Re: [9fans] An unsuccessful attempt to install on Thinkpad T43

[john@csplan9.rit.edu]

> I got a tullip clone for less than US$ 5
>
> On Feb 20, 2008 12:26 PM, Hongzheng Wang <wanghz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Using another new network card shoule be ok.  But extra cost is needed :P
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Kernel Panic <cinap_lenrek@gmx.de> wrote:
>> > Hongzheng Wang wrote:
>> >
>> >  >Hi John,
>> >  >
>> >  >Many thanks.  Your tip, zeroing the partition mannually first, may
>> >  >answer the strange thing I encountered during installation.  And, I
>> >  >also prefer to native running Plan9.  But an installation without
>> >  >workable ethernet is quite unacceptable.  So I might try the method
>> >  >Eric recommended first.  Alternatively, I will try to config the
>> >  >previously installed Plan9 to be a  CPU server.
>> >  >
>> >  >
>> >  >
>> >  is this nic integrated into the mainboard or can it be replaced (some sort
>> >  of mini pci slot)? maybe a pcmcia network card will do?
>> >
>> >  cinap
>> >

If we're still talking about a Thinkpad T43, your average cheap/free 100Mbit
card isn't going to cut it. I'm partial to the 3Com Etherlink cards myself,
since they seem to be very plentiful and very cheap (or free). Laptops are
a tricky business. If you can get an orinoco wireless card, that ought to
work well provided you don't need WPA.

John