On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:47:58 -0600 Jacob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello List, > > I've got an old Toshiba Tecra 720CDT (133Mhz w/96MB ram). I just > bought a Netgear WG511 802.11g wireless card to put in it. The pcmcia > card is(obviously) a 32bit card. Up to this point I've only used 16bit > cards in the laptop. > > The problem is the card is not being recognized at all by Linux. I > upgraded the kernel to 2.6.8 (it had been running an old 2.2 kernel), > and installed hotplug and discover (didn't think they would really do > anything, but it made it easier to get the drivers installed for other > things like the sound card). When I insert the card, neither of the > leds on the card turn on, I don't get any of the usual beeps from the > computer, etc. Cardctl reports both sockets as being empty. The pcmcia > controller is an old generic i82365 chipset. > > So, my question. I'm guessing this is a compatability issue; the old > laptop can use 16bit cards but not 32bit and that the card shouldn't > be this dead even if it were somehow defective when I got it. Can > someone with more pcmcia experience confirm this, or give me any tips > to do more troubleshooting?
FWIW, I haven't been able to test the 32bit card in a newer laptop (no access to one currently), but I did find someone getting rid of a 16bit Linksys card that works great. My guess is that it was the compatability issue. Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
