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New hardware that works with ECS2.X

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walking_x:

--- Quote from: Doug Bissett on February 16, 2013, 05:23:05 am ---I also tried the older 8168 Multimac driver. That killed it instantly, and it wouldn't even work in windows, until the next morning (whew!). Of course, this one works perfectly in windows, so I tried GENMAC. So far, no joy.

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You can try rtgnda (rtgnda13.zip)... It may set zero mac to card, so need to uncomment [NETADDRESS] section in nif file and setup address manually... Another thing - it can`t be used as NETBEUI (pure netbios) server... NETBEUI client working fine... Up to 40 mb/s speed.... But it works not on all cards...

Doug Bissett:

--- Quote from: walking_x on February 17, 2013, 02:01:19 pm ---You can try rtgnda (rtgnda13.zip)... It may set zero mac to card, so need to uncomment [NETADDRESS] section in nif file and setup address manually... Another thing - it can`t be used as NETBEUI (pure netbios) server... NETBEUI client working fine... Up to 40 mb/s speed.... But it works not on all cards...

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AHA! I knew about that one, but hadn't got around to finding it. I found some posts that said it was at HOBBES, but it isn't there. I got it at:

ftp://ddt.demos.su/pub/fileecho/GFD.SYS.NET/rtgnda13.zip

It needs the NETADDRESS thing, AND, it needs IRQ15OVR=YES when using ACPI.PSD with high IRQs.. It looks like I am in business.

Currently, I am doing a copy, using SAMBA, and it seems to be going as fast as any other link that I have. At least it isn't hanging the system.

THANKS!

Andi B.:

--- Quote ---rtgnda13.zip
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Do a search on the internet before trying it. Years ago I installed my system with it and got sporadic traps. Took me months till I found out it was this driver. After that others told me this driver is known to sporadically trap systems. Maybe it was Eugene so probably there are some traces about ecomstation.ru...

melf:

--- Quote from: Doug Bissett on February 17, 2013, 07:33:24 pm ---
AHA! I knew about that one, but hadn't got around to finding it. I found some posts that said it was at HOBBES, but it isn't there. I got it at:

ftp://ddt.demos.su/pub/fileecho/GFD.SYS.NET/rtgnda13.zip ---//

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Can also be found at eCSoft/2 and Os2warp.be

jdeb:

--- Quote from: Roderick Klein on February 16, 2013, 10:33:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: jdeb on February 15, 2013, 09:46:24 pm ---Intel Video Chip-set is pretty broad statement, you need to be more specific. I have not found any of the current B, H, or Z series to work correctly or post for that matter... and I build a lot of systems.  I actually have gave up trying anymore. Trap errors or system hangs. Of course that relates to version 2.1

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Well I was writing about eCS 2.2. also. And if you have had TRAPS or hangs we get very little to now feedback from customers. So if you opened a ticket, then oke I said nothing. If you did not open a ticket then I can not help you. And most of these traps adn hangs the knowledge in the forums here is lacking.

As for the TRAPS you have been getting on recent Intel equipment I guess that was just about after the preboot menu came up !?
Thats the TRAP D OEM HLP problem resolved with eCS 2.2.

And when you get hangs read the eCS 2.1 quickguide and specify where the hang is.  Its a free world but so many people talk about getting a "hang". But eCS 2.1 and 2.0 have a chapter about what is helpful information to post.  Look at chapter 6, again if you did open a ticket a said nothing :-)

Is the hang when you enable ACPI or when the last device driver is loaded., etc.

About the Intel claim.

All TRAP'd people get on modern equipment when eCS boots are duo to an OEM HLP defect fixed with the latest ACPI version. But you need to have a new ACPI version on the boot CD.
That will be fixed with eCS 2.2. Also with the new Panorama driver video performance will improve on these modern chipsets.

Currently our techteam is working on taking the last bugs out of the drivers that Lars Erdmann worked on over the last 1 to 2 years. Its clear the old IBM USB stack had its limitations the new stack is much better. A public beta of eCS 2.2 will follow in 2 1/2 weeks itme now.

eCS 2.2 beta has been tested on a lot of new current desktop and laptops and desktops. A lot of system simply work without any hassle.

Regards,

Roderick Klein
Mensys B.V.

P.S. I'm the technical manager in charge of the tech team at Mensys to do device driver development

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Will try again with 2.2. I guess where I was coming from is that when I build a new system for a customer, usually Windows or Linux, I try eCS just to see if it will work correctly out of the gate. Unfortunately, I do not have time to diagnose and send in tickets. I was merely hoping to find compatible modern hardware out of the gate with out much fuss, then I could let the community know through ecomstation r.u. I have posted quite a few. I never post a negative review on hardware compatibility as I suspect there are ways around it. I have had decent success with a pre-installed eCS 2.1 hard drive. Not trying to sound negative, you guys do a great job.

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