A1200 freezes when using PCMCIA Network card

[bhindi_bhaji]

Which version of the cnet.device are you using?

http://aminet.net/package/driver/net/cnetdevice

I tried several from the archive from that link.

Mine never worked, either. Fought with it a few nights before giving up and buying a different card which worked perfectly. From what I recall, there may of been more than one version of the FA410TX (pretty sure I've read a few other similar stories as ours).

That makes sense.

I posted a link further up to someone else having the same issue from back in 2003. It's sort of reassuring that I'm not alone!!

I'm not too fussed, it's not like I actually paid anything...although I will have to now when I find one that works!!

[Karlos]

I'm not too fussed, it's not like I actually paid anything...although I will have to now when I find one that works!!

Here's the one I am using:

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/810/1_4392.jpg

It sticks out a fair way, but my main A1200 is in a tower anyway, so there's just enough room.

[bhindi_bhaji]

Here's the one I am using:

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/810/1_4392.jpg

It sticks out a fair way, but my main A1200 is in a tower anyway, so there's just enough room.

Thanks for that. I'll keep an eye out.

I'm not bothered how far it sticks out.

I'll probably just end up getting the easynet kit from Amigakit soon anyway.

[MelbourneBen]

I could never get this card working on my A1200 1D4. I used various versions of the CNET driver without any luck, the card could be seen by the card detection program but it would still wouldn't work.

Interesting to note that the computer wouldn't freeze if I did a hot swap.

I now use the MA401 wifi card without any problems.

[Cammy]

Have you installed CardReset and CardPatch like yssing suggested? If you haven't, it is the first thing you should go and do right now. Most cards won't work properly on an A1200 and will lock it up until those patches are installed.

Please follow this advice if you haven't already, I have real-life experience with this, my advice is never based on assumptions and guesses! We have several A1200s and A600s set up in our office with various network cards, it's so important to have those patches installed if you don't want to perform a hardware fix!

[Damion]

Even after 10 years I still curse the FA410TX, as it was listed in the cnet docs as a compatible card, had cardpatch/cardreset and all that. Was such a relief to stick the Edimax in there and have it work without a hitch.