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Posted: Jan. 28 2008,20:53

Ok, I've tried that and I still can't get online.

Is there anything else I should try or do you think this card is a bit too new for this laptop?

edit: typos

curaga

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Posted: Jan. 29 2008,07:02

cardctl status
cardctl ident

Try those too, I don't remember which one was the one that tells if there's a driver bound..

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Posted: Jan. 29 2008,09:04

cardctl status:

Code Sample

Socket 0:
no card
Socket 1:
3.3v Cardbus Card
function 0: [ready]

cardctl ident:

Code Sample

Socket 0:
no product info available

Socket 1:

product info: "Cardbus PC Card", Fast Ethernet CardBus PC Card"
manfid: 0x0000, 0x021b
function 6: (network)

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Posted: Jan. 29 2008,09:34

cardctl status: Socket 0:
cardctl status: no card
cardctl status: Socket 1:
cardctl status: 5.0V 16-bit PC Card
cardctl status: Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "xirc2ps_cs"

That was my output from cardctl status. Unfortunately seems your card isn't supported. I grepped through 2.6.20.21 pcmcia net drivers too, without any mention of micronet. But, since it's a cardbus card, "lspci" will show it's chipset, and perhaps you can find an out-of-kernel driver.

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landslidepurist Offline

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Posted: Jan. 29 2008,10:05

That's a shame. Can you recommend a card that I could use with DSL in this old laptop?

edit: I've tried lspci. It's a Texas Instruments PCI1250 (rev 02) CardBus bridge. This is all going completely over my head I'm afraid.

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