> 
> On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:29:30 -0400 
>  "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
> 
>> You chimed in just in the midst of a long discussion on the fact that
>> installs on most laptops are difficult because of some issues in the
>> PCMCIA code. Some people were doubting that this was in fact the
>> case.

In my case, it meant downloading under Win95 (driver supported there), and
mounting a dos partition. Which also meant installing a boot loader, etc.
Kinda icky for first time installation people I guess.

>> Write to me privately and I'll help you get up and running -- it is
>> going to require building a custom kernel for you.
> 
> Perry, you are woefully confused.  The simple fact of the matter here
> is that his Ethernet card is not currently supported.  Take a look at
> the "not configured" part of the message he posted.

What's the recommended course of action?

Have fun,
Matthew.

>>> (relevant information below)
>>> 
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -
>>> mainbus0 (root)
>>> pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
>>> pcib0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0
>>> pcib0: Intel 82371FB PCI-to-ISA Bridge (PIIX) (rev. 0x02)
>>> isa0 at pcib0
>>> pcic0 at isa0 port 0x3e0-0x3e1 iomem 0xd0000-0xd3fff: using irq 5
>>> pcic0: controller 0 (Intel 82365SL Revision 1) has sockets A and B
>>> pcmcia0 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 0
>>> pcmcia1 at pcic0 controller 0 socket 1
>>> pcmcia1: CIS version 2.0 or 2.01
>>> pcmcia1: CIS info: SMC, PCM Ethernet Adapter, CIS V1.05
>>> pcmcia1: Manufacturer code 0x108, product 0x105
>>> pcmcia1: function 0: network adapter, ccr addr 10000 mask 3
>>> pcmcia1: function 0, config table entry 1: I/O card; irq mask 8ebc; rdybsy_ac
>> tive wp_active bvd_active irqpulse
>>> SMC, PCM Ethernet Adapter, CIS V1.05 (manufacturer 0x108, product 0x105) func
>> tion 0 not configured
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------