a1200 pcmcia nic card

Crackersixx · 23 March 2006, 04:15

I bought the pcmcia network card (not wireless) from amigakit and I'm having some trouble getting it to work.

First off, the card works fine when plugged into my winxp machine, so the card itself is not faulty.

When plugged into the A1200 (which has an apollo 040 + 32m ram) i never get a light on the card, or on the router port where it is plugged into. So it seems there is no connectivity at a hardware level.

I'm running os3.9 with BB2 updates, when i run prepcard, it reports the proper name of the card, so it can apparently retrieve info from the card.

Cardpatch and Cardreset are both installed, along with the 3c589.device and Easynet (amitcp) software.

Why would I not have a link light on the router or the card itself?

Trying to reconfigure the software is pointless if there is no hardware connection.

I have tried this with two separate a1200's (both with rev 2B mobo's) and get the same result.

The computer is powered by an A500 psu and only have the apollo, an external SD/FF, and mouse connected.

Anyone have any suggestions?

keropi · 23 March 2006, 07:33

perhaps you need cardpatch and cardreset on your startup-sequence... I needed them... seek them on aminet...

Crackersixx · 23 March 2006, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crackersixx

Cardpatch and Cardreset are both installed, along with the 3c589.device and Easynet (amitcp) software.

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alexh · 23 March 2006, 13:05

Have you tried pushing the card in all the way? Sounds to me that you've been too gentle and the card isnt home.

Having no power (because it's not plugged in) would explain no link light.

Another explanation is that you dont have a Cross-over ethernet cable.

Some network drivers under Windows can (if the hardware supports it) re-program the phy in network cards to swap over the tx and rx pins. Turning a straight through cable into a cross-over cable.

I doubt the Amiga driver does that.

keropi · 23 March 2006, 16:33

my bad....

Jerry · 23 March 2006, 17:19

I remember that the lights on my card only went lit when I brought the card online. Might be worth to check the software. Did the 3c589.device come with the card and are you sure your card is supported by this driver? What brand is the card?

Crackersixx · 23 March 2006, 18:10

The card is well seated, i'm pretty sure of that. cardprep can read information from it so power is getting to it.

A crossover cable wouldent be necessary since i'm connecting to a hub correct? I would only need one if i was connecting directly to a nic card in another computer.

The 3c589 device did come with the card and its a 3com model sold by amigakit.

The lights staying off until the card has come online sounds reasonable, but what else is there to set in the software that would affect the card coming online? There are no settings for the 3c589 device that can be configured in the software (well not in easynet).

thomas · 23 March 2006, 18:53

IMHO you should send this question to Amigakit as he sold it to you and you have problems with his product. Or at least ask it at www.amiga.org, Amigakit usually reads there and gives support.

What I would do next is to run Miami, configure it to use the device driver and let it read the MAC address. If it is able to read the address, then IMHO it has to be a configuration problem. What makes me a little unsure is the lights staying off. Usually the lights go on at the latest when the driver tries to access the card for the first time.

Don't you get an error message ? Something like "cannot open 3c589.device unit 0" or similar ?

Crackersixx · 23 March 2006, 21:10

MiamiDX incorrectly reads the mac address.

It is read as alternating 01 and 02 (ie "01:02:01:02" etc...)

There is no error message however.

I am also communicating with Amigakit, just thought i'd throw this out here also incase someone else has already been through this.

DDNI · 30 September 2006, 03:18

I am having a similar issue with 3c589.device Miami and A1200 with 68040 PPC

alexh · 30 September 2006, 19:05

Ask Neil, the author of 3c589.device if he ever tried it on an 040?

040 is less common on an 1200 than an 020 or 030.

DDNI · 30 September 2006, 20:43

It works on my Apollo 040, but not on BlizzardPPC?

23 March 2006, 04:15	#1
Crackersixx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, wa Age: 50 Posts: 65	a1200 pcmcia nic card I bought the pcmcia network card (not wireless) from amigakit and I'm having some trouble getting it to work. First off, the card works fine when plugged into my winxp machine, so the card itself is not faulty. When plugged into the A1200 (which has an apollo 040 + 32m ram) i never get a light on the card, or on the router port where it is plugged into. So it seems there is no connectivity at a hardware level. I'm running os3.9 with BB2 updates, when i run prepcard, it reports the proper name of the card, so it can apparently retrieve info from the card. Cardpatch and Cardreset are both installed, along with the 3c589.device and Easynet (amitcp) software. Why would I not have a link light on the router or the card itself? Trying to reconfigure the software is pointless if there is no hardware connection. I have tried this with two separate a1200's (both with rev 2B mobo's) and get the same result. The computer is powered by an A500 psu and only have the apollo, an external SD/FF, and mouse connected. Anyone have any suggestions?

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23 March 2006, 07:33	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	perhaps you need cardpatch and cardreset on your startup-sequence... I needed them... seek them on aminet...

23 March 2006, 13:05	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Have you tried pushing the card in all the way? Sounds to me that you've been too gentle and the card isnt home. Having no power (because it's not plugged in) would explain no link light. Another explanation is that you dont have a Cross-over ethernet cable. Some network drivers under Windows can (if the hardware supports it) re-program the phy in network cards to swap over the tx and rx pins. Turning a straight through cable into a cross-over cable. I doubt the Amiga driver does that.

23 March 2006, 16:33	#5
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	my bad....

23 March 2006, 17:19	#6
Jerry Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 210	I remember that the lights on my card only went lit when I brought the card online. Might be worth to check the software. Did the 3c589.device come with the card and are you sure your card is supported by this driver? What brand is the card?

23 March 2006, 18:10	#7
Crackersixx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, wa Age: 50 Posts: 65	The card is well seated, i'm pretty sure of that. cardprep can read information from it so power is getting to it. A crossover cable wouldent be necessary since i'm connecting to a hub correct? I would only need one if i was connecting directly to a nic card in another computer. The 3c589 device did come with the card and its a 3com model sold by amigakit. The lights staying off until the card has come online sounds reasonable, but what else is there to set in the software that would affect the card coming online? There are no settings for the 3c589 device that can be configured in the software (well not in easynet).

23 March 2006, 18:53	#8
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,001	IMHO you should send this question to Amigakit as he sold it to you and you have problems with his product. Or at least ask it at www.amiga.org, Amigakit usually reads there and gives support. What I would do next is to run Miami, configure it to use the device driver and let it read the MAC address. If it is able to read the address, then IMHO it has to be a configuration problem. What makes me a little unsure is the lights staying off. Usually the lights go on at the latest when the driver tries to access the card for the first time. Don't you get an error message ? Something like "cannot open 3c589.device unit 0" or similar ?

23 March 2006, 21:10	#9
Crackersixx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, wa Age: 50 Posts: 65	MiamiDX incorrectly reads the mac address. It is read as alternating 01 and 02 (ie "01:02:01:02" etc...) There is no error message however. I am also communicating with Amigakit, just thought i'd throw this out here also incase someone else has already been through this.

30 September 2006, 03:18	#10
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	I am having a similar issue with 3c589.device Miami and A1200 with 68040 PPC

30 September 2006, 19:05	#11
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Ask Neil, the author of 3c589.device if he ever tried it on an 040? 040 is less common on an 1200 than an 020 or 030.

30 September 2006, 20:43	#12
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	It works on my Apollo 040, but not on BlizzardPPC?

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