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From: hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Install with PCMCIA
Date: 13 May 1996 16:28:18 GMT
Organization: Tokoro Laboratory, Keio University, Yokohama Japan.
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In article <4n62bi$9kv@usenet.kornet.nm.kr>
audience@soback.kornet.nm.kr writes:

>>  I want to install freebsd-2.1.0 or above into my laptop. And my
>> system is Compaq contura410 and Adaptec's PCMCIA SCSI(SlimSCSI)
>> and Panasonic Portable PD. Currently I use Linux and I have a dynamic
>> PPP connection to the Internet, so I will download whole thing into
>> my PD. So does the freebsd support my PCMCIA SCSI card on installing
>> disk? I mean is it possible to install the freebsd with my PCMCIA
>> SCSI card and PD or not. I heard the freebsd didn't support hot-insert
>> PCMCIA card and PCMCIA on installing disk.( booting disk )
>> Is it right?

The official FreeBSD 2.1.0R distribution does not support PCMCIA SCSI
card and PCMCIA hotplugging.  But 2.1.0R has PCMCIA package like
pcmcia-cs of Linux.  You can install FreeBSD 2.1.0R with various
PCMCIA cards (includes PCMCIA SlimSCSI w/ CD-ROM) and using these card
with hotplug support.

FreeBSD PCMCIA driver information webpage:
http://www.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/person/hosokawa/freebsd-pcmcia/

PC-card package:
ftp://ryukyu.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/pub/FreeBSD/pccard/pccard-test-960414.tar.gz
				(for 2.1.0R and 2.2-960323-SNAP)
ftp://ryukyu.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/pub/FreeBSD/pccard/pccard-test-960414.tar.gz
				(for 2.2-960501-SNAP)

PC-card installation floppy for 2.1.0R:
ftp://ryukyu.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/pub/FreeBSD/pccard-flp/pccard-flp-960418.tar.gz

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	HOSOKAWA, Tatsumi              E-mail: hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp
	  WWW homepage: http://www.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/person/hosokawa.html
	Department of Computer Science, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan