Another Q (on topic this time ... ) Do people have good suggestions for 100BaseT PCMCIA ethernet adapter cards (wired, not wireless) that work well on Linux (and, hopefully these days, don't cost much)? Thanks again! Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 29-Jul-05 Time: 15:20:43 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 15:20 +0100, Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
Another Q (on topic this time ... )
Do people have good suggestions for 100BaseT PCMCIA ethernet adapter cards (wired, not wireless) that work well on Linux (and, hopefully these days, don't cost much)?
Hello Ted, I am pretty sure I have a xircom realport card (Modem and Network combo) kicking about in the office somewhere, as far as I know these work fine in Linux. If I can find it, I am happy to pop it in a jiffy bag so that you can try it out....if it works we can discuss some sort of re-numeration for it. If not I have just put a batch of 15 3 com megahertz cards on Ebay on a no reserve auction....they also should work fine. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5792511341&rd=1&sspagen... PS. The Xircom fills both PCMCIA slots, but has the advantage that it doesn't require any dongles, leads plug straight in.
On 29-Jul-05 Wayne Stallwood wrote:
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 15:20 +0100, Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk wrote:
Another Q (on topic this time ... )
Do people have good suggestions for 100BaseT PCMCIA ethernet adapter cards (wired, not wireless) that work well on Linux (and, hopefully these days, don't cost much)?
Hello Ted,
I am pretty sure I have a xircom realport card (Modem and Network combo) kicking about in the office somewhere, as far as I know these work fine in Linux.
If I can find it, I am happy to pop it in a jiffy bag so that you can try it out....if it works we can discuss some sort of re-numeration for it.
[ You mean change its IP address ...? :) ] That sounds fine -- I'll drop you a private line with address etc. According to http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS it works with the 2.4 kernel (which is what I have on the relevant machine) with driver xirc2ps_cs.o which I also have on the machine. However, one never really sess before one sucks ...
If not I have just put a batch of 15 3 com megahertz cards on Ebay on a no reserve auction....they also should work fine.
Also an interesting idea (I like 3Coms) but I don't really need the other 14 ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5792511341&rd=1&ssp agename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
PS.
The Xircom fills both PCMCIA slots, but has the advantage that it doesn't require any dongles, leads plug straight in.
That would be a plus point! Over the years I've learned to be mighty careful with the itty bitty breaky offy plasticky thingy that the dongle connects by! Thanks, Wayne. Stand by. Best wishes, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 29-Jul-05 Time: 19:49:03 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------
I now have my shiny new Thinkpad R51 which is the insurance replacement for my stolen 6 year old Dell Latitude. Not a bad exchange really. I have installed Debian Testing using the Net install .iso image. It includes a 2.6 kernel because the wireless networking on the Thinkpad uses the ipw2200 driver which runs only under a 2.6 kernel. I had to install the 2.6.8 kernel source and recompile my own kernel to be then able to compile and install the ipw2200 driver. The original kernel was a kernel image using an initial ram disc. My compiled kernel doesn't use a ram disc. It all works - BUT - when the machine boots I get an error message: "EXT2-fs warning (device hda5): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2" Can anyone suggest what might cause this? Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
Barry Samuels wrote:
I had to install the 2.6.8 kernel source and recompile my own kernel... . . "EXT2-fs warning (device hda5): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2"
Two things: are you aware that the latest (stable) kernel is in the 2.6.12 series now? Secondly, did you compile in the ext3 filesystem? It is no good having it as a module - the kernel needs the root filesystem type compiled in. Keith -- Keith Edmunds +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Tiger Computing Ltd | Helping businesses make the most of Linux | | "The Linux Company" | http://www.TheLinuxConsultancy.co.uk | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
On 2005.07.30 11:07, Keith Edmunds wrote:
Barry Samuels wrote:
I had to install the 2.6.8 kernel source and recompile my own kernel... . . "EXT2-fs warning (device hda5): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2"
Two things: are you aware that the latest (stable) kernel is in the 2.6.12 series now? Secondly, did you compile in the ext3 filesystem? It is no good having it as a module - the kernel needs the root filesystem type compiled in.
Debian's latest is 2.6.8 so I'll stick with that. Well spotted. I spent a lot of time changing modules to built-in for the disc drive bits but forgot that one. Many thanks. -- Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
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