OS3.9 && OS4 PCMCIA network card

[Erebos]

Hello,

I want to know if some of you had successfully installed such a card in their A1200 and running it under OS3.x AND OS4.
I ask this because I had no luck with a 3Com 3c589D in the OS4 side (the driver is not supposed to work here)
So if you know a good one using cnet.device that will work both side...
THX :-)

[DoogUK]

I'm using a surecom ep-472 with os3.x and it works great with miamidx

[Erebos]

@DoogUK

In fact i'm looking for someone who is using the card aswell on OS4

[DoogUK]

ahh ok

[Erebos]

@DoogUK

I think you are using the cnet.device as driver on OS3.x, are'nt you ? I dont know the brand of your card at all, but maybe it can work with OS4.

[orange]

I'm using 3c589 in both OS3 and OS4, this card
there are some minor problems in OS4. IIRC, I think I need to restart networking every time or something. but I'm sure it works. And I got excellent speed, about 500Kb/s.

I know others have same problem like you.
settings
working

[AmigaMance]

orange wrote:
I'm using 3c589 in both OS3 and OS4, this card
there are some minor problems in OS4. IIRC, I think I need to restart networking every time or something.

 Perhaps there are general problems with the 3c586 device under OS4 and that's why they decided not to include it in the combatibility list.

[Erebos]

@orange

I'm using the same card, or I'm trying to actually :-)
Can you please teell me how you installed it ? Do you use the PCMCIA ResetFix ? Dis you blacklist the driver into the compability mode for JIT or did you just put the 3C589device into some directory and created a new connection via the wizard ?
Thanx

[Sir_Lucas]

Hi,

I've been running EP-427 SureCom under os3.9, OS4 and MorphOS with Cnet.driver for some time. It works flawlessly. So far I've never had any problems with it.
I recommend it to you .

[DoogUK]

I am indeed using the cnet.device

[orange]

@Erebos

its been a while so I don't remember the details. my A1200 is not operational at the moment, but I think this is how I had set it up:

-devs/networks/3c589.device is 9368 bytes long
-CardReset is loaded on startup, I think. but hey its not that hard to do the test without it..
-in order to start I needed to fake editing config (write something then delete it) so that network restarts and then it works. there is probably command for that..

in a week or so, I might be able to use it again and post all details.

[amigagr]

AmigaMance wrote:
 Perhaps there are general problems with the 3c586 device under OS4 and that's why they decided not to include it in the combatibility list.

i have the same problems in os4 with my amigakit pcmcia ethernet which is uses 3c586 device, but in the compatibility list they say:
''NetPCM003 AmigaKit PMCIA network card  A1200    YES''

but they may think that it works because it's ''PMCIA'',
while in reality is a PCMCIA card :lol:

p.s. same problems with the subway usb too...