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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: punkyclown on February 10, 2013, 09:29:23 PM

Title: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: punkyclown on February 10, 2013, 09:29:23 PM

Hi,

Looking where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card for use
with Miami.  Can't see where to assign the driver so MiamiInit see it when I open it up?

Thanks

Brad Hansen

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: Robert17 on February 10, 2013, 09:52:30 PM

3c589.device usually lives in Sys:Devs/Networks

So when selecting driver in Miami Choose Ethernet and type in 3c589.device.

Also Be sure to have Cardpatch and Card Reset in C: - I think you need to load these on boot but check the readme.

Also PCCard.library should be in Libs:

Robert.

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: kd7ota on February 10, 2013, 10:12:47 PM

Interesting...

Happened to do this just about an hour ago. :) Got x3 of the network cards for $11 shipped with cables even.

so when you use MiamiINIT, I just typed in networks/3c589.device
(Assuming you left the install put the driver where it wants.)

And after that everything seem to setup automatically.  Just be sure to uncheck the Printer thing towards the end, and let MiamiINIT save the file.

Go in Miami, and then load the settings from the MiamiINIT v3, usually it saved it as miamiinit.config.

Hope this helped.

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: punkyclown on February 10, 2013, 10:33:37 PM

Thanks for that advice, but I am getting a "device might be in use" error message
when I try to load to driver.  Anybody got an suggestions.

Thanks

Brad Hansen

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: kd7ota on February 10, 2013, 11:00:15 PM

The PCMCIA does have a resetting issue, but I suppose power down for 10 seconds and give it another go.

If the problem persists then maybe the network card may be at fault?

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: punkyclown on February 10, 2013, 11:12:01 PM

Thanks, that didn't seem to help.  I had this setup and running last year no problem.
I really do not think my hardware is at fault.

Brad Hansen

Title: Re: Where to assign 3c598 device driver for 3Com III Etherlink card
Post by: ncafferkey on February 11, 2013, 07:04:19 PM

Note that it's "589", not "598".

Make sure you're calling CardPatch or CardReset in your Startup-sequence (or else insert the card after workbench has booted). Also ensure you don't have Squirrel SCSI interface software installed.

If you want to do a low-level test  on the card, download SANAUtil from Aminet and run this in the shell:

sanautil -d 3c589.device status