the january 5 pcmcia.img file turns on the link light on my ne2000 --
er, i mean tulip -- er, i mean old tulip -- er, i mean
linksys/network-everywhere np10t -- pcmcia card.
even better, it does something it never did before: before i see the
first installation screen, i hear a high beep and then a low one!
also, the dongle's activity light goes on and off, as if the hardware
is sensing that packets are going by!
the boot procedure still asks me to pick a driver, and after i
autoprobe it i still see the "i can't find the device anywhere on your
system!" error message. i get that no matter what driver i pick: old
tulip, plain tulip, ne2000, ne2000 pci, and several others picked at
random out of desperation.
i'm almost ready to go out and buy an intel ether express card, but i
don't think the local fry's has them any more.
tonight i'll try to get my other notebook (with the 3com etherlink III
card -- i think it's a 3c585d) talking to the net. i also have dsl at
home, so maybe i can provide some assistance there, too.
-- bd
