O2Micro OZ6912 card bus

[jim]

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jim wrote:
> 
> I just read the section on install/boot disks.
> seems some PCMCIA support is included.
> I have a cd-rom so I don't have to make an
> install/boot disk to get things started
> (I have cd #1) but in image descriptions
> I ran across it.  So maybe my PCMCIA
> LAN card will work.


From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick
Stevens
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:40 PM
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
Subject: Re: O2Micro OZ6912 card bus

>>I'm not familiar with that card, but the D-Link and Linksys PCMCIA
cards (with dongles) are generally supported.

>>PCMCIA is supported off the CD, but you may not have a driver for that
chipset.  Looking at their website, the chip is >>used in both PCI and
PCMCIA (CardBus) modules.  I don't see any drivers that explicitly
handle that chipset.
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- Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer     rstevens at vitalstream.com -
- VitalStream, Inc.                       http://www.vitalstream.com -

I am returning my red hat linux book.  I think the best way for me to
proceed is buy a pc specifically
designed to use a linux operating system.  Instead of me trying to worry
about a driver for a chipset
which I know very little about I should just buy a pc that I know will
work.  
it was worth a shot.  maybe in a couple of years I will try again.
I didn't really need a new operating system.  I just had extra time and
wanted to learn something new
besides a third scripting language.
thanks for all the help.
walmart sells a cheap linux microtel pc that might be a possibility.
when I save up enough money I will
check into that. 

thanks,
marvin 



later,
marvin