Did you look for info at:
http://www.sonic.net/linux-laptop/
or
http://www.snafu.de/~wehe/index_li.html
Don
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 5:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Fabio Favata
> Subject: [expert] PCMCIA modem card refusing to identify itself...
>
>
>
> I have happily installed Linux Mandrake on a Sony VAIO
> portable (by the way: totally painless -- great job, Mandrake :-) The
> only thing which gives problem is the modem PCMCIA card which comes
> with the computer itself, a "COM one Platinium Card MC221 Discovery
> V.90 Data/Fax Modem". When inserted in the slot, the card is not
> identified in any way, i.e. cardctl config gives "no product info
> available", and therefore I have no clue about how to get the card
> identified as a modem. I have in the past used "El Cheapo" PCMCIA
> modems by simply adding their info strings in /etc/pcmcia/config, but
> with this one I really have no clue about how to proceed. Any hints
> from the gurus?
>
> BTW I do not believe this is a "winmodem", as the doc from the
> company claims can be used on a Macintosh no problem.
>
> Finally, for the Mandrake people: when will Mandrake be
> available in the shops in Holland? I only find RedHat here... I would
> like to give you money, but I don't find a way... :-)
>
> Fabio Favata
>
