Hoi Hans,
It's easy to do pcmcia with Tomsrtbt. Just /usr/sbin/pcmcia start if I'm
not wrong. You should be able to insert and remove all cards you want
when it's running. Good luck!
Groets, Ookhoi
> Thank you for flaming at me - which shows concern - and your wise words. I
> was maybe a little careless in my wording, which maybe displayed some
> carelessness, but this is not me.
>
> To explain a little further: I'm living in Taiwan, the biggest OEM producer
> of notebooks in the world. Things here work decidedly different than in the
> US or Europe (where I'm originally from). Dell is unheard of, Toshiba
> doesn't sell too well, Twinhead somewhat better (they have lousy service
> though), but most notebooks are brand-less OEM models dumped on the local
> market. If they carry a brand at all it is usually the name of the factory,
> in Chinese. The stuff is good, nothing wrong with the quality and spec, and
> if you want service you just go to the manufacturer directly, not the shop
> you bought it from.
>
> This "no-name" or "local-name" stuff doesn't limit itself to notebooks.
> I've bought many PC components which were brand less and worked fine. You
> buy it, test is and if it works you keep it. When I started with Linux I
> routinely scanned the hardware compatibility list and I still do. Problem
> is that most brands on the list are not sold in Taiwan, hard to find or are
> really expensive. If you look for specific chip sets you might have more
> luck in finding something compatible.
>
> I've been researching notebooks for already half a year and settled for
> Acer because they have a strong line and world wide service. Their prices
> are about 10% lower than those in the States. VGA server checked, APM too,
> the "Linux on Laptop" homepage lists the model I want to buy and last time
> I was in the shop I already ran "Tomsrtbt" which worked fine. I am sure
> about these things, the only thing not sure to me was how PCMCIA worked. We
> already bought one notebook from the shop in question, for my girl (who
> doesn't want Linux on it) and the owner will let me test the machine any
> way I want it (except crash tests :-) I know how to quickly set up an PPP
> connection to my ISP, so the modem card will be easy to check. True, the
> network card will be somewhat more difficult, but if it is recognized at
> boot up I am willing to take the risk and spend US$30 on it. (I saw a
> modem/eth-combo-card in another shop for almost US$180, so maybe that
> explains why I rather use the "try-an-see-if-it-works method).
>
> So rest assured: I maybe a little new with Linux (6 months now) and with
> laptops (0 months), but I'm not a fool. I will take the hardware
> compatibility list with me (always do when I go shopping) and if I can make
> sure that what I buy is on the list, the better. If it is not, but it works
> fine, then I'll still buy it.
>
> Again apologies. I know that my mail would generate some agitation and I
> usually don't write mails to the list like them. But after another 16 hours
> working day I can hardly keep my eyes open to read another HOWTO and as
> said before, once I have this laptop I am much more flexible to try things
> out and to RTFM, so no more mails from me than :-) Bear with me. -- Hans
>
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