Subject: Re: Powerbook 1400c - 1GB HD - 96MB Ram
From: Bo Brinkman (brinkman@cs.princeton.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 13:33:31 MST
Do you know what chipset the card uses? The only drivers I see right now
are for the 8390 and MACE (and it wouldn't be the MACE). I know that
farallon made some 8390-based cards, but they also made some others. If
it is the 8390-based one, then there have been some reported successes,
though I doubt anyone could make you a guarantee.
Look at drivers/net/daynaport.c, drivers/net/8390.c and
drivers/net/macsonic.c for more info.
Bo
Chris Ruprecht wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> William "Bo" Brinkman brinkman@cs.princeton.edu
>> Princeton Computer Science http://www.derandomized.org/
>> --
>> "Bother," said Pooh. "Eeyore, ready photon torpedoes and lock phasers on
>> the Heffalump. Piglet, meet me in transporter room three. Christopher
>> Robin, you have the bridge."
>> -- Unknown (Please email me if you know an original citation!)
>
>
>
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