Re: FTP install using Xircom RBE-100

[Ajit Warrier <unixajit yahoo com>]

I burnt the CD and started the install from it after I
posted the message. The install program skips the
network configuration part. And the card works fine in
the Windows 98 that is also in the same laptop.

Ajit



--- chostran kgo csc com wrote:
> 
> Hardware support is built into the kernel.  So there
> would be no RPM
> support for the Xircom card.  I am also 100% sure
> your card is supported as
> I have installed RH7.3 (Kernel 2.4) on a laptop with
> the exact same pcmcia
> card.  (I just looked at the kernel source code and
> saw that this card is
> supported under RH8.0)
> 
> Do you have to install via the network? I would
> recommend installing from
> CD....   It would be faster to install from CD and
> easier to setup your
> network card from a CD installation.  The setup
> program should
> automatically detect your card when it gets to the
> network setup portion...
> 
> Carl Hostrander
> 
> Computer Sciences Corporation
> Computer Scientist
> cert: Linux+, LPIC1, LCP
> em:  chostran kgo csc com
> 
> 
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> I am trying to install RH Linux 8.0 on a ThinkPad
> 600
> laptop which has a Xircom CardBus Ethernet adapter
> (RBE-100). However I think the card is not
> recognized
> since, even after I have supplied the diskette
> created
> from pcmciadd.img, it gives options to install only
> from CDROM or Hard Disk. How can I get it to
> recognize
> my network card?
> 
> Alternatively, I may be able to install from a CD.
> In
> that case, is there an RPM available for the
> RBE-100?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ajit
> 
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