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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: cortex on June 05, 2003, 10:49:08 PM

Title: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: cortex on June 05, 2003, 10:49:08 PM

hello world.

i got an a1200 with blizzard030 board, 32mb fastram and 1gb hd. with that i have an intel etherexpress pro/100 mobile adapter (pcmcia ethernet adapter).

at first i booted my amiga and stick that card in. uff... kinda frozen - plug it out: ok!
looking on aminet i found cardpatch. i installed it, that one works fine.

i got cardreset too and cnet.device.

now i have cardpatch and cardreset in my user-startup and the amiga boots well with that. card inserted of course.

so then, i tried the card_info utility from cnet.device archive and here's the output:

--begin
Getting PCMCIA card info...

..Intel.EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 PC Card Mobile Adapter16.PRO/100 M16A.1.00.

Appears to be a Network card

CCR Offset address (16 bit) = $000800, Config ID = $01

Interface Type 1, uses: RDYBSYWAIT

Getting I/O memory now - remove card if system freezes!

Saving data to t:card_info.bin

card_info done.
--end

kewl, i think. it works already!

here we go with miami... hardware... new... ethernet...
i enter a name and choose cnet.device, then sana-ii parameters...

when i "query device" it comes finally, the i-was-waiting-for errorwindow from cnet.device 1.8 68020+:

card reset failed,
card not compatible?
(4 times)

and finally:
miami deluxe is unable to open... blabla


can someone explain, what reset is meant? could it be that cardreset doesn't completely resolve the 'geile' hw-reset problem? or is it time for me to write a driver...

btw. i got the same error with sanautil -d cnet.device config

tnx for reply
greetz

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: bloodline on June 05, 2003, 10:57:34 PM

I think you need a specific driver for your card.

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: KennyR on June 05, 2003, 10:59:39 PM

Your card looks like is not cnet.device compatible. Few 16 bit PCMCIA card are.

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: cortex on June 05, 2003, 11:09:45 PM

umm... are cnet cards 8bit?

u think too that writing a driver should be possible? i mean, i got the info from the card...

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: bloodline on June 05, 2003, 11:14:46 PM

Quote

cortex wrote:
umm... are cnet cards 8bit?

u think too that writing a driver should be possible? i mean, i got the info from the card...

If you have the C coding skills and the Tech docs for the Network card, go for it.

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: cortex on June 05, 2003, 11:27:51 PM

got the sana specs from aminet and the skillz ;)

still looking for the card specs.

i take the headers form sana specs and implement it for my card then i compile it as device driver, is that right that way?

is there a nice dev kit for that job?

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: pudpudjef on June 06, 2003, 12:28:00 AM

I worked for Xircom which made all the Intel mobile product line until Intel switched to their D101 ASIC.  I don't think you will have much luck unless you want to code a driver from the ground up.  There were also several versions of the 16bit PCMCIA bus type of cards.  Three if I remember correctly.

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: iamaboringperson on June 06, 2003, 12:30:16 AM

erm.. so, whos the trator?

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: mikeymike on June 06, 2003, 12:58:42 AM

I think he means that it's somehow traitorous to have something of Intel's in an Amiga of all things.  That's my guess anyway.

Title: Re: traitor: intel with a1200?
Post by: cortex on June 08, 2003, 02:32:56 PM

pudpudjef, since you worked for Xircom could you get me those specs? i found nothing online at intel's... the exact type on the card is
MBLA1600

'bout traitory: mikeymike is right o'courz

and you are all sure, that i don't need the hw-mod with CardReset???