOT my problem. AFAIK, nobody has ever gotten
> the Dell version to run stable in Linux.
I thought that the pcmcia-cs developers had finally worked out this issue?
I guess I was mistaken. I imagine the differences between the two versions
of the card are very minor, and could be worked around somehow. Again,
it's possible all that needs to be done is the EEPROM reprogrammed in
these Dell OEM cards so that it more resembles that of the genuine 3com
version.
> If you want a real bargain, go to http://www.mchoward.com and get
> their phone number. Call, ask for Mel or Bob, tell them I told you
> about the D-Link PCMCIA adapters. They, M.C. Howard Electronics, just
> got a whole raft of surplus D-Link DFE-680TXD CardBus 10/100 units in.
> Mel's selling them - card only, no box or dox - for $15 each. They'll
> ship, too. I don't know if there's a minimum on shipping.
> Notes on the web say the D-Link is supported by the tulip_cb module,
> but I can't verify yet. As usual, I started out to build the module I
> need, deciding to get the newer version of pcmcia_cs sources, then
> decided to get the new kernel while I'm at it. I'll let y'all know in
> an hour or so.
> I LIKE those guys at MC Howard. It's the only computer store I know
> of in Austin that still uses a soldering iron. They've built SIMMs for
> me for my RS6Ks....
I'm not currently in the market for any new PCMCIA NICs, but I'll keep
them in mind if my situation changes anytime soon. Thanks for the info.
-Toth
Received on Thu Jan 10 2002 - 23:33:51 GMT