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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 21, 2018, 02:38:03 pm »
Just in case anyone is wondering, (and don't know it already), the parameters are found in the *.NIF file in the\macs directory.
It is strange that they are not directly editable in the ''Network Adapters and Protocols" settings... though you can add them in there manually.

Now all that I have to do is to find out where things are failing and see if I can 'tweak' the NIC into life... assuming that is even doable with the RTL8169 driver that is.

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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 21, 2018, 01:11:12 pm »
Interesting.

But, I have tried the R8169, (read up), driver that comes with eCS 2.2. If I could get it passed the IRQ detection stage I could probably get it functional. There are parameters that come with that driver, I just can't find them written down anywhere.

With respect to $75.00 for the AN driver pack, that's just too much for a NIC driver: for around the same price I could get a slightly used motherboard.

The unfortunate thing about this motherboard is that it only has one PCI slot and I need two NICs to make it work. If it had two slots then I could just disable the onboard NIC and use another NIC that is compatible with OS/2.

Also, I discovered what the "IRQ15OVR=yes/no" means, simply allowing the driver to use IRQ numbers over 15. I enabled that and now I do not get an IRQ Detection error on booting; alas, it still won't ping anything outside of the NIC... though I can ping the NIC itself... strange.
The Hardware Manager shows that it is using IRQ16.

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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 21, 2018, 03:25:17 am »
Ah, yes. Thank-you very much Dariusz; that did the job.

Code: [Select]
Subsystem ID 816910ECh RTL8169/8110 Family PCI Gigabit Ethernet NIC (Generic ID)
 Subsystem Vendor 10ECh Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
 Address 0 is an I/O Port : BC00h..BCFFh
 Address 1 is a Memory Address (0-4GiB) : FDEFF000h
 System IRQ 16, INT# A
 Expansion ROM of 128 KiB decoded by this card, currently disabled
 New Capabilities List Present:
   Power Management Capability, Version 1.1
     Supports low power State D1
     Supports low power State D2
     Supports PME# signalling from mode(s) D1, D2, D3hot, D3cold
     PME# signalling is currently disabled
     3.3v AUX Current required : 375 mA
     Current Power State : D0 (Device operational, no power saving)

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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 21, 2018, 01:55:56 am »
1. Dump the output to os2world.com of pci -i dump.txt. Presto.

2. Good luck with that old driver Ben.  Realtek had bad habbit of releasing many chipset revisions under the same chipset ID. Resulting in older drivers no longer working.  You could consider buying an Arca Noae OS/2 and eCS drivers and subscription for 49 Dollars.

But first check If you have your PCI id from PCI.EXE you can see if the chipset is supported by the Multimac drivers:
https://www.arcanoae.com/wiki/multimac/

Roderick

Thanks for replying Roderick, but as I said, the PCI sniffer hardly shows anything on the chipset other than acknowledging the existence of it.
Also, I would have to type the info by hand... keep in  mind that the machine in question has no LAN access, (meaning Internet too).

I suspect that my pcidevs.txt is too old, (16 MAY 2013), to provide any data on it. I tried to find a later one, but I believe that they stopped updating it. Does anyone know where I can find a more recent version?

The Subsystem vendor number, (at least a partial one), is 10ECh
The Subsystem ID is 816910ECh

I had a look on the Arca Noae site and it does not specifically list that number.

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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 21, 2018, 12:05:30 am »
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It isn't a new motherboard, rather one that I came upon years back that was a convenient replacement.

Okay, that probably means that the devices is supported, but we need to know what the PCI ID is.

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PCI.exe does not yield any information on the device other than to say that it is an RTL chip. Perhaps that program is too old or is using an old database

It should tell you what the ID is. Post that section of the output. It may also help, if we knew what the motherboard is.

I would have to copy that information by hand; I will take another look at it to see if there is anything pertinent.

The closest I can get to a working driver is the RTL8169. I get an IRQ detection error when it loads, but I have no problem pinging the relevant NIC, (I have two in the server).

There is a command that I have used in the past for the protocol.ini entry for that driver to get it to bypass IRQ 15. PCI says that the chip uses IRQ16. So I tried the line IRQ16OVR="YES" to see if that would work. That="no" heheh.
 I have no idea where I found that line to so many years ago. I have no idea if forcing the driver to use IRQ6 would help anyone, but that's a good place to start.

BTW, the line that I used in the past was "IRQ15OVR="no".

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Networking / Re: RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 20, 2018, 08:22:07 pm »
That is difficult to answer, when we don't know the PCI ID of the device. It should be something like 10EC:8168. You can find that information by running PCI.EXE. I would expect that the Multimac MMRE driver should support it. If not, post the information at the Arca Noae MANTIS site (I assume that you have a subscription), and ask for support.

I would suggest that it is always prudent to check the specs, before you purchase, and be sure that you know what will, and won't, be supported.

Thanks for replying Doug. I am using eCS 2.2 b2(?). ArcNoa is too big an investment at $150US, (nearly $200 Canadian).
It isn't a new motherboard, rather one that I came upon years back that was a convenient replacement.

PCI.exe does not yield any information on the device other than to say that it is an RTL chip. Perhaps that program is too old or is using an old database.


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Networking / RTL8211CL DRIVER
« on: February 20, 2018, 06:52:28 pm »
Hello

I recently had to upgrade my motherboard and it came with a built-in LAN that uses the RTL8211CL chipset, however, I have not been able to find a driver for it.

Does anyone know of a driver that works with that chip and where I can get it?

Thanks

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Web applications / Re: REXX and 'mode'
« on: February 08, 2018, 11:52:55 pm »
Can one of you experts, (or anyone for that matter), tell me why "mode 29,7" is accepted at first run, but not upon restart?

