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I am trying to install Linux on a Sharp 3040 laptop using
the Redhat 4.1 cd and a Panasonic 4x KXL-740 PCMCIA cd-rom
drive.  The cd-rom drive works fine under win95.  I used
fips to repartition my hard drive so I have a 400 meg partition
available for Linux.  I made the boot floppy and the supplemental
boot floppy using rawrite.exe .  I booted using the boot floppy and
got to the screen which asks if PCMCIA support is needed.
I answered yes and put the supplemental floppy in the drive.
I then get a message that the PCMCIA probe failed.  What
do I do now?  I have the Redhat 4.1 users guide but it doesn't
discuss this problem.
Thanks,
Jim

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: >
: > I am trying to install Linux on a Sharp 3040 laptop using
: > the Redhat 4.1 cd and a Panasonic 4x KXL-740 PCMCIA cd-rom
: > drive....  What
: > do I do now?  I have the Redhat 4.1 users guide but it doesn't
: > discuss this problem.
: I was told by one of my Linux types that the Panasonic PCMCIA card is
: not supported. I guess what you could do is load everyting on a server
: and NFS it (what ever that means!) Sorry, I was going to do it on a
: ThinkPad 755cx with the KXL cd720, own seperate drive, told NO CAN DO!

The KXL-740 *is* supported, the KXL-720 is *not* supported.

If the PCMCIA controller probe failed, then you have another problem,
since the drivers haven't even looked to see what card you've got
yet.  I think Red Hat has a patched set of install disks that will
find a larger set of PCMCIA controllers than the 4.1 disks.  You'll
have to talk to them about it.

-- Dave Hinds