Re: [TCLUG:16297] PCMCIA nfs install

[Philip C Mendelsohn <mend0070@tc.umn.edu>]

On a related note, I also just found that Mandrake has as their sole
update, a new PCMCIA boot disk that includes the missing 8390 driver.

The only question I have is that when I look at the kernel modules on the
desktop systems with ne2000 cards, they show the 8390 module being used by
the ne driver, whereas the laptop seems to basically replace ne.o with
pcnet_cs, ds, i8xxxx (whatever) and the rest of the PCMCIA suite.

Do I have that backwards, or is there a reason a desktop w/o PCMCIA would
need the 8390 driver?

Phil M

On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Paul Wiechman wrote:

> That's because you are using a TI8390 PCMCIA CardBus.. the standard drivers aren't
> used in a PCMCIA situation.
> 
> I always use the text mode installs when nfs or ftp from the pcmcia boot disk...
> 
> Paul
> 
> Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 15 Apr 2000, Paul Wiechman wrote:
> >
> > > Have you used the PCMCIA install disk?
> > >
> > > Paul Wiechman
> >
> > Yes -- I got it going.  The RedHat 5.2 and Mandrake 7.0 PCMCIA modules got
> > the card services going, but the only thing that would talk to the NIC was
> > the Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 install, using the old text LISA installation
> > method.  It showed up as using an 8390 driver, rather than the ne.o
> > driver.
> >
> > Go figure.
> >
> > Now, I've got another network question, but I'll put it in another post.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Phil M
> >
> > > Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> > >
> > > > OK, so there are too many computers and network cables all over the
> > > > living room and dining room table.  You've all been there.
> > > >
> > > > I have a Toshiba Satellite 100 75MHz Pentium that I'm trying to install
> > > > on.  I do not have a CD-ROM in the machine.  I went and got a little
> > > > D-Link PCMCIA 10baseT card for it, 'cause that's how it's going to end up
> > > > hooked up.  The PCMCIA page says it's supported under the pcnet_cs driver,
> > > > which seems to be true, because the lights on it's dangly jack go on when
> > > > PCMCIA support is loaded.
> > > >
> > > > Here's my problem:  I want to use it to do an nfs install.  I've dug out 3
> > > > or 4 distributions, and the trouble I get (mostly RedHat and Mandrake) is
> > > > that they won't find the network card when they ask me which driver to
> > > > use.  I assume that it's the NE2000 compatible driver, since that's what
> > > > it says in the docs.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice on how to get an install set talking to it?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Phil M
> > > >
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