Subject: Re: Old POS 486
To: None <collver@linuxfreemail.com>
From: Shawn Dunn <sfalkenx@hotmail.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/23/2001 09:30:56
Actually, I do have a digital camera, but I'll have to wait until I get home
to do anything with it =]
--Shawn
----- Original Message -----
From: <collver@linuxfreemail.com>
To: Shawn Dunn <sfalkenx@hotmail.com>
Cc: <collver@linuxfreemail.com>; <port-i386@netbsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Old POS 486
> Many times a NIC will be "ne2k compatible", but it will work better if you
> use the native interface for its chipset. You don't happen to have a
> webcam to tape a snapshot of the NIC with do you?
>
> As for the CD-ROM, you might try uncommenting
> #mcd0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 # Mitsumi CD-ROM drives
> but I have no idea whether that will work.. even if your soundcard has a
> Mitsumi-style controller, it may have different io/irq settings.
>
> I've never used an AztechLabs Nova16 and don't know anything about it.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Ben
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 08:35:45AM -0700, Shawn Dunn wrote:
> > No brand on the NIC, I just know it's a ne2k-isa chipset, since it works
> > fine in Win98, the CD-ROM is a Matsushita, and the Soundcard is a
Packard
> > Bell/AztechLabs Nova16
> >
> > --Shawn
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <collver@linuxfreemail.com>
> > To: Shawn Dunn <sfalkenx@hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <port-i386@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: Old POS 486
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I don't think you'll get the parallel port zip drive working in
NetBSD.
> > >
> > > Could you pull out the CD-Rom, Soundcard and NIC and find the models?
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
>