Subject: Re: Powerbook 1400c - 1GB HD - 96MB Ram
From: Chris Ruprecht (chrup@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 09:27:44 MST
Which brings me to another question:
I have one of these Farallon Ethernet cards installed in the machine
(not in the PCMCIA port). The Ethernet plug is accessible through the
rear of the machine, next to the HD30 SCSI port. Is there any driver
which supports this card?
Best regards,
Chris
At 08:05 -0500 02/01/2002, Bo Brinkman wrote:
>Bad news: The PCMCIA controller in the 1400 (and 5300) powerbooks is
>not supported in any way by any version of linux. To the best of my
>knowledge, there is no way to make it work.
>
>It *is* possible to run YDL (or other distros) using kernels from
>nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net, but this won't solve the basic problem
>that we don't know how the TREX (the PCMCIA controller custom IC)
>works.
>
>Bo
>
>david wright wrote:
>
>>I've been thinking of running MKLinux on this machine (i have a
>>copy laying around from a year ago) i think it would be a perfect
>>match. (YDL won't run on this right?) My question is right now i
>>have a Global Village Platinum Port Pro PCMCIA Card which is what i
>>use for my Ethernet connection, if i install MKLinux will this
>>work, don't i need to install a driver (I have file shared my HD
>>with another machine - but some ext's and files couldn't be shared
>>because they where in use.(probably anything i'd need for the Port)
>>
>>I found this link for Global Village:
>>_http://www.globalvillage.com/support/powerport-platinum-pro.html_ is
>>this all i need? I asked for some support or a response from Global
>>Village but since i got this PB second hand and have no original
>>documentation or software they were "less then concerned" with my plight.
>>
>>Any ideas or experience with Global Village or 1400c?(Yeah, im sure
>>it's been awhile)
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>-david
>
>
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