| Subject | : | PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 08 Apr, 2007 on 20:22 |
| Hello, I try to activate a Nic (PCMCIA PCcard and/or Cardbus) on a portable with a chipset : I have several nic's : Xircom Realport 2 PC Card (driver CE3NDIS.OS2 v2.9) I can not get any nic to work. Version of my warp = V4 (without any fixpack installed) On http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=pcmciaentry I see that this chipset is supported in "base OS (0): Who can give me some hints? I can not get it to work. I think basic installation is : Do I need other lines ? regards, PHE |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | El Vato |
| Date | : | 08 Apr, 2007 on 22:19 |
| You may want to apply fixpak 15 (< ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/v4warp/english-us >) and the Device Driver fixpak (< ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes/ddpak/xr_d002/ >) BEFORE attempting to diagnose the cause of your failures. At present your efforts become more difficult because of the implicit potential problems introduced by the older code of your OS/2. Many moons ago I had a Xircom Cardbus working under updated Merlin and with the PcCard Director 5 (< http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-viewer?sh=1&fname=/pub/os2/system/drivers/pccard5.zip >)on a TP 600e Good luck |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 10 Apr, 2007 on 10:46 |
| I will try to apply fix 15 and DD2. I will come back when I have don this. I hope with good results. regards, |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | Andi |
| Date | : | 10 Apr, 2007 on 12:29 |
| I do have a Xircom and a 3C589 working on my thinkpad with Warp3 without fixpack. If you're interessted, I can post my config.sys entries when I'm back home. |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 10 Apr, 2007 on 19:08 |
Applying Fix 15 : Ok. But when I try to apply fix XR_D002 : I get the message "No products where found on target system to service" Even when I copied the SYSLEVEL.OS2 from disk2 of the OS/2 install CD. What can be wrong ? regards, phe Syslevel after applying fix 15 : C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.SDS C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.SEM C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.SUT C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.SIR C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.SRK C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.GRE C:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.FPK C:\IBMLAN\SYSLEVEL.REQ C:\IBMLAN\SYSLEVEL.PER C:\MUGLIB\SYSLEVEL.UPE C:\MUGLIB\SYSLEVEL.MUG C:\IBMINST\SYSLEVEL.WCB C:\DMISL\SYSLEVEL.DMI C:\JAVAOS2\BIN\SYSLEVEL.JAV C:\JAVAOS2\DLL\SYSLEVEL.JEP C:\CID\LOCINSTU\SYSLEVEL.LCU C:\IBMCOM\SYSLEVEL.TRP C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.DHC C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT C:\IBMI18N\SYSLEVEL.I18 |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | El Vato |
| Date | : | 11 Apr, 2007 on 06:12 |
I think you mean: " 3.0.6 CSF0208 NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND This means no SYSLEVEL files was found that had a CSD Level, COMPID, Version and Type that matched any of the SYSLEVEL files supported by this FixPak. Run the SYSLEVEL command and record the output for SYSLEVEL.OS2 in the OS2/INSTALL directory on your boot drive. Compare this data with the data contained in the README.1ST file on FixPak disk 1. To recover from this, rename the existing SYSLEVEL.OS2 file to SYSL.OS2 and copy SYSLEVEL.OS2 from your Warp 4 installation DISK 1." (taken from the readme.1st of the xr_dd02 fixpak) Consequently, you have renamed <your OS/2 drive>:\OS2\INSTALL\SYSLEVEL.OS2 to (say) SYSL.OS2 and copied over to the <your OS/2 drive>:\OS2\INSTALL directory the file SYSLEVEL.OS2 from your OS/2 installation diskette 2 (I did not find it in diskette 1 either, by the way). ...correct |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | El Vato |
| Date | : | 11 Apr, 2007 on 07:22 |
Generally, you are advised to remove the built in PCMCIA support that is includded with the original installation of your OS/2 Warp 4. You can do so from the utility in your OS/2. Reboot your machine after you remove the old built-in support. After reboot make a backup of your CONFIG.SYS. Subsequently, you will reinstall support (read: newer drivers than those with the original built-in PCMCIA support) with PcCard Director 5 whose link at hobbes is given in prior post. After you explode the file in a temporary directory, read the instructions in the readme files and browse the EN directory. There is an executable file PCMINST2.EXE that will install CardBus support, etc. and will modify your CONFIG.SYS for you. Below is a portion of a previous eMachines laptop OS/2 CONFIG.SYS that I used to have (note that this is only part of the full modification on my root drive F:): BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS
Sometimes (especially if you encounter errors upon a subsequent reboot after reinstallation of your PcCard support) you must verify that the modifications to your OS/2 CONFIG.SYS have been done properly. For instance, DEVICE paths are not reflected appropriately in certain cases and make sure that your newly installed BASEDEV drivers are in your <your OS/2 root drive>:\OS2 or <your OS/2 root drive>:\OS2\BOOT directories so that the OS/2 bootstrap routine will find them. (read the documentation) In short, if your PCMCIA support does not work with the IBM ThinkPad driver (highlighted in red above, in the portion of the CONFIG.SYS) and you find a driver hacked for your specific chipset in your machine, REMming out the IBM ThinkPad driver and inserting your alternative one will solve your problem (hopefully Best of luck P.S. Accept Andi's offer to show you his appropriate portion of his working CONFIG.SYS He is got one of the drivers that you are interested --even if your respective machine chipsets (consequently ThinkPad versus other brand drivers) are different, the NIC portions in the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS will be similar. |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | Andi |
| Date | : | 11 Apr, 2007 on 21:17 |
| Sorry, it tooks a while, but here's what I think are the relevant config.sys entries - BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS I've the 3Com 3C589D Combo and a Xircom 'CreditCard Ethernet+Modem' (never tested the modem part) installed and tcpip works on both. |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 12 Apr, 2007 on 11:25 |
Hello Andi, When you post your config.sys, protocol.ini and IBMLAN.ini. I can compare it with mine. What is the version of your PCMCIA.SYS ?