Yep.

You did yourself in with 'set path=C:\mptn\etc'.  'mode.com' is in C:\os2 but that's no longer on the PATH for the session you started.  Try 'set path=C:\mptn\etc;%PATH%'

BTW... in an OS/2 session, there's no need for "CO" or "BW".

Bang on, Rick!

And you got it in one... Mr. REXX.

Thank-you kindly, and everyone else for responding so quickly.

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Web applications / Re: REXX and 'mode'
« on: February 08, 2018, 11:47:44 pm »
Btw Ben, your gif triggers this,
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Timestamp: 02/08/18 12:27:25 PM
Warning: Loading mixed (insecure) display content "http://www.sf-w.net/Pics/1/Ben_Dragon-100.gif" on a secure page
Source File: https://www.os2world.com/forum/index.php/topic,1650.0.html
Line: 0

In this new world of HTTPS everywhere.

OK. Thanks for the heads up, Dave. I haven't finished with restoring/recreating my servers and the apache/2 files that I am presently using as place holders are ten years old.

I am working with Jan to try and recover the last incarnation. While it doesn't look likely, I am trying to remain optimistic.

Right now I can't do anything about the Avatar, but I will get around to it eventually; in the meantime, sorry for the eye-pollution.

Hmm. I have noticed that it also seems to have increased in size somehow since the last time I was on here, and is threatening the frame width limits...

Can you see it at all?

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Web applications / Re: REXX and 'mode'
« on: February 08, 2018, 11:41:19 pm »
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'mode 29,7'

I have no idea why this would work, at all. It should be: mode CO29,7 or mode BW29,7

Mode CO*,* and mode *,* work the same; I have used either for years.
I did try the mode CO*,* option before first posting here; no difference.

Just in case anyone is wondering, I do use 4OS/2 I don't use it for the *.cmd files.

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Web applications / REXX and 'mode'
« on: February 08, 2018, 07:00:25 pm »
Hello, everyone.

I have recently had some serious hardware issues on my server(s) and in the rebuilding process I have taken some time to rework the *.cmd files that start and restart my servers. The following example is for named.exe, but is typical of how I start/restart all of my server software.
 
While the following REXX script


Code: [Select]
--
/* 'Named Run.cmd' starts the DNS server named.exe  and keeps it going. Created 180127
   Last modified 180128, 180201, 180208, */

Do Forever

'ECHO OFF'

/* set window size */
'mode 29,7'

Say 'Named is running'

/* adjust as necessary */
'set path=C:\mptn\etc'
'C:'
'cd \mptn\etc'
'named'

Call Syssleep 2
end
exit do
--

works fine and loads the server well enough, (in this case named.exe), when it auto restarts after it fails, (or by testing via ^C), I get the following error;

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SYS1041: The name mode is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
    10 *-*     'mode 29,7';
       +++       RC(1041)

I'm no expert on this, but I know that some people who frequent this site are.

Can one of you experts, (or anyone for that matter), tell me why "mode 29,7" is accepted at first run, but not upon restart?

Thanks.

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: timeouts when posting
« on: November 26, 2014, 05:21:59 pm »
Yeah, it could be an addon or something; though I tend to parallel them across platforms, the type and number are not identical.

To me the problem is too insignificant to spend time tracking down. I merely hit the back arrow, reload and everything is fine... similar to what others have said.

I minor nuisance... much like a single mosquito at a garden party.  8)
 

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General Discussion / Re: Still more on new OS/2 developments
« on: November 26, 2014, 05:16:46 pm »

Really Lewis; there's no intended relationship between your Noah's Arc and the Hexagram, (Star of David), in your logo be it a boat in the water, (male & female), or any other variant of the duad?

If that is true, then clearly things were bubbling up from the subconscious of the creator(s) of the name/logo; the connection is obvious and undeniable.

No biggie of course, non-sectarian, Kharzian, (Ashkanazi), Sephardi, or otherwise, it hardly matters. The earth soon enough, will be completely worldly, (secular), as we are all made into one gigantic hodgepodge neither left nor right, neither Jew nor Gentile, neither male nor female. Today it is moving so fast that anyone can see the advancement on a monthly basis whereas thirty years ago only the most observant could see it.. and then over years.

Good job on the site, BTW... if you didn't already get that from my previous post, Lewis, et al. It's only a matter of time and I'll be signing up; gotta support those who support my favourite OS! 8) I'm looking forward to seeing what you bring to us in the future.

Good luck with it and a big "thumbs up!" 8) . (I dispise those juvenile emoticons.)
 

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Comments, Suggestions & Questions / Re: timeouts when posting
« on: November 23, 2014, 10:24:29 pm »
I have the same problem here however, the problem is not there with Firefox under Windows 7.

Ergo: it could be a problem with the latest Firefox for OS/2 as opposed to an OS/2 World problem.

I'm using the latest Firefox for OS/2. What is everyone else using that has this problem?

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General Discussion / Re: Activity at Arca Noae.
« on: October 21, 2014, 11:14:10 am »
There seems to be some acitivity with the Arca Noae site.  8)
http://www.arcanoae.com/

It will be good to see all the things that Arca Noae has in mind.

The logo does not look bad. 8)

Ah!

Is that the Mâgên Dâwîd I see only slightly concealed in there?

It surely is.
;)

Lewis is showing his roots.  :)

Now, who else can see the tie between the name and the symbol... did "I" say symbol?.. surely I meant logo?  ;)

A nice logo though, all the same. No fool created it.

It isn't easy to create a logo meeting all of the basic requirements and still make it work... particularly given the gross plethora of logos/symbols out there today that is also based upon the Mâgên Dâwîd, and not step upon someone else's toes.

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