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