How many PCMCIA-slots do you have?
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| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | david david_shearer@telstra.com |
| Date | : | 12 Apr, 2007 on 12:30 |
| I remember older xircom modem/network cards would only work if they were point enabled. You will need to modify IBM2SS14.SYS (BASEDEV=IBM2SS14.SYS /IG0=1) to keep card services from trying to mess with it. Point enabled means you are not using card services to manage the card. David |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | Andi |
| Date | : | 13 Apr, 2007 on 09:00 |
I can post it if you like. But as I stated above, it's Warp3, no fixpack, but LanServer5.0 on top of that. I try to respond this or next evening when I'm at home.
It's an old Thinkpad TP365. Honestly I do not know very much about all this PCMCIA stuff and I've no clue which chipset is used there. But will post what buildlevel will show.
2 slots. I think the 3Com is in the first slot, it's the top one, and the Xircom is in the second below the 3Com. I think I've added /IG0 because I read it in the Xircom Manual. Yes, this old card manual do have a chapter dealing with OS/2. As I remember correct, I use the original Xircom driver which comes with the disk. I can nothing say about 'Socket Service' or 'Point Enablers' cause lack of knowlegde. Although I use pcs for more than 20 years, I hardly deal with notebooks. |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | Andi |
| Date | : | 13 Apr, 2007 on 22:21 |
| I can not attach the files here. So if you like it, get it from http://web.utanet.at/abuchin1/Download/ThinkpadConfig.zip |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 17 Apr, 2007 on 19:59 |
| Hi Andi, Sorry for the late reply. It was with a portable with 512 Meg with Warp 4 fix 15 installed and with O2Micro chipset OZ711M3. I was using PCMCIA bldlevel 10.056 ! !
IBMLAN.ini is empty. (for the moment)
I did the same actions on an other PC with OS2 warp 4 (with and with fix 15) with a Ricoh R/RL/5C476 (II) chipset, but here I do not have success ! ! Even with PCMCIA.SYS 10.148. When I use SSPCIC.SYS driver, I get some more information about my slots. But I still get the message back from CBENDIS.OS2 driver "A card was not detected in the selected slot" I think the parameters of SSPCIC are not exact. But how can I find out what the right parameters are? I used /E /MS0:1 /vs:auto /ap:on Any suggestion? regards, |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | Andi |
| Date | : | 18 Apr, 2007 on 13:32 |
| One of the PCMCIA tools in my warp3 installation detects card 1 (3Com) but says 'no card detected' for the second slot. But the xircom beeing in there works. |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 19 Apr, 2007 on 07:10 |
That is because of Xircom cards (networkcards) work with point enabler driver. Notmaly they do no need any card- and service socket drivers. I have the same experiance with and older machine (Digital Highnote). Here my Xircom card works with only the Xircom-driver loaded (no card- and/or socket services !). I guess it is because of the chipset used in the PC. (in the Highnote is an old one and this is probably compatible with the point enabler of the xircom-driver) With newer machines I get problems. I found out that PCMCIA.SYS /r:500 is needed. Regards, |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | davidfor |
| Date | : | 20 Apr, 2007 on 02:26 |
I have used three or four different Xircom RealPort or RealPort2 cards (don't trip over a network cable plugged into one). None needed all of the PCMCIA drivers for the network to run. And at least one wouldn't finish booting when it was installed. The worst was a combo network & modem that needed all PCMCIA drivers installed for the modem to work, but crashed during the boot when loading the network drivers. Luckily, when I had this one I rarely needed to use the modem.
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| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | PHE |
| Date | : | 21 Apr, 2007 on 12:03 |
I thingkit is releated to the chipset in the PC. regards, |
| Subject | : | Re:PCMCIA Warp4 Ethernet |
| Author | : | davidfor |
| Date | : | 23 Apr, 2007 on 04:43 |
I don't believe the crashes I have seen are directly related to the PCMCIA chipset. As someone mentioned, XIRCOM network cards have tended to use "point enabled" drivers. With these drivers, not all of the OS/2 PCMCIA drivers are needed. I think the important difference is that the cards that worked with the full driver set are CardBus cards (the current one I am using is). It may be as simple as the XIRCOM drivers for these cards were better than the older ones. And the obvious question is which part of the drivers are not needed. Working from memory, the driver IBM2SS14.SYS (or equivalent for the PCMCIA chipset) is needed. The driver PCMCIA.SYS can be removed. Or, the parameters can be changed so that it ignores the slot the XIRCOM card is using. I always commented the driver out as the XIRCOM cards I have used block both slots. Later on: I had my laptop in Win2000 when I wrote the above. I later rebooted to OS/2 and looked at the config.sys. Much to my surprise, all the PCMCIA related drivers were commented out. So, these XIRCOM cards run without any OS/2 PCMCIA support. I uncommented the PCCMIA.SYS, IBM2SS14.SYS and VPCCMIA.SYS statements and rebooted and the network keeps running. The only problem is that when I opened "Card Director", it shows the card as a memory device. David |