[ltp] netgear CF wireless card

mukesh agrawal linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:27:33 -0500 (EST)


On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andr=E9 Wyrwa wrote:

> Hi,
>
> can i destroy a CompactFlash Wireless card by hot-unplugging it?
>
> I just got a Netgear MA701, inserted in a pcmcia-adaptor and did put it
> in my TP. cardmgr didn't have a config for the card, cardctl ident
> showed up the correct infos.

AFAIK, CF cards are hot-pluggable, just like PC cards.

I tested this out with the same card (MA701) on my T40, and it worked
fine. IIRC, the card uses the Prism II driver.