Re: Thinkpad T42 coming...

From: Frank Scully (boxb_at_mycompanyname.com)
Date: 07/11/04


Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:19:35 -0400

Hactar:
The card is an ATA Data card (flash hard drive).
So far, everything works in 9.0, so I am satisfied and don't really have
the time to fix PCMCIA in 9.1. I believe it has to do with external modules
vs internal (to the kernal) modules.
Regards, FXS

-- 
Frank Scully
Beechhurst Inc.
Hactar wrote:
> In article <40ed4442_3@news1.prserv.net>,
> Frank Scully  <boxb@mycompanyname.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Andy Boden wrote:
>> 
>> > I've got a new IBM Thinkpad T42 on the way, and I was looking to
>> > solicit
>> > opinions on a linux distribution for this machine.  I've looked on
>> > http://www.linux-laptop.net/ and find a few hits in the T4x family, but
>> > I was looking to see if anyone out here opine concerning linux on this
>> > hardware.
>> > 
>> > I am a long-time RH + Ximian (GNOME) user, so I am predisposed to try
>> > SUSE
>> > 9.1 and Ximian on this new machine.  However, if anyone has any advise
>> > (either up or down) on this or other hardware/distro combinations I
>> > would appreciate receiving it (either directly or through the
>> > newsgroup).
>> > 
>> SuSE 9.1: pc card cannot be used: cannot get a bus ID.
> 
> Which NIC is that?  I got an Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 to work under SuSE
> 9.1.
> 


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