My 3C575BT works fine in my insperion 3200.
It's a cardbus card.
raistlin wrote:
> THe 3c575TX card works on linux only as a "hack" to an older 3c598 driver
> that was already included. To get the 575 to work, you've got to download
> the PCMCIA modules, a specific .c file for the 575 (it may be a special 598
> file, I forget) and then edit the makefile to get it to work (instructions
> for this process are at http://nts.ml.org/inspiron). For the Xircom
> adapter, you are kinda on your own, however I have my doubts that this
> driver is even available. The above is just to give you some idea of what
> it's going to take to get this card working. I don't know if you can do
> some "creative" programming on the 575 driver file to get it to work with
> the Xircom adapter or not, but I'd guess that your chances are slim and
> nil, and slim is out of town for the next few months if you get my drift.
>
> Douglas Wagner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Paradis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 6:46 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56k
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >Does any one have any experience (Linux or otherwise) with the Xircom
> >Xircom
> >RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56k combo card in an Inspiron
> >3200?
>
> The I3200 is capable of using cardbus cards. I do not have any
> experience with the Xircom adapter, but my 3C575-TX works fine under
> Windows (95, 98, and NT4). To my knowledge, however, CardBus cards are
> not yet well supported under linux, and Xircom has (or had, last time I
> checked) a policy of refusing to release technical specs on their
> products. It is very unlikely you will be able to use the Xircom under
> Linux unless Xircom provides the drivers. (doubtful)
>
> Phil
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