On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 04:20:33PM EST, Larry Finger wrote: > cga2000 wrote: > > I have an old laptop with a 3Com nic/modem combo PC card that works > > fine with 2.4 kernels. > > > > $ cardctl ident > > > > Socket 0: > > product info: "3Com", "Megahertz 3CCFEM556", "LAN + 56k Modem", "" > > manfid: 0x0101, 0x0556 > > function: 0 (multifunction) > > > > Recent distros that I have tried to install and a few live CD's are > > unable to detect the presence of an ethernet card on this laptop > > even after I load the 3c564_cs module manually. > > > > Since I have tried at least a dozen of the above and keep running into > > the same problem, my guess is that support for this model has been > > dropped from pcmcia with recent 2.6 kernels. > > > > Is anyone aware of a workaround for this problem -- even if it means > > buying a different pc card -- or does this mean that I need to purchase > > a new laptop with a regular PCI NIC..?
> I cannot help you with your current 3Com card; however, I do have a > solution that is a lot cheaper than a new laptop. Roughly one year > ago, I needed to upgrade a 10 Mbs PCMCIA card to 100 Mbs. After some > research on suitable cards with Linux drivers, I settled on the Uniden > PCN300 card, which sells for $20 - 25. It uses the in-kernel 8139too > driver and has worked just fine for me. Hmm.. what kernel are you running..? I do have another PCMCIA nic from Netgear .. if I can locate it .. 16 bit I think .. and I could give that a try. The problem I have with switching back and forth just for a quick test is that this a cable-modem setup and my ISP check the nic's mac address to make sure you are legit .. so if you switch to a different nic you have to call them and say you bought a new computer or something .. otherwise they won't let you through .. Thanks, cga _______________________________________________ Linux PCMCIA reimplementation list http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pcmcia
