[ltp] Slackware 7.1 and 770Z

Jay Salmonson linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:03:13 -0800


Hi Ricky,

It looks like I'm using "Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.19" which is a
bit newer than yours.  Also, my card is a "3com Megahertz 10/100 LAN
CardBus",
so it sounds like the same card as yours.

I hope this helps.  Good luck...
Jay

"Ricky A. Kendall" wrote:

> Jay,
>         Can you look in your syslog or messages log files and
> see what version of pcmcia comes with redhat 7.0.  You should see
> something like:
> PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.16
> Also which ethernet card do you have?
> Mine is the 3com 10/100 card.
>
> Thanks for the information!!
>
> Regards,
> Ricky
>
> Jay Salmonson wrote:
> >
> > I installed RedHat 7.0 (kernel 2.2.16) on my 770z and
> > my pcmcia network card worked immediately.  No configuration (other than
> > network configutation) or anything.  It worked so well that I'm ignorant
> > of how it works and thus am no
> > help.  But you asked if folks had gotten it to work, so I'm
> > piping up.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > "Ricky A. Kendall" wrote:
> >
> > > All,
> > >         I have been unable to get the stock
> > > pcmcia 3.1.16 working with the kernel 2.2.16.
> > > Both come with slackware 7.1  I am re-installing
> > > the system on a new drive.  I had slackware 4.0
> > > working with everything except sound.  Now I cannot
> > > get my ethernet card to work properly.  It is
> > > recognized correctly and "sort of" works.  I
> > > have eaten the PCMICIA-HOWTO document trying all
> > > that is suggested there.  Anyone actually have
> > > 2.2.16 kernel and pcmcia 3.1.16 working on a Thinkpad
> > > 770/770z??
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ricky
> > >


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