Not so insane...I did it, and so has a few other people here... I know of no way to connect with 16-bit cards, at all. Some stock 2400's appear to deal with 32-bit (Cardbus) cards better than others, and of course you can always Cardbus-enable your 2400. (On my own 2400, 32-bit cards would crash and freeze the machine under OS 9; I don't know what would have happened in X).
32-bit cards that have been known to work are the CompUSA house brand Cardbus 10/100 card with Realtek drivers at http://www.realtek.com.tw (which is what I use), and theoretically any card based on a DEC chipset will work without additional drivers such as the Farallon PN995. Ivan. ---------------- >Okay Listers! > >I did what most would consider insane...I used XPF to install X.1 to my >stock 2400c with my HD partitioned into a tiny 100 meg partition for 9.1 >and the rest of the 1.3 for X. The install was fine...but took about an >hour and a half. It takes three minutes to boot as I am running on the >603ev(?) and the American max RAM of 80 megs. Performance is surprisingly >good considering the low RAM and older processor. > >Anyway...My usual path to the Internet is through a Farallon PC Card >Ethernet connection in one of the slots. X does not see it, and the >"hardware manager" doesn't see anything in the slots when I check em. > >XPF's site says that support for PowerBooks is spotty. Most onboard >Ethernet connections do not work and there is no PC card support for >non-cardbus cards. > >Has anyone gotten a stock 2400c going with X and web access? Perhaps with >third party cards? > >Thanks! >Scott > > > >---------- >Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! >A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. >FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> >Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> > >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Need help from a real person? Try. >><[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >---------- >Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! >MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > >Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> >After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ > >MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! >Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
