Conference noted::etherworks

>>    I need the CFG file for DE200 in order to configure it thru ECU for an
>>    AXP150 in our office.

The DE200 is an ISA adapter, so you don't configure it through the ECU.  You
have to configure it by hand by manipulating on-board jumpers.

-Larry

>>    I need the CFG file for DE200 in order to configure it thru ECU for an
>>    AXP150 in our office.

>The DE200 is an ISA adapter, so you don't configure it through the ECU.  You
>have to configure it by hand by manipulating on-board jumpers.

Yes and no.  If you are using Digital UNIX or OpenVMS (dunno about WNT)
you need to ECU to make the O/S recognize the card.

    Yes, I am using the DE200 card on OpenVMS and I really need the CFG
    file for the ECU. Can someone give  me a pointer or post the CFG file
    in this note (this text file shouldn't be very big) ?
    
    Thanks,
    Mong-Kia Tan

>>    Yes, I am using the DE200 card on OpenVMS and I really need the CFG
>>    file for the ECU. Can someone give  me a pointer or post the CFG file
>>    in this note (this text file shouldn't be very big) ?

I don't believe this file exists.  The EtherWORKS 2 adapter family was 
developed when EISA was just becoming a standard.  In addition, I don't believe
the DE200 adapter is even supported on OpenVMS.  If it is, and if ECU files are
required for ISA adapters, why isn't the file included in v1.10 of the ECU
Diskette for OpenVMS/UNIX?

My recommendation would be to replace that adapter with a PCI or EISA 10Mbps
adapter such as the DE450 or DE425.

- Larry

The following may help from:

http://speede.mko.dec.com/unix_40_docs/AA-Q0R6C-TET1_html/eisabus10.html#cfgexample

================================================================================
9.2.3    Generic ISA Board Identification 

The generic ISA configuration file can configure any ISA board. The board ID 
has no relation to the board being configured; it simply helps the user and the 
ECU locate the configuration file. 

BOARD
  ID="ISA0000"
  NAME="Generic ISA Adapter Definition"
  MFR="Any manufacturer"
  CATEGORY="OTH"
  SLOT=ISA8OR16
  LENGTH=100   ; This allows the board to fit in almost any slot
  COMMENTS=

"Use this generic adapter definition to reserve the resources for any ISA 
adapter for which a CFG file does not exist. Determine the appropriate resource
selections for IRQs, DMAs, port addresses, and memory just as you would in any 
ISA computer system, and select them manually during configuration as follows:

- Select 'Step 3:  View or edit details'.
- Locate the ISA Generic Adapter Definition and edit the functions by pressing 
  ENTER.
- Press F6 to edit the resources used by the board.
- After selecting all of the resources, select<Advanced=F7> and lock the board."

The ECU displays this comment when the user selects step 2: Add or Remove 
Boards and chooses the !ISA0000.cfg configuration file. 
================================================================================


You could try creating the following file !DEC2000.CFG with the following 
information(remember you still need to configure the card manually by
adjusting the onboard dipswitch). BTW, I think the .CFG file is purely (in
this case) for record purposes only. You should be able to place the ISA
card in your (EISA?) system without the need for configuring it in the ECU
and it should work. However the ECU is helpful in that it documents and
distinguishes resources that the board (and other boards) are allocating.

BOARD
  ID="DEC2000"
  NAME="EtherWORKS II Network Adapter"
  MFR="Digital"
  CATEGORY="OTH"
  SLOT=ISA16
  LENGTH=100


-Pete

Digital UNIX and/or OpenVMS will refuse to configure the card with an entry
for it in the ESIA CMOS.

>>Digital UNIX and/or OpenVMS will refuse to configure the card with an entry
>>for it in the ESIA CMOS.

What do you mean?  Naturally, there won't be an EISA block for a DE200 since
it's not an EISA card and it doesn't support an EISA hardware ID.  I know the
EtherWORKS 3 ISA adapters had ECU .CFG files for them, but they (unlike the
EtherWORKS 2 ISA adapters) supported an EISA mode which would present an EISA
hardware ID.

Frankly, I never saw the point of creating ECU .CFG files for ISA adapters. 
There's nothing to prevent a user from setting the on-board jump to I/O address
0x200 while at the same time configuring the ECU .CFG file for address 0x300. 
Unlike EISA adapters, the DE200 is not resource programmable through SW (BIOS),
so there's little benefit unless the user ensures that they set the config
information the same as the board.

I stand by my recommendation that this customer should get a PCI or EISA
controller for this setup.

- Larry

Digital gets the device information from the SRM console.  The SRM console
start all ISA config information on EISA machines in the EISA CMOS area.
I'm not saying it's or wrong but that's how it works.  So if you install an
ISA card in an EISA slot, you still must use a .CFG with ECU to get the SRM
aware of it (and then either Digital UNIX or OpenVMS).

I'd recommend a DE425 but sometimes you have to make do with what you have.

    I've tried the CFG file with various parameters, although I've managed
    to ADD during ECU, when power on/off, the card configuration is gone.
    ie. when show config - the slot is empty.
    
    I just found out from JENSEN note that DE200 is not supported (although
    the 1993 SOC shows that it is supported). The only supported card is
    DE422.
    
    Anyway, thank you all very much for all the helps.
    
	Regards,
    	Mong-Kia Tan