On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Brian L. Moore wrote:
> "Thomas R. Shannon" wrote:
> > I just bought a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop. I was assured before I
> > bought it from them that the hardware was Linux compatible. They were
> > glad to help. Not finding the proper drivers in Red Hat 6.0, I call
> > to ask which to use. Now that they have my $3000 in pocket I get
> > the usual, "We don't support Linux".
> >
> > Could anyone tell we what drivers to use for the following:
> >
> > Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100+modem 56 (Ethernet card and modem
> > combined, not a winmodem)
>
> Dump this card. From my experience, the CardBus drivers are
> really immature at this point. That goes for Linux and Windoze.
i wouldn't be that quick to condemn. yes, there are many immature
drivers, but there are also combinations that work quite well. if you
really want 100 Mbps, then cardbus is really the best way to get there.
in my I7k, i am currently using an Ositech Jack of Spades 10/100 + 56k
modem, and it works great (red hat 6.0, kernel 2.2.12). ditto for the
Adaptec 1480 SCSI controller - i've gotten 14 MB/s through it. so my
cardbus cards are rock-solid; i couldn't imagine "dumping" them. just be
sure to have the latest pcmcia package.
-matt
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