Thinkpad 600E and 5.2

[Gary Kline]

On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 02:28:53PM -0400, Cody Baker wrote:
> Installing 5.2.1 was not a problem from CD-ROM,  went very smoothly.

	Maybe it's something with my media.  I'll 2-check.
> 
> Gary, I got a bounce when i tried to reply directly to you.
> 

	Can you send the bounce to  me at kline at magnesium.net, if you
	still have it?  I'll check my maillog on NS1.THOUGHT.ORG.
	This's happened too ofen.

	thans,

	gary
> 
> 
> Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 01:21:25PM -0400, Cody Baker wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>I have a Thinkpad 770e (PII 266) with one of the Linksys PCMPC100 
> >>cards.  It does work well in FreeBSD 4.10-stable.  Do realize that you 
> >>won't be able to realize true 100MB performance from one of these 16bit 
> >>cards.  While we're on the subject though, I can't get anything to work 
> >>in 5.2.1.  I continually get these watchdog timeout errors, be it a 
> >>Cardbus card, or a 16bit card like the Linksys.  I'm planning on tossing 
> >>-current on it this weekend to see if the problem has already been 
> >>solved there.  If anyone has any thoughts I'd appreciate them.
> >>
> >>Thank You,
> >>
> >>Cody Baker
> >>cody at spintime.org
> >>330.934.0659
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >	Hmm.  Well, if the 770e series iis just an "older version"
> >	of the 600E, then it looks like thw Linksys PCMPC100 is 
> >	the way to fly.  --100Mb performance isn't that important.
> >	I just finally upgraded my nework from 10 -> 10/100 after
> >	years of working at 10.  So long as I'll be able to so 
> >	-ports cvsups or stable- cvsups, and share data, speed 
> >	isn't  a factor.  I'll have time for a brew:-)
> >
> >	Would you kindly keep me posted re your progress with your
> >	experiments?  And how did you manage to get 5.2 installed
> >	of your Thinkpad?  CDROM?  My 5.2.1 CDROM's are months old
> >	but the install disk traps... (?)
> >
> >	gary
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >>Gary Kline wrote:
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >>>On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 10:01:26AM +0400, Victor Bratsev wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>>>You should look at HARDWARE.txt for devices that work with freebsd or 
> >>>>ask
> >>>>about specific device, maybe somebody is using it.
> >>>>
> >>>>I've got TP600E with Xircom RE-100 (with some unresolved issues) under 
> >>>>4.7-R
> >>>>and 4.10-R
> >>>>
> >>>> 
> >>>>
> >>>>       
> >>>>
> >>>	(Can you describe what your "unresolved issues" are?)... .
> >>>
> >>>	Good points.  It seems to me that  any NIC card that works on
> >>>	a laptop should work on a Thinkppad.  I'm looking at the
> >>>	3Com type cards and anything that uses the DEC/Intel 21143
> >>>	chipset/logic.  The Linksys cards have workrd flawlessly 
> >>>	on four of my tower systems.   
> >>>
> >>>	According to the 4.8R HARDWARE.txt list there is:
> >>>
> >>>  * Linksys EC2T/PCMPC100/PCM100, PCMLM56, EtherFast 10/100 PC Card,
> >>>    Combo PCMCIA Ethernet Card (PCMPC100 V2)
> >>>
> >>>	If anyone on -mobile has one of these on 4.8 or later
> >>>	I'll try one of these.  
> >>>
> >>>	Anybody??
> >>>
> >>>	thanks much,
> >>>
> >>>	gary
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "Gary Kline" <kline at tao.thought.org>
> >>>>To: "FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List" <freebsd-mobile at FreeBSD.ORG>
> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:16 AM
> >>>>Subject: Thinkpad 600E and 5.2
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 
> >>>>
> >>>>       
> >>>>
> >>>>>Folks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Many months ago I tried a floppy install of 5.3 on my
> >>>>>HP Kayak.  It poisoned.  A few hours ago today I downloaded
> >>>>>the latest 5.2 floppy set nd booted my ThinkPad 600E.
> >>>>>The boot *did* see my Xircom Ethernet II adaptor, but the
> >>>>>kernel poisoned and rebooted after 15 seconds.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Eventually I will be able to use the Xircom.  But for now
> >>>>>it's time to go back to old, STABLE 4.8.  Soooo, nutshell,
> >>>>>what cards will work with my ISDL CAT5 cable in 4.8?  I'd like
> >>>>>the name and model and any other id regarding the card so
> >>>>>that I get it right next time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks in advance, guys,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>gary
> >>>>>
> >>>>>--
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>         
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