Xircom PCMCIA support for A1200?
Chris Sumner
<cla...@bagdad.demon.co.uk> writes
>I have a Xircom 10/100 ethernet adaptor which I thought I would try in my
>A1200 PCMCIA slot, which will then attach to my ethernet network. Firstly
>does anyone know if there is a driver for Xircom cards? Secondly I am aware
>there is a hardware problem on the A1200 Gayle chip where the cc_reset line
>does not work - I have a circuit fix which requires a bit of fiddling, but
>my question is - does this problem occur on all manufactured A1200, or were
>some later boards known to be 'bug free'. If I cant get drivers for the
>Xircom, I have seen Eyetech here in the UK sell cards with drivers...
>although it would be good not having to shell out more money!
I wouldn't recommend the 10/100 adaptor, as it is likely to be a cardbus
device, which won't work on the A1200. However I have a Toshiba branded
Xircom 10-baseT (2) card (pce2-10bc) for which I intend to write
drivers, if I can find time.
Have you thought about swapping it for a different type of ethernet
card? I'm sure a laptop-owning PC user would like to have 100base
ethernet :)
--
Chris Sumner
Duncan Milburn
Chris Sumner wrote:
> In article <947504067.17087.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Claire
> <cla...@bagdad.demon.co.uk> writes
> >I have a Xircom 10/100 ethernet adaptor which I thought I would try in my
> >A1200 PCMCIA slot, which will then attach to my ethernet network. Firstly
> >does anyone know if there is a driver for Xircom cards? Secondly I am aware
> >there is a hardware problem on the A1200 Gayle chip where the cc_reset line
> >does not work - I have a circuit fix which requires a bit of fiddling, but
> >my question is - does this problem occur on all manufactured A1200, or were
> >some later boards known to be 'bug free'. If I cant get drivers for the
> >Xircom, I have seen Eyetech here in the UK sell cards with drivers...
> >although it would be good not having to shell out more money!
>
> I wouldn't recommend the 10/100 adaptor, as it is likely to be a cardbus
> device, which won't work on the A1200. However I have a Toshiba branded
> Xircom 10-baseT (2) card (pce2-10bc) for which I intend to write
> drivers, if I can find time.
That's a shame... I have a Xircom 10/100 (CE3B-100BTX) knocking around and
I want to network my A1200 :-( Guess I'll have to look at that parallel port!
If I remember rightly, Eyetech are selling an A1200 PCMCIA card for 79.95....
not hideous, but definitely more than the 39.95 that Simply can sell me one for
my PC :-(
I also want Linux support, so I guess I'm stuck ...
Regards,
Duncan
Claire
file - so I guess if we can find any of these cards (cant say I have heard
of many of these brands). It also lists which cards it cannot support :-
Cards that work : - CNet CN40BC, Accton EN2216, Surecom EP-427
The following cards have been reported to work: - Micronet SP122, Socket
Communications model AAA-1001, SureCom EP-527, Grey Systems Ethernet Gold
Card, KingMax Technology NE2000 Compatible PCMCIA Card Version 4.1, LanPro
NE2000 compatible, Dynalink L10C Combo Ethernet Adapter. Linksys EC2T Combo
PCMCIA Ethernet card, TRENDnet TE210CT, ARGOSY EN210BT, PINE Ethernet
PCMCIA, LinkMate/Apollo RE450CT, FIBERLINE-4680, TARGET 100M fast Ethernet
PC CARD, Genius ME3000IISE, Tamarack Microelectronics Ethernet PCMCIA card
The following cards do NOT work:- 3com cards, Megahertz cards, Xircom cards,
Accton EN2212, ActionTec FastNet PE-200, DLink DE-650, DE-660, Kingmax
EN10-T2 R01
Simply Computers dont seem to stock these brands - so it looks like Eyetech
are the ones to buy from although I agree 80 quid is a bit steep considering
basic PCMCIA cards can be had for 40.
This would be a great solution for me as I have an ISDN network. So far I
havent been too lucky with a modem although i havent really had much time to
invest in getting it going!!
Duncan Milburn
Claire wrote:
> The driver I found cnet.device (cnetdevice.lha) contained the following text
> file - so I guess if we can find any of these cards (cant say I have heard
> of many of these brands). It also lists which cards it cannot support :-
>
> Cards that work : - CNet CN40BC, Accton EN2216, Surecom EP-427
>
> The following cards have been reported to work: - Micronet SP122, Socket
> Communications model AAA-1001, SureCom EP-527, Grey Systems Ethernet Gold
> Card, KingMax Technology NE2000 Compatible PCMCIA Card Version 4.1, LanPro
> NE2000 compatible, Dynalink L10C Combo Ethernet Adapter. Linksys EC2T Combo
> PCMCIA Ethernet card, TRENDnet TE210CT, ARGOSY EN210BT, PINE Ethernet
> PCMCIA, LinkMate/Apollo RE450CT, FIBERLINE-4680, TARGET 100M fast Ethernet
> PC CARD, Genius ME3000IISE, Tamarack Microelectronics Ethernet PCMCIA card
>
> The following cards do NOT work:- 3com cards, Megahertz cards, Xircom cards,
> Accton EN2212, ActionTec FastNet PE-200, DLink DE-650, DE-660, Kingmax
> EN10-T2 R01
:-(
> Simply Computers dont seem to stock these brands - so it looks like Eyetech
> are the ones to buy from although I agree 80 quid is a bit steep considering
> basic PCMCIA cards can be had for 40.
