Re: [OFF-TOPIC] D-Link DE-650 - PCMCIA

[Paul Harris <harri-pc@ee.uwa.edu.au>]

> > does anyone know if the kernel supports this card? i only saw options for
> > the de-600 to de-620. 
> 
> I use one. It says NE2000 compatible when you plug it in.
> I guess people get bored with adding new model numbers
> when they're basically similar underneath.
> 
> What's far more important is the controller chipset in the
> laptop. For example I can now use the ti1220 in slink
> whereas I had to compile the sources from csb.stanford.edu
> with hamm. However, I can't install from scratch even in
> slink because the installation program only offers the
> choice of i82365 and tcic. This made installation quite tough
> as the slink installation kernel also has no ppa support.

i'm trying to compile a 2.2.10 kernel for it, but I can't find the option
for "Pcmcia NE2000 compatible support" for the apne.o module. Its in the
Configure.help file... or is there another way of doing things for pcmcia?
(i've only worked with desktops up until now). when does the controller
chipset come into things? how does that work?

thanks,
Paul