Feedback/Tester for AVM-B1-PCMCIA/PCI Driver etc.

B419

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Mar 3, 2020, 2:17:32 PM3/3/20

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Hi Fellows!

I would be very glad if someone could do some tests with the AVM-B1-PCMCIA/PCI Driver.
Questions and feedback are welcome.

The sources are here:

https://gitlab.com/tinkercnc/INMOS-Link-Driver

And if possible the iServer for 64bit too.

https://gitlab.com/tinkercnc/transputer-iserver-64bit

Thanks in advance.

BR Matsche

PS: And if it's a "via non grata" please tell me.

B419

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Mar 8, 2020, 3:42:15 PM3/8/20

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OK, this was a shot in the dark!

Steven M Jones

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Mar 11, 2020, 3:19:47 AM3/11/20

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On 03/08/2020 12:42, B419 wrote:
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> OK, this was a shot in the dark!

Sorry, if I had a PCI or PCMCIA version within reach...

Thanks for the notice about the driver!
--S.

B419

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Mar 11, 2020, 6:42:28 AM3/11/20

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Maybe you could try this one:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/AVM-AKTIV-ACTIVE-ISDN-CONTROLLER-B1-PCMCIA-KABEL-ACTIVE-CARD-FAXEN-CALLCENTRE/310224280232?hash=item483acedaa8:g:LuEAAOSwDN1URXxf

br matsche

carlier...@gmail.com

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Mar 18, 2020, 10:13:25 AM3/18/20

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hello, somme questions,

Do you use avm pcmcia direct on old laptop with this bus ? with a usb/pcmcia converter ? a IDE conversion ? :p

Damien

B419

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Mar 18, 2020, 12:44:01 PM3/18/20

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1.: X
2.: O
3.: O

:P

carlier...@gmail.com

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Mar 18, 2020, 4:33:54 PM3/18/20

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I'm willing to try to find one to test, but we'll have to be more precise XD
USB / pcmcia converter, ok but what type? I imagine that a simple multicart reader for compactflash does not do the job?

at the ide level, just a wire-to-wire conversion? how does it go at the software level

B419

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Mar 18, 2020, 4:48:34 PM3/18/20

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Am Mittwoch, 18. März 2020 21:33:54 UTC+1 schrieb carlie...@gmail.com:
> I'm willing to try to find one to test, but we'll have to be more precise XD

Ok, the cross (X) means "Checked!"
Like a multiple choice test.
Precise enough?

> USB / pcmcia converter, ok but what type? I imagine that a simple multicart reader for compactflash does not do the job?
>
> at the ide level, just a wire-to-wire conversion? how does it go at the software level

It's a PC-Card interface.
Use a PCI(e) to PC-Card adapter.
I do not understand the "software level" question.

Theo

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Mar 21, 2020, 1:09:10 PM3/21/20

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B419 <thema...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's a PC-Card interface.
> Use a PCI(e) to PC-Card adapter.

Is it CardBus? Or original ISA-like PCMCIA?
I'm not sure if PCIe adapters will support the latter.

Theo

B419

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Mar 21, 2020, 3:38:46 PM3/21/20

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Am Samstag, 21. März 2020 18:09:10 UTC+1 schrieb Theo:
> > It's a PC-Card interface.
> > Use a PCI(e) to PC-Card adapter.
>
> Is it CardBus? Or original ISA-like PCMCIA?

Of course, it's a ISA-like PCMCIA as you can see in the dmesg:

[ 467.187343] registering driver avm-link-cs
[ 467.187360] pcmcia 0.0: trying to match to avm-link-cs
[ 467.187363] pcmcia 0.0: matched to avm-link-cs
[ 467.187377] avm-link-cs 0.0: trying to bind to avm-link-cs
[ 467.187420] avm-link-cs 0.0: base 400, regs 1
[ 467.187421] avm-link-cs (avmcs-probe): probing PCMCIA devices...
[ 467.187423] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): try to allocate PCMCIA devices...
[ 467.187425] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): try to find IO port...
[ 467.187491] avm-link-cs 0.0: pcmcia_request_io: [io 0x0150-0x0020] , [io 0x0000]
[ 467.187496] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: alloc_io_space request for [io 0x0150-0x0020], 16 lines
[ 467.187507] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: alloc_io_space request result 0: [io 0x0150-0x016f]
[ 467.187510] avm-link-cs 0.0: pcmcia_request_io succeeded: [io 0x0150-0x016f] , [io 0x0000]
[ 467.187511] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): try to find IRQ...
[ 467.187512] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): try to configure the PCMCIA socket...
[ 467.187599] avm-link-cs 0.0: enable_device: V 0, flags 811, base 400, regs 1, idx 1
[ 467.227649] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): Submodule: TLink
[ 467.227652] avm-link-cs (avmcs-config): Try creating TLink Device...
[ 467.430530] link-driver (link-reset): LINK(0) resetting transputer. (0x160)
[ 467.430533] link-driver (link-reset): LINK(0) reset() data [0x00]
[ 467.531524] link-driver (link-reset): LINK(0) reset() data [0x00]
[ 467.632524] link-driver (link-reset): LINK(0) reset() data [0x01]
[ 467.733527] link-driver (link-reset): LINK(0) reset() data [0x00]
[ 468.036529] link-driver (link-construct-device): link0 at 0x0150 (polling) is a B004
[ 468.036533] avm_b1 (b1-setinterrupt entry): port=0x0150, irq=3, cardtype=2
[ 468.036535] avm_b1 (b1-setinterrupt): port=0x0150, irq=3, cardtype=avm_b1pci
[ 468.036562] avm-link-cs 0.0: avm-link-cs bound: Vpp 0.0, idx 1, IRQ 3
[ 468.036567] avm-link-cs 0.0: resources: ioport [io 0x0150-0x016f] [io 0x0000] iomem [mem 0x00000000] [mem 0x00000000] [mem 0x00000000]

> I'm not sure if PCIe adapters will support the latter.
>

But IMHO it would work rather then a USB-2-PCMCIA adapter.

i.e. http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/CB242A.html

> Theo

Matsche

Kenny

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May 23, 2020, 12:13:09 PM5/23/20

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Greetings,

Does the PCMCIA card need any hardware mods applied to it?
Or should it function "striaght out of the box"?

Kenny.

B419

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May 24, 2020, 7:03:03 AM5/24/20

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Hi Kenny,

no, there is no need for modding if you just use the T400 on the card..
But if you want to connect extern transputers through the 2nd link you have to mod the card.
Therefor routing the 2nd link pins to the extern connector is necessary.
https://gitlab.com/tinkercnc/INMOS-Link-Driver/-/wikis/AVM-B1-PCMCIA-Mod

Matsche