yeah yeah we know every distro will run an 8139 card, the problem is finding a set of debian boot floppies to start a network install off the pcmcia version of the 8139, ie he needs the realtek_cs driver on a debian boot/driver floppy.
As I said to the original poster, I have card that may work. Its a 3com etherlink III which uses the 3c589_cs driver. You're welcome to borrow it, assuming my son can tell me what he did with the dongle. Incidentally the dongle has 10base-T and coax connectors, for those who feel really retro! [rummage around, dongle found] let me know... On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:48:04+1300 Jason Greenwood<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have used those NIC's MANY times with Mandrake before. No special > driver needed. Mandrake found and auto configured it for me..YMMV. > > Cheers > > Jason > > Nick Rout wrote: > > >would you like to borrow an alternative pcmcia nic to do the install? > > > >I have a spare at home, its that same as the ones they are selling at > >Molten Media for next to nothing. in fact they gave it away with the > >$80 laptop I bought! > > > >Can't tell you the chipset without going home and sticking it in the > >laptop. I've only used it on the windows lappie. > > > >Also I was referred to this recently: > > > >lshw (LiSt HardWare) > > > >http://freshmeat.net/projects/lshw/?topic_id=146%2C148%2C253%2C861 > > > > > >On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:04:29 +1300 > >mjm159 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi people, > >> > >>I'm trying my first Linux install of a Laptop and my chosen flavour > >was >Debian. I have just assumed that the support is there for it. > >However, my >assumption may be fundamentially flawed. I've never > >followed laptop threads >because I've never had any interest in them > >until now.> > >>I want to do a net install (naturally) but first I need to fire up > >the PCMCIA >NIC. It's a Dick Smith "XH7912", which I think is their > >product number. On >the back "NE-428X\4B" sounds more like a > >networking chipset. I can't find any >PCMCIA drivers in the Woodie > >rescue disk set so does anyone have any hints... >maybe I should just > >try a CD install of Redhat eh?> > >>TIA, > >>Michael. > >> > >>--- > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Message generated in webmail. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >
