Re: IBM 760XL

[Brian Ronk <bronk@bookmasters.com>]

Dimitris Kogias wrote:
> Forgot to clarify, that was also with a 3c589<x> card.
>
> Dimitris Kogias wrote:
>
> > It sounds like you're still in the installer stage.  I had a similar 
> > problem installing woody on an older iSeries.  If I answered "yes" to 
> > the "is your ethernet controller a PCMCIA card?" then it would 
> > consistently fail to be recognized.  Probably something weird going on 
> > with the way card services are set up during the install.  However, 
> > once I answered no to that question the card was recognized and I was 
> > able to net-install without problems.  YMMV, of course.
> >
> > D.
> >
> > Brian Ronk wrote:
> >
> > > I just got a 760XL and would like to put Debian on it (mainly because 
> > > I can install over a network)  I have a 3Com EtherLink III, 
> > > 3C589D-TP, PCMCIA card for network.
> > > I'm having a problem getting it to work though.  Do I need to add a 
> > > module for this card to get it to work correctly?  I'm not finding it 
> > > listed under the net module category.  If I can get this working, I 
> > > should be able to install over the net without a problem then.
> > > Thanks for any help.
Wow, that worked.  I must say that's one of the strangest things I've 
seen.  A PCMCIA card that's not PCMCIA.  Thanks for the idea.

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Brian Ronk
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