Discussion:
[Freedos-user] How to install FA511 PCMCIA Network Card
Christian Imhorst
2014-07-19 09:41:46 UTC
Permalink
Hi,

I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my
NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.

I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers to
C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking. So
I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
one ends with an error message:

FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.

I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get
my PCMCIA card working?

Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.

Best regards
Christian
Louis Santillan
2014-07-19 14:41:06 UTC
Permalink
What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add your
drivers somewhere in that mix.


On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst <
***@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my
> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
>
> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers
> to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.
> So
> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
> one ends with an error message:
>
> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
>
> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get
> my PCMCIA card working?
>
> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
>
> Best regards
> Christian
>
>
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Christian Imhorst
2014-07-19 18:39:37 UTC
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Hi,

2014-07-19 16:41 GMT+02:00 Louis Santillan <***@gmail.com>:
> What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add your
> drivers somewhere in that mix.

I have no idea what my or the driver for PCMCIA looks like. I have
searched the Internet for a PCMCIA driver for DOS and Toshiba
notebooks but I didn't find one.

This is my AUTOEXEC.BAT:

---
@echo off
SET LANG=DE
SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG
SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS
SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
SET TMP=%TEMP%
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4
SET COPYCMD=/-Y
if "%config%"=="4" goto end
SHSUCDX /QQ /D3
LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO
LH FDAPM APMDOS
IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE
LH DOSLFN
REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys
REM CHCP 858
REM LH PCNTPK INT=0x60
REM DHCP
MOUSE
DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5
SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D
/D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D
MEM /C /N
IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D
GOTO END
:END
SET AUTOFILE=%0
SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
LH KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys
alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
alias reset=fdisk /reboot
alias halt=fdapm poweroff
alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff
alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
alias auto=edit %0
echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0
echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation
echo.
echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org)
---

And this my FDCONFIG.SYS

---
!COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20
!FILES=40
!MENUCOLOR=7,0
MENUDEFAULT=1,5
MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded
MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver
MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers
123?DOS=HIGH
12?DOS=UMB
12?DOSDATA=UMB
1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG
3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS
3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
---

Best regards
Christian




>
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst
> <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my
>> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
>>
>> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers
>> to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.
>> So
>> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
>> one ends with an error message:
>>
>> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
>>
>> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get
>> my PCMCIA card working?
>>
>> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Christian
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and
>> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
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>
>
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Ulrich
2014-07-20 07:06:51 UTC
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Hi

Years ago I wrote some guide for the Compaq Contura Aero.

http://remember.the-aero.org/aero/freedos/fd-pcmcia.htm

Maybe this helps?

Best regards
Ulrich


Am 19.07.2014 um 20:39 schrieb Christian Imhorst <***@gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> 2014-07-19 16:41 GMT+02:00 Louis Santillan <***@gmail.com>:
>> What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add your
>> drivers somewhere in that mix.
>
> I have no idea what my or the driver for PCMCIA looks like. I have
> searched the Internet for a PCMCIA driver for DOS and Toshiba
> notebooks but I didn't find one.
>
> This is my AUTOEXEC.BAT:
>
> ---
> @echo off
> SET LANG=DE
> SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG
> SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS
> SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
> SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
> SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
> SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
> SET TMP=%TEMP%
> SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330
> SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4
> SET COPYCMD=/-Y
> if "%config%"=="4" goto end
> SHSUCDX /QQ /D3
> LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO
> LH FDAPM APMDOS
> IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE
> LH DOSLFN
> REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
> REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
> REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys
> REM CHCP 858
> REM LH PCNTPK INT=0x60
> REM DHCP
> MOUSE
> DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5
> SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D
> /D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D
> MEM /C /N
> IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D
> GOTO END
> :END
> SET AUTOFILE=%0
> SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
> LH KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys
> alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
> alias reset=fdisk /reboot
> alias halt=fdapm poweroff
> alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff
> alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
> alias auto=edit %0
> echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0
> echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation
> echo.
> echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org)
> ---
>
> And this my FDCONFIG.SYS
>
> ---
> !COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> !SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
> !LASTDRIVE=Z
> !BUFFERS=20
> !FILES=40
> !MENUCOLOR=7,0
> MENUDEFAULT=1,5
> MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
> MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded
> MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver
> MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers
> 123?DOS=HIGH
> 12?DOS=UMB
> 12?DOSDATA=UMB
> 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG
> 3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS
> 3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> ---
>
> Best regards
> Christian
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst
>> <***@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my
>>> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
>>>
>>> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers
>>> to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.
>>> So
>>> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
>>> one ends with an error message:
>>>
>>> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
>>>
>>> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get
>>> my PCMCIA card working?
>>>
>>> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Christian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and
>>> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
>>> Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code
>>> search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.
>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Freedos-user mailing list
>>> Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
>>>
>>
>>
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>> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
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>
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Shane
2014-07-20 09:16:01 UTC
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TJ Edmister
2014-07-20 20:54:05 UTC
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 05:16:01 -0400, Shane <***@hotmail.com> wrote:

> You need PCMCIA socket services and card services.
> These load before the network card drivers.
>
> Most computers used SystemSoft CardSoft 3.1 for that, but your Toshiba
> Tecra 8000 uses a "Toshiba ToPIC-95B" PCMCIA controller which isn't
> supported by that version of CardSoft.

Toshiba liked to rebrand other manufacturers' chips as their own by
changing device IDs and whatnot. It might actually be some Ricoh, CL, or
Intel part, although I'm not certain.

> There is a Toshiba Card Manager 3.0 at
> http://driverzone.com/drivers/toshiba/control/ as pcmcia30.zip.
> It appears to be a rebranded PhoenixCard Manager, so if that version
> doesn't work you may be able to find a later version of PhoenixCard
> Manager.

This is dated '94 so it's most likely too old for a Pentium II.

In my stuff the only thing I could find was PhoenixCard 4.0a which is
dated '96. http://www.hyakushiki.net/junk/busdrv.zip
I know I used it on a Pentium I but am not sure if it would work for the
OP's system.

Cardsoft does sound familiar. Maybe this would work:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS002471

>
> One that will work for sure (but it isn't free) is CardWare 7.00 from
> APSoft at http://www.tssc.de
> A free 14-day trial is available.
>
>
> - - Shane
>
Louis Santillan
2014-07-21 03:31:19 UTC
Permalink
PCMCIA slots were never directly supported by any DOS. But the OEM DOS
drivers will allow you the use of one piece of hardware in one slot. It
also appears you're following some ODI guide [1]. What does your NET.CFG
look like? What version of the driver are you using? It looks like
version 2.0 [2] is the last to fully support DOS. This guide [3] may also
help you. It details the NDIS install version as well. netbootdisk.com
[4] lists/uses an NDIS driver as well. I would investigate their setup for
tips.

[1]
http://orange.micrologik.fr/Drivers/Netgear/fa511/HELP/NETWARE/DOSODI.TXT
[2]
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/Disclaimer.aspx?redirecturl=http://netgeardownload.registria.com/single_page_registration?product[sku]=FA511&download_url=http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/FA511/FA511%20Driver%20Set%20Version%202.00.zip
[3] http://wisdomtree.info/dos/dostcpip.htm
[4] http://www.netbootdisk.com/cards.htm



On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Christian Imhorst <
***@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 2014-07-19 16:41 GMT+02:00 Louis Santillan <***@gmail.com>:
> > What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add
> your
> > drivers somewhere in that mix.
>
> I have no idea what my or the driver for PCMCIA looks like. I have
> searched the Internet for a PCMCIA driver for DOS and Toshiba
> notebooks but I didn't find one.
>
> This is my AUTOEXEC.BAT:
>
> ---
> @echo off
> SET LANG=DE
> SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG
> SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS
> SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
> SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
> SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
> SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
> SET TMP=%TEMP%
> SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330
> SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4
> SET COPYCMD=/-Y
> if "%config%"=="4" goto end
> SHSUCDX /QQ /D3
> LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO
> LH FDAPM APMDOS
> IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE
> LH DOSLFN
> REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
> REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
> REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys
> REM CHCP 858
> REM LH PCNTPK INT=0x60
> REM DHCP
> MOUSE
> DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5
> SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D
> /D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D
> MEM /C /N
> IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D
> GOTO END
> :END
> SET AUTOFILE=%0
> SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
> LH KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys
> alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
> alias reset=fdisk /reboot
> alias halt=fdapm poweroff
> alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff
> alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
> alias auto=edit %0
> echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0
> echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation
> echo.
> echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org)
> ---
>
> And this my FDCONFIG.SYS
>
> ---
> !COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> !SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
> !LASTDRIVE=Z
> !BUFFERS=20
> !FILES=40
> !MENUCOLOR=7,0
> MENUDEFAULT=1,5
> MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
> MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded
> MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver
> MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers
> 123?DOS=HIGH
> 12?DOS=UMB
> 12?DOSDATA=UMB
> 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG
> 3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS
> 3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024
> /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> ---
>
> Best regards
> Christian
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst
> > <***@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get
> my
> >> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
> >>
> >> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with
> drivers
> >> to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start
> networking.
> >> So
> >> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The
> latter
> >> one ends with an error message:
> >>
> >> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
> >>
> >> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to
> get
> >> my PCMCIA card working?
> >>
> >> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >> Christian
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and
> >> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
> >> Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code
> >> search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.
> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net
> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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>
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TJ Edmister
2014-07-20 08:35:09 UTC
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Is there any documentation included with the FA511 driver?

Using PCMCIA cards under DOS often required some "socket services" crap to
be installed. I had a network card working under DOS on a Toshiba of that
era. I'll look in my backups and see if I still have the files and/or
config.sys

On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 05:41:46 -0400, Christian Imhorst
<***@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get
> my
> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
>
> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers
> to
> C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.
> So
> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
> one ends with an error message:
>
> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
>
> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to
> get
> my PCMCIA card working?
>
> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
>
> Best regards
> Christian
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You need PCMCIA socket services and card services.
These load before the network card drivers.

Most computers used SystemSoft CardSoft 3.1 for that, but your Toshiba Tecra 8000 uses a "Toshiba ToPIC-95B" PCMCIA controller which isn't supported by that version of CardSoft.

There is a Toshiba Card Manager 3.0 at http://driverzone.com/drivers/toshiba/control/ as pcmcia30.zip.
It appears to be a rebranded PhoenixCard Manager, so if that version doesn't work you may be able to find a later version of PhoenixCard Manager.

One that will work for sure (but it isn't free) is CardWare 7.00 from APSoft at http://www.tssc.de
A free 14-day trial is available.


- - Shane

> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 20:39:37 +0200
> From: ***@gmail.com
> To: freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] How to install FA511 PCMCIA Network Card
>
> Hi,
>
> 2014-07-19 16:41 GMT+02:00 Louis Santillan <***@gmail.com>:
> > What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add your
> > drivers somewhere in that mix.
>
> I have no idea what my or the driver for PCMCIA looks like. I have
> searched the Internet for a PCMCIA driver for DOS and Toshiba
> notebooks but I didn't find one.
>
> This is my AUTOEXEC.BAT:
>
> ---
> @echo off
> SET LANG=DE
> SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG
> SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS
> SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
> SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
> SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
> SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
> SET TMP=%TEMP%
> SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330
> SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4
> SET COPYCMD=/-Y
> if "%config%"=="4" goto end
> SHSUCDX /QQ /D3
> LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO
> LH FDAPM APMDOS
> IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE
> LH DOSLFN
> REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
> REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
> REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys
> REM CHCP 858
> REM LH PCNTPK INT=0x60
> REM DHCP
> MOUSE
> DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5
> SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D
> /D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D
> MEM /C /N
> IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D
> GOTO END
> :END
> SET AUTOFILE=%0
> SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
> LH KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys
> alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
> alias reset=fdisk /reboot
> alias halt=fdapm poweroff
> alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff
> alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
> alias auto=edit %0
> echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0
> echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation
> echo.
> echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org)
> ---
>
> And this my FDCONFIG.SYS
>
> ---
> !COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> !SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
> !LASTDRIVE=Z
> !BUFFERS=20
> !FILES=40
> !MENUCOLOR=7,0
> MENUDEFAULT=1,5
> MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
> MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded
> MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver
> MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers
> 123?DOS=HIGH
> 12?DOS=UMB
> 12?DOSDATA=UMB
> 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG
> 3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS
> 3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
> ---
>
> Best regards
> Christian
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst
> > <***@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my
> >> NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.
> >>
> >> I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers
> >> to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.
> >> So
> >> I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter
> >> one ends with an error message:
> >>
> >> FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.
> >>
> >> I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get
> >> my PCMCIA card working?
> >>
> >> Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >> Christian
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and
> >> search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
> >> Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code
> >> search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.
> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net
> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
> >>
> >
> >
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> > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck
> > Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code
> > search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.
> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds
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> >
>
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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>You need PCMCIA socket services and card services.<br>These load before the network card drivers.<br><br>Most computers used SystemSoft CardSoft 3.1 for that, but your Toshiba Tecra 8000 uses a "Toshiba ToPIC-95B" PCMCIA controller which isn't supported by that version of CardSoft.<br><br>There is a Toshiba Card Manager 3.0 at <a href="http://driverzone.com/drivers/toshiba/control/" target="_blank">http://driverzone.com/drivers/toshiba/control/</a> as pcmcia30.zip.<br>It appears to be a rebranded PhoenixCard Manager, so if that version doesn't work you may be able to find a later version of PhoenixCard Manager.<br><br>One that will work for sure (but it isn't free) is CardWare 7.00 from APSoft at <a href="http://www.tssc.de" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.tssc.de" target="_blank">http://www.tssc.de</a></a><br>A free 14-day trial is available.<br><br><br>&nbsp;- - Shane<br><br><div>&gt; Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 20:39:37 +0200<br>&gt; From: ***@gmail.com<br>&gt; To: freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] How to install FA511 PCMCIA Network Card<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Hi,<br>&gt; <br>&gt; 2014-07-19 16:41 GMT+02:00 Louis Santillan &lt;***@gmail.com&gt;:<br>&gt; &gt; What do your config.sys and autoexec.bat look like? You'll need to add your<br>&gt; &gt; drivers somewhere in that mix.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; I have no idea what my or the driver for PCMCIA looks like. I have<br>&gt; searched the Internet for a PCMCIA driver for DOS and Toshiba<br>&gt; notebooks but I didn't find one.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; This is my AUTOEXEC.BAT:<br>&gt; <br>&gt; ---<br>&gt; @echo off<br>&gt; SET LANG=DE<br>&gt; SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG<br>&gt; SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS<br>&gt; SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN<br>&gt; SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS<br>&gt; SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP<br>&gt; SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP<br>&gt; SET TMP=%TEMP%<br>&gt; SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330<br>&gt; SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4<br>&gt; SET COPYCMD=/-Y<br>&gt; if "%config%"=="4" goto end<br>&gt; SHSUCDX /QQ /D3<br>&gt; LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO<br>&gt; LH FDAPM APMDOS<br>&gt; IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE<br>&gt; LH DOSLFN<br>&gt; REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS<br>&gt; REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)<br>&gt; REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)<br>&gt; REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys<br>&gt; REM CHCP 858<br>&gt; REM LH PCNTPK INT=0x60<br>&gt; REM DHCP<br>&gt; MOUSE<br>&gt; DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5<br>&gt; SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D<br>&gt; /D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D<br>&gt; MEM /C /N<br>&gt; IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D<br>&gt; GOTO END<br>&gt; :END<br>&gt; SET AUTOFILE=%0<br>&gt; SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS<br>&gt; LH KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys<br>&gt; alias reboot=fdapm warmboot<br>&gt; alias reset=fdisk /reboot<br>&gt; alias halt=fdapm poweroff<br>&gt; alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff<br>&gt; alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%<br>&gt; alias auto=edit %0<br>&gt; echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0<br>&gt; echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation<br>&gt; echo.<br>&gt; echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org)<br>&gt; ---<br>&gt; <br>&gt; And this my FDCONFIG.SYS<br>&gt; <br>&gt; ---<br>&gt; !COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS<br>&gt; !SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS<br>&gt; !LASTDRIVE=Z<br>&gt; !BUFFERS=20<br>&gt; !FILES=40<br>&gt; !MENUCOLOR=7,0<br>&gt; MENUDEFAULT=1,5<br>&gt; MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free<br>&gt; MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded<br>&gt; MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver<br>&gt; MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers<br>&gt; 123?DOS=HIGH<br>&gt; 12?DOS=UMB<br>&gt; 12?DOSDATA=UMB<br>&gt; 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG<br>&gt; 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE<br>&gt; 2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG<br>&gt; 3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS<br>&gt; 3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT<br>&gt; 4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT<br>&gt; 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT<br>&gt; ---<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Best regards<br>&gt; Christian<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM, Christian Imhorst<br>&gt; &gt; &lt;***@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Hi,<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; I have installed FreeDos 1.1 on my Toshiba Tecra 8000. Now I try to get my<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; NETGEAR FA511 32-bit PCMCIA LAN card working.<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; I have copied FA511.COM and NET.CFG from the NETGEAR CD-ROM with drivers<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; to C:\NWCLIENT together with some files who are needed to start networking.<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; So<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; I run LSL.COM from this directory and than I start FA511.COM. The latter<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; one ends with an error message:<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; FA511-DOS-104: No NIC found in the machine.<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; I think my PCMCIA slot is not recognized by FreeDOS. What do I need to get<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; my PCMCIA card working?<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Hardware is ok because it works with Linux.<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Best regards<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Christian<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Freedos-user mailing list<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net<br>&gt; &gt;&gt; https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user<br>&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt; Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and<br>&gt; &gt; search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck<br>&gt; &gt; Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code<br>&gt; &gt; search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.<br>&gt; &gt; http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds<br>&gt; &gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt; Freedos-user mailing list<br>&gt; &gt; Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net<br>&gt; &gt; https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; <br>&gt; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and<br>&gt; search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck<br>&gt; Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code<br>&gt; search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now.<br>&gt; http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds<br>&gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; Freedos-user mailing list<br>&gt; Freedos-***@lists.sourceforge.net<br>&gt; https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user<br></div> </div></body>
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