Re: FTP install using Xircom RBE-100

[Ajit Warrier <unixajit yahoo com>]

I booted off the floppy rawrite'd from pcmcia.img and
then supplied the floppy from pcmciadd.img for the
pcmcia drivers. It then continues, saying installing
pcmcia devices or something like that. But doesn't
show any of the netowrking related installations
options (FTP, HTTP, NFS etc)

Ajit

--- Connie Sieh <csieh fnal gov> wrote:
> It depends on which boot image you boot off of as to
> whether it will do a
> network or a cdrom install.  The pcmcia image should
> do a network install.
> 
> -Connie Sieh
> Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
> 
> On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 chostran kgo csc com wrote:
> 
> >
> > Am I right in hearing you say it skips the network
> part?  I have never seen
> > the install do this!  Has anybody else?  Might be
> a new bug???!!!....
> >
> > Carl Hostrander
> >
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> > cert: Linux+, LPIC1, LCP
> > em:  chostran kgo csc com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                     Ajit Warrier
> >                     <unixajit yahoo com>          
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>    Subject:     Re: FTP install using Xircom RBE-100
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> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                     Ajit Warrier
> > >
> > >
> > >                     <unixajit yahoo com>
> > >  To:     redhat-install-list redhat com
> > >
> > >                     Sent by:
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> > >
> > >                     redhat-install-list-admin@
> > >  Subject:     FTP install using Xircom RBE-100
> > >
> > >                     redhat.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                     12/03/02 03:16 PM
> > >
> > >
> > >                     Please respond to
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> > >
> > >                     redhat-install-list
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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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