From: "Thomas Dennis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:48:01 +0100
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Driver Problem
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Andy Willis wrote:
> Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>> Hi, Thomas...
>>
>> On 02/10/10 03:42 pm, Thomas Dennis thus wrote :
>>> Hi:
>>> I'm trying to get my Laptop to work with eCS 2.0 rc7.
>>> Since my Laptop is an older model I'm using a PCMCIA
>>> plug-in card. A D-Link DWA 645. The chipset is suppose
>>> to an Atheros but I haven't been able to establish it
>>> as a fact.
>>> I did download two s/w packages from Netlabs that are
>>> for the Atheros chipset but I have not been able to
>>> install them. The problem may be due to one of the files being
>>> saddled with the DOS name regulation 8:3. I have
>>> renamed it correctly as it is on the Internet, but
>>> one of the eCS 2.0 rc7 widgets keeps showing the
>>> DOS file name.
>>> Like: GENMAC220_ATHEROS.WPI
>>> GENMAC~1.WPI
>>> Where it's getting this data from I don't know.
>>> WarpIN, which came with eCS 2.0, gives me an error
>>> message saying that:
>>> "GenMac could not find any network interface card in
>>> the system!"
>>> Can anybody tell me what the problem is?
>>> Am I doing something wrong or left something out that
>>> needs to be included?
>> You need to install Veit's cbenable driver to get GenMAC to see the card
>> and turn it on. Please see my other post of 2/3 @ 8:25pm EST. Without
>> cbenable, there's no "glue" to bind the card slots to the PCI bus
>> (insofar as GenMAC is concerned), so it doesn't see the card.
>>
>> Also, in that same message, I asked you to provide the PCI ID string of
>> the card, so that we could be certain of the chipset. If you need
>> assistance with this step of the process, please advise.
>>
>> You should probably review
>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.genmac.user/1187 , et seq.
>>
> One thing to note: cbenable does not work with ACPI.
> I've had success with the following:
>
> REM [PCCARD section
> DEVICE=D:\UTILS\THINKPAD\VPCMCIA.SYS
> DEVICE=D:\UTILS\THINKPAD\PCMSSDIF.SYS
> REM DEVICE=D:\UTILS\THINKPAD\PCM2SRAM.SYS
> REM DEVICE=D:\UTILS\THINKPAD\FLSH2MTD.SYS
> REM DEVICE=D:\UTILS\THINKPAD\PCM2FLSH.SYS
> BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS /R:500
> BASEDEV=IBM2SS14.SYS
> rem BASEDEV=sspcic.sys /VS:auto /E /AP:on
> BASEDEV=AUTODRV2.SYS
> REM BASEDEV=PCM2ATA.ADD /S:2 /!DM /NOBEEP
> BASEDEV=PCM2ATA.ADD /S:2 /NOBEEP
> REM BASEDEV=OS2PCARD.DMD
> BASEDEV=CBENABLE.SYS * * 0 0   PCIIRQ
> BASEDEV=OEMHLP2.SYS
> DEVICE=D:\OS2\$ICPMOS2.SYS /G
>
> sspcic - Apsoft driver does not work for this configuration either.
> eCS 2.0 rc7 should have the proper pccard support level, previous 
> releases did not.
> Until cbenable is in place, the pccard will not show with pci.exe.
> Not much more involved really other than, if once you have all drivers 
> in place and if it hangs on boot at or around netbind then wait for a 
> short while but if it doesn't continue then you can pull the pccard 
> and the boot will continue but the card will not function.
> Andy
>
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Andy:
I seem to be a bit confused.
It's about this:  BASEDEV=CBENABLE.SYS * * 0 0   PCIIRQ
I thought that CBENABLE.SYS had only three switches and in the
past switches started with " / " but that doesn't seem to be the case
here.  There appear to be more than three.  Can you explain?