Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Feb 2000 17:49:43 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: PCMCIA still doesn't work for 2.3.46-pre2 |
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David Hinds writes: > > I second the motion. I'd also like a way of probing to check. I don't > > like having to rely on the word of the bloke at the markets I bought > > it from. > > The "cardctl status" command says whether cards are CardBus or > 16-bit.
Ah, thanks.
> There's another easy way to distinguish CardBus cards. All CardBus > cards have a row of eight sharp dimples on the top of the card along > the edge that has the CardBus connector. These are part of the > spec, and connect to a ground plate in the CardBus socket.
Ah ha. That's useful to know when shopping at the markets.
> The Xircom REM56G is a 16-bit card, even though it is 10/100. At > 100baseT, it will be faster than 10baseT, but that's about all you > can say about it. The best performance I've seen from a 16-bit card > at 100baseT is about 1.5 MB/sec.
Grrrr. It turns out my Compaq/Microcom 10/100+56k card is 16 bit (cardctl and lack of dimples). It maxes out at 1.5 MB/s too.
Regards,
Richard.... Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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