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  6. TITLE: 940606                                                                   
  7.               IBM PCMCIA Card Installation and Configuration for                
  8.               OS/2 AND THE THINKPAD 720                                         
  9.         DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS                                                 
  10.                                                                                 
  11.         My programs do not recognize the PCMCIA card.                           
  12.         My PCMCIA card works under DOS but not OS/2.                            
  13.                                                                                 
  14.         SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION                                                   
  15.                                                                                 
  16.         1. Identifying the type of Hardware you have.                           
  17.         2. Installing PCMCIA Software Support.                                  
  18.         3. Checking the loading order in the "Config.sys", com.sys later        
  19.         April, 93.                                                              
  20.         4. Verify file versions.                                                
  21.         5. Verify Modem                                                         
  22.         versions.                                                               
  23.         6. Trouble Shooting the Thinkpad 720 for                                
  24.         PCMCIA problems                                                         
  25.                                                                                 
  26.         DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:                                                  
  27.         DETAILS OF RESOLUTION                                                   
  28.         I. Identifying the type of Hardware you have.IBM PCMCIA                 
  29.         DATA/FAX MODEMS                                                         
  30.                                                                                 
  31.         IBM has PCMCIA Data/FAX modem products which could be                   
  32.         used on the IBM Thinkpad series of personal notebook                    
  33.         computers. Two of these products are the IBM PCMCIA                     
  34.         High-Speed Data/FAX Modem and the IBM PCMCIA Data/FAX                   
  35.         Modem. The IBM PCMCIA High-Speed (14.4) Data/Fax Modem                  
  36.         has OS/2 2.1 Client(device) Driver support but the IBM                  
  37.         PCMCIA (2400/9600) Data/Fax Modem was not announced for                 
  38.         OS/2 2.1 and was not shipped with OS/2 2.1 Client                       
  39.         (device) Driver support.                                                
  40.                                                                                 
  41.         The way you determine the difference between the modems                 
  42.         is to examine the front of the modem. The High Speed                    
  43.         modem has IBM High Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem, the Low                 
  44.         Speed Modem just has IBM PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem.                         
  45.                                                                                 
  46.         The IBM Model Number for the High Speed PCMCIA Data/FAx                 
  47.         modem is: FC3635. The IBM Model Number for the Low                      
  48.         Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX modem is: FC3634.                                 
  49.                                                                                 
  50.          II. Installing PCMCIA software support.                                
  51.                                                                                 
  52.          INSTALLATION PROBLEMS WITH THE IBM PCMCIA MODEM                        
  53.                                                                                 
  54.         There is a problem if installing the IBM PCMCIA High                    
  55.         Speed Data/FAX modem on a drive other than the OS/2 2.1                 
  56.         system drive.  You will need to use the                                 
  57.         following procedure:                                                    
  58.                                                                                 
  59.         1. If you did not install PCMCIA support during OS/2                    
  60.         2.1 installation, use OS/2 Selective Install to                         
  61.         installPCMCIA support. Follow the instructions given in                 
  62.         theOS/2 documentation.                                                  
  63.                                                                                 
  64.         2. Use the PCMCIA Device Driver Diskette that                           
  65.         shippedwith your system to install Socket Services.                     
  66.         Followthe instructions delivered with your hardware.                    
  67.                                                                                 
  68.         3. After completing installation of Socket Services                     
  69.         driver, do NOT power off or reboot the system. Editthe                  
  70.         CONFIG.SYS in the root directory where OS/2                             
  71.         isinstalled.                                                            
  72.                                                                                 
  73.         4. Find these two statements which were installed                       
  74.         duringstep 2 above:                                                     
  75.                                                                                 
  76.          REM DEVICE=D:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS                                           
  77.         --------------------------------------------------------                
  78.          REM DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYS                                     
  79.         --------------------------------------------------------                
  80.          NOTE: Make sure that a DEVICE=d:\OS2\COM.SYS statement                 
  81.         precedes the first PCMCIA.SYS statement.                                
  82.                                                                                 
  83.         5. ADD the following statements to your CONFIG.SYS file                 
  84.         in the order indicated below. The lines starting                        
  85.         withREM are the ones from a previous step. Make sure                    
  86.         tosubstitute the drive letter where OS/2 is installed                   
  87.         place of the 'd:' in the statements below.                              
  88.                                                                                 
  89.            REM DEVICE=d:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS                                         
  90.            DEVICE=d:\IBMODEM\ESTDFM.OS2 S1C2                                    
  91.            REM DEVICE=d:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYS                                   
  92.            DEVICE=d:\OS2\$ICPMOS2.SYS                                           
  93.            DEVICE=D:\OS2\IBM2SS02.SYS                                           
  94.            DEVICE=D:\OS2\ICRMU02.SYS                                            
  95.                                                                                 
  96.         6. Remove the REM statements that precede the                           
  97.         PCMCIA.SYS and VPCMCIA.SYS device driver statements.                    
  98.                                                                                 
  99.         7. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the editor.                        
  100.                                                                                 
  101.         8. Create a \IBMODEM directory on the drive where OS/2                  
  102.         is installed and copy ESTDFM.OS2 from the IBMData/Fax                   
  103.         Modem Diskette into this directory.                                     
  104.                                                                                 
  105.         9. Shutdown OS/2 and re-IPL your system.                                
  106.         OS/2 2.1 CONFIG.SYS ORDERING FOR THE OS/2 2.1 PCMCIA                    
  107.         SUPPORT                                                                 
  108.                                                                                 
  109.         There is a problem with COM.SYS and the way it                          
  110.         interacts to Card Services (PCMCIA.SYS). Normally,                      
  111.         COM.SYSwould follow PCMCIA.SYS but due to a defect, the                 
  112.         OS/2 2.1 COM.SYS must come before PCMCIA.SYS. Future                    
  113.         releases of OS/2 2.1 will require COM.SYS to follow                     
  114.         PCMCIA.SYS. The next section gives an example of the                    
  115.         device statements for the IBM PCMCIA High-Speed                         
  116.         Data/FAX Modem on an IBM Thinkpad 720.                                  
  117.                                                                                 
  118.         IV. Checking the loading order in the "Config.sys",                     
  119.         com.sys later than April, 93.                                           
  120.                                                                                 
  121.         This is an example of a partial CONFIG.