I'll check some other retailers, just on the off chance. I'll also ask around
at my college.
> This would be a great solution for me as I have an ISDN network. So far I
> havent been too lucky with a modem although i havent really had much time to
> invest in getting it going!!
I have ISDN too :-)
I have my PC (AMD K6-III) running Linux set up as the mini-intranet server
linked to a ethernet hub and the ISDN modem. We also have a laptop (Pentium) in
the flat too, though that's got a Xircom too (CE3 10/100). Ultimately I want to
upgrade my Amiga to '060 or PPC power with gfx card (in the dim and distant
future!)
If you have any luck with one, the let me know how you get on. If you have any
luck with two, let me know where from and how much!
Later,
Duncan
Chris Sumner
<mil...@saturn-mig.co.uk> writes
[...]
>the flat too, though that's got a Xircom too (CE3 10/100). Ultimately I want to
[from Linux PCMCIA Card Services package]
Ethernet cards:
[xirc2ps_cs driver] [x86,axp]
Compaq Ethernet Adapter
Xircom CreditCard CE2, CE IIps, RE-10
Fast Ethernet (10/100baseT) adapters:
[xirc2ps_cs driver] [x86,axp]
[ some cards seem to misbehave at either 10baseT, or 100baseT,
or both: the driver seems to not know how to configure the
transceiver correctly ]
Accton Fast EtherCard-16
Compaq Netelligent 10/100
Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 16-bit
Toshiba IPC5008A, Advanced Network 10/100
Xircom CreditCard CE3-100, CE3B, RE-100
[..]
/* [xirc2ps_cs.c wk 03.11.99] (1.40 1999/11/18 00:06:03)
* Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps driver
* Xircom Realport 10/100 (RE-100) driver
*
* This driver originally was made by Werner Koch. Since the driver was left
* unmaintained for some time, there have been some improvements and changes
* since. These include supporting some of the "Realport" cards and develop-
* ing enhancements to support the new ones.
* It is made for CE2, CEM28, CEM33, CE33 and
* CEM56 cards. The CEM56 cards work both with their modem and ethernet
* interface. The RealPort 10/100 Modem and similar cards are supported but
* with some bugs which are being corrected as they are detected.
*
* Code revised and maintained by Allan Baker Ortegon
* al52...@prodigy.net.mx
* Written originally by Werner Koch based on David Hinds' skeleton of the
* PCMCIA driver. The code has been modified as to make the newer cards
* available.
*
* The latest code for the driver, information on the development project
* for the Xircom RealPort and CE cards for the PCMCIA driver, and other
* related material, can be found at the following URL, which is underway:
*
* "http://xirc2ps.linuxbox.com/index.html"
*
* Any bugs regarding this driver, please send them to:
* ala...@linuxbox.com
*
* The driver is still evolving and there are many cards which will benefit
* from having alpha testers. If you have a particular card and would like
* to be involved in this ongoing effort, please send mail to the maintainer.
*
* Special thanks to David Hinds, to Xircom for the specifications and their
* software development kit, and all others who may have colaborated in the
* development of the driver: Koen Van Herck (Koen.Va...@xircom.com),
* 4PC GmbH Duesseldorf, David Luger, et al.
--
Chris Sumner
Olivier Fabre
> If I remember rightly, Eyetech are selling an A1200 PCMCIA card for
> 79.95.... not hideous, but definitely more than the 39.95 that Simply
> can sell me one for my PC :-(
Have a look at other retailers, I bought mine for approx 50 UKP at
nationalamiga, and I think another one is selling for less..
--
// Olivier Fabre - StAn_ on IRCnet
\X/ A1200 Apollo 1260 Pixel64 APNet 4.3GB E/Box OS3.5
Duncan Milburn
> Have a look at other retailers, I bought mine for approx 50 UKP at
> nationalamiga, and I think another one is selling for less..
OK cheers! Do you have any URLs by any chance?
Duncan
Olivier Fabre
> Olivier Fabre wrote:
[pcmcia ethernet cards]
> > Have a look at other retailers, I bought mine for approx 50 UKP at
> > nationalamiga, and I think another one is selling for less..
> OK cheers! Do you have any URLs by any chance?
http://www.nationalamiga.com/
look for APNET.
Oh hmm just read this in csan : [...] a PMCIA card from Power (Under
Ł50 including hardware fix kit [...]
(no more precision)
Andreas Glantz
> > Cards that work : - CNet CN40BC, Accton EN2216, Surecom EP-427
Both CNet and Accton are pretty cheap cards, as far as I know.
/Andy
Ralph & Kathy Smith
> In article <947504067.17087.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Claire
> <cla...@bagdad.demon.co.uk> writes
> >I have a Xircom 10/100 ethernet adaptor which I thought I would try in my
> >A1200 PCMCIA slot, which will then attach to my ethernet network. Firstly
> >does anyone know if there is a driver for Xircom cards? Secondly I am aware
> >there is a hardware problem on the A1200 Gayle chip where the cc_reset line
> >does not work - I have a circuit fix which requires a bit of fiddling, but
> >my question is - does this problem occur on all manufactured A1200, or were
> >some later boards known to be 'bug free'. If I cant get drivers for the
> >Xircom, I have seen Eyetech here in the UK sell cards with drivers...
> >although it would be good not having to shell out more money!
> I wouldn't recommend the 10/100 adaptor, as it is likely to be a cardbus
> device, which won't work on the A1200. However I have a Toshiba branded
> Xircom 10-baseT (2) card (pce2-10bc) for which I intend to write
> drivers, if I can find time.