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Title:EtherWORKS Notes Conference
Notice:WWW server at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Wed Sep 01 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1318
Total number of notes:5673

1274.0. "DEPCM woes" by SCASS1::GRESS () Mon Mar 10 1997 12:27

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Note 2325.0                    DEPCM woes with DOS                     2 replies
SCASS1::GRESS                                        27 lines   9-MAR-1997 15:32
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    I am trying to configure a bootable diskette so that I can jump on the
    network with my hinote ultra CS450.
    
    I installed the CARDSOFT software and LAN Manager 2.2c software. LAN
    Manager will start and fail. When I do a CARDINFO command it shows the
    DEPCM-BA card to be a card type = Memory Static RAM 16MBytes. There are
    several .CLB files in the CARDSOFT directory. Is this what I need for
    the DEPCM-BA? 
    
    This is the first time for me to really mess with the DOS PCMCIA
    drivers. What do each of the files that CARDSOFT put in my CONFIG.SYS
    do?
    
    They are -
    SSCIRRUS.EXE
    CS.EXE
    CSALLOC.EXE
    ATADRV.EXE
    MTSRAM.EXE
    MTDDRV.EXE
    CARDID.EXE
    
    
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1274.1I have a ZIPped floppy for you!BRSTR2::SYSMANDirk Van de moortelMon Mar 24 1997 06:5417
re .0 and 2325.0 in DECPC_PORTABLES

Hi Kevin...

Has your problem been solved yet?
If not, I have a ZIP-file of a floppy that runs DOS 6.22 with LANMAN 3.0
and that can boot a Hinote I, II, or COMPAQ-laptop with a DEPCM-BA and that
makes a network connection to a NETBEUI-service on Pathworks, WIN-95 or
WIN-NT.

Let me know if you're interested and I'll send the ZIP-file to wherever
(VMS system) you want it.

Kind regards...

Dirk Van de moortel
Global Knowledge Network (Still on EASYNET for just a few weeks)
1274.2I will take that!SCASS1::GRESSMon Mar 24 1997 15:266
    I will take that! Send it to scass1:: and let me know. My mail address
    is 'Kevin Gress' if on Exchange or [email protected] otherwise. 
    
    
    Thanks,
    Kevin
1274.3file is on SCASS1::DEPCM.ZIPBRSTR2::SYSMANDirk Van de moortelTue Mar 25 1997 04:5819
re .2

The file has been copied to SCASS1::DEPCM.ZIP

How to proceed:

	1) Put a floppy in drive A: on a DOS 6.22 system with PKUNZIP.EXE
	2) c:
	3) format/s/u a:
	4) a:
	5) cd \
	6) pkunzip -do x:\depcm.zip
	7) boot your hinote with the floppy (DON'T write protect it!)

If you manage to make free more DOS memory, please let me know, because
sometimes we have acute memory shortage...

Good luck!
Dirk
1274.4more memory.PGREEN::MURDOCHPTue Mar 25 1997 09:4926
    hi,
    
    
    
    I used your DEPCM.zip to build a temp network diskette for my Hinote
    
    
    The unzipping ran out of space during the unzip operation so had to
    delete some of the DOS utils. Which should be on the server hopefully
    anyway.
    
    
    Regards the insufficient memory  I tried to increase more UMB's
    by using I=B000-B7FF but it didn't fix it 
    
    Changed the  \net\system.ini file preferred redir = basic
    
    
    now it boots and connects with no probs..
    
    hope it helps
    
    Cheers Peter  M
    
    Ps still waiting for an upgrade/fix/blast to fix my DEPCM-BA rev
    problem
1274.5remove a:\dbl*.* after the formatBRSTR2::SYSMANDirk Van de moortelTue Mar 25 1997 11:3821
re .4

>     The unzipping ran out of space during the unzip operation so had to
>     delete some of the DOS utils. Which should be on the server hopefully
>     anyway.
    
Ha... forgot to mention that after the format/s you should:
	1) attrib -r -s -h a:\dbl*.*          (don't need no doublespace stuff)
	2) del a:\dbl*.*
Then you'll have plenty (ahem!) of space left (on a 1.44 Mb flop that is!)
    
>     Regards the insufficient memory  I tried to increase more UMB's
>     by using I=B000-B7FF but it didn't fix it 
>     
>     Changed the  \net\system.ini file preferred redir = basic
>     now it boots and connects with no probs..
    
Thanks for the tip, I'll try those when I have a laptop at hand...


Dirk
1274.6NETCAD::SCARAMUZZOAdapters Product Group, LKG1-3 | DTN 226-6977Wed Mar 26 1997 08:508
    
    BTW, you can create Network Boot Floppy's by accessing the Network
    Administration applet on NT Server's. I don't think it can create 
    one specifically for a DEPCM however you can easily edit the SYSTEM.INI
    and PROTOCOL.INI files to get it to work. Make sure the DEPCM.DOS
    file is also in that directory as well....
    
    -Pete
1274.7set of boot floppiesOGBON::desgor.shl.dec.com::gordonDes Gordon@snoWed Apr 23 1997 01:088
g'day,

If anyone is interested I have created a set of boot floppies that 
boot many different cards and storage type devices:

ogbon::sys$public:[boot]BOOT-DSK.EXE

Des