On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Gary Hennigan wrote: > "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> What card are you trying to support? > > > > > > It's a 3COM Megahertz 10/100 LAN + 56K modem card. Unfortunately I > > > read in SUPPORTED.CARDS that it uses a Winmodem. Oh well, I can use my > > > old 10M card for modem and the new one for ethernet. Is there a way to > > > disable one part of a combo card, eg., disable the ethernet on the old > > > card so that only the modem part of the card is used? > > > > > > > if cardmgr can't use the device, it will ignore it. So the modem > > part will be ignored. > > Well, in my scenario I'd be using the old 10M + 56k card for just a > modem. All of it works, but I'd like to disable the Enet part of that > card and use the Enet from the new 656C card. > > > > Additionally, the new card isn't recognized by the PCMCIA software. I > > > get the following on the console when I insert it: > > > > > > Aug 29 17:03:21 saix3449 cardmgr[145]: initializing socket 1 > > > Aug 29 17:03:21 saix3449 cardmgr[145]: unsupported card in socket 1 > > > Aug 29 17:03:22 saix3449 cardmgr[145]: product info: "3Com Corporation", > > > "3CXFEM656C-LAN", "LAN", "1" > > > Aug 29 17:03:22 saix3449 cardmgr[145]: manfid: 0x0102, 0x6564 > > > function: 6 > > > (network) > > > > > > > verify that the manfid it returns matches the one in > > /etc/pcmcia/network.<something> (laptop at home, doing this from > > memory). > > Yeah, I just spotted a post in comp.os.linux.portable that says I may > need to use the Beta PCMCIA stuff to make it work by default. > > > > > You may have to add a line for that manfid. If so, mail David Hinds (pcmcia > > maintainer) so he can use it from now on. > > > > > It may have something to do with the ID string my card is feeding the > > > PCMCIA stuff. Maybe it's slightly different than what the PCMCIA > > > software is expecting? Certainly the SUPPORTED.CARD file lists the > > > 3CXFEM656C as supported. Is this not the same as 3CXFEM656C-LAN? > > > > > > > pcmcia will use either that string or the manfid. > > Thanks. > > Maybe the best solution is to send the thing back and get a fully > functional card. Anyone have a good suggestion for a 10/100 + 56k card > that works out of the box with pcmcia-cs-3.1.19? I could kick myself > in the rear for not asking here first! > > Gary > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How about Linksys Etherfast 10/100 56K V.90 combo card (manufacturers part number PCMLM56). Setup instructions can be found at http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=26. This is the card that I have had my eye on for a while and when I get the cash I am gonna spring for it. Dan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel E. Baumann E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (preferred) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (caution: dynamic DNS service, may bounce) Web location: http://www.msoe.edu/~baumannd http://www.linuxfreak.com/~baumannd "Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code." -- Dave Olson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel E. Baumann E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (preferred) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (caution: dynamic DNS service, may bounce) Web location: http://www.msoe.edu/~baumannd http://www.linuxfreak.com/~baumannd "Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code." -- Dave Olson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
