From: "Thomas Dennis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Andy Willis wrote:
> Thomas Dennis wrote:
>> Andy Willis wrote:
>>> Thomas Dennis wrote:
>>>> 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
>>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Not all switches/parameters require a "/". By convention it is not
>>> unusual to require it but that is largely because it is a way to make
>>> parsing for the switches easier. I believe that despite the number of
>>> objects seen, it technically is only 3 switches. If the "/" were used
>>> I think it would be like so:
>>> basedev=cbenable.sys /* * 0 /0 /PCIIRQ
>>> where the "* * 0" represent the first parameter. Its just that the
>>> first parameter requires 3 objects to represent the desired 
>>> information.
>>> From cbenable.txt (which is where I copied the above from initially):
>>> Examples:
>>>
>>> BaseDev=CBENABLE.SYS * * 0 0 10,11,12
>>> BaseDev=CBENABLE.SYS * * 0 0 NOIRQ
>>> BaseDev=CBENABLE.SYS * * 0 0 PCIIRQ
>>> ^^^^^ ^ ^^^
>>> Bridge Socket IRQ
>>>
>>> <from second email>
>>>> Another question that has come up is about this statement:
>>>> "1. First install Card Service version 5.0.
>>>> cbenable.sys checks for version 5.00 (8.00 is broken)"
>>>>
>>>> This is the first step in "Usage" for cbenable.sys.
>>>> Do you have any idea what "Card Service" is meant?
>>>> Maybe then I can find a version 5.00.
>>> Ignore the message about 8.00, that is the version I had to install to
>>> get it to work and is the version in eCS 2.0 rc 7(and is the reason it
>>> is in eCS 2.0 rc7).
>>> As long as you have:
>>> BASEDEV=PCMCIA.SYS /R:500
>>> then you should be fine in this regard... in fact, the fact that you
>>> can see the pccard via pci.exe suggests that it is fine.
>>> Andy
>
>> Andy:
>> The next question is about a missing line in the Config.sys.
>> BASEDEV=OS2PCARD.DMD
>> This line is not in my Config.sys file but I find the body on
>> my PC. Should it be included or has it been superceeded
>> by a DANI driver?
>>
>> Thomas
> OS2PCARD.dmd is for use with drives connected via pcmcia so would not 
> be needed for this regardless.  If you do want to use drives connected 
> to the pcmcia then you probably don't need it as a DANI driver will 
> probably work better:
> BASEDEV=DANIS506.ADD /PCS:1
> Andy
>
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Andy:
I have in the second slot, next to the D-Link, a CF card with adapter.
I would probably be wise to add the "/PCS:1" Dani driver, correct?

Thomas