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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: lionstorm on September 30, 2003, 01:57:30 PM

Title: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on September 30, 2003, 01:57:30 PM

Hi all,
I just got a pcmcia fax/modem card : it is a psion gold card and should work with cnet.device. Anyone successfull with this card on amiga ?
Lio

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: Jope on September 30, 2003, 02:51:32 PM

cnet.device is for NE2000 compatible network cards.. You need a pcmcia serial driver.

There should be one on aminet.

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on September 30, 2003, 03:33:02 PM

Thanks a lot Jope, this is always a bit confusing for me.
Lio

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: adolescent on September 30, 2003, 05:15:13 PM

There are two drivers on Aminet.  I have the same card but lost the dongle before I was ever able to test it.   :-(

hard/drivr/pcmser.lha
hard/drivr/pccardserial.lha

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on October 01, 2003, 08:22:37 AM

I picked up those 2 files plus cardpatch and cardreset. Installed everything, put cardpatch and cardreset in startup-sequence.
Next step is to configure my network connection with miami init. So far my pcmcia is not recognised whether I choose pcmser.device or pccardserial.device. Miami init said could not open... device might be in used.
How you guys make your pcmcia modem card recognized ?
Lio

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: fx on October 01, 2003, 12:34:45 PM

Have you tried to take out and reinsert the card while the computer is running.

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: Jope on October 01, 2003, 01:01:26 PM

- Lose the patches for now.
- Remove card
- Boot machine
- Insert card
- Open a terminal program
- If not already done, configure it to use the pcmcia serial device
- Do what is necessary to open the device
- Try and send the command "at" to the modem..

at <- you type
OK <- the modem answers

Did it work?

The TCP/IP stack is useless for debugging it if you have no idea whether the device actually talks to the card..

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on October 01, 2003, 01:27:27 PM

@ Fx : yes I tried without success
@ Jope : I think Ncomm is lying somewhere on my HD. Is that enough ? I never used it so I will need to dig the manual.
Is there a problem with pcmcia and ram ? I used to have an overdrive HD with MTEC1230 8Mb and the amiga would not recognised the interface with 8Mb ram but only with 4Mb.
My system is A1200PPC+64Mb.
Lio

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: Jope on October 01, 2003, 01:44:53 PM

The PCMCIA<->RAM clash exists only if you use a ram card that isn't configured in the 32bit area. No problem with the BPPC.

NComm should be enough.. Almost any term program allows you to choose what serial driver to use.

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on October 02, 2003, 09:06:57 AM

in Ncomm, when i tried set device and enter pccardserial.device or pcmser I get "can not open serial.device" so I guess something is wrong with my pcmcia.
Lio

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: ncafferkey on October 02, 2003, 11:40:08 PM

I don't suppose you still have software for the Overdrive installed or any other software that might interfere with PCMCIA? You could also check the output from running modemtest (from Aminet) to check your PCMCIA port at a lower level.

Title: Re: psion pcmcia fax/modem
Post by: lionstorm on October 03, 2003, 08:09:13 AM

@ ncafferkey : no overdrive HD here ! (but I use to have one a long time ago when I bought my A1200 back in 1991).
I did use modemtest and it did not find any info  (can not remember exactly but it did not look good).
Lio