Darryl Cousins wrote: > > Hi. > > I'm still battling to get a pcmcia network card recognised on a > laptop by Tomsrtbt (or any other mini-linux for that matter). > The laptop has no OS so I'm need the network in order to install. > (No CD) > > Laptop: Toshiba Satellite 220CS > In BIOS: choice of PCIC Compatable/Cardbus(16bit) > - I've tried both. >
I have gotten tomsrtbt to work on a Toshiba Satellite 435CDS. I couldn't use the Netgear FA410 (our organization's PC card of choice), so I had to drag out my trusty LinkSys EtherFast PC card to get the job done. Another option you might try if you can't get a suitable network card, is to get a laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive adaptor and attach the laptop disk as the second disk of a desktop machine. I was able to install Linux onto an ancient Compaq with no CD, and no PCMCIA slot (it would have been used by the boot floppy) using this technique. These adaptors are typically $10-$15 US. Good luck. -- Nils Turner The CHARA Array, Mount Wilson Georgia State University [EMAIL PROTECTED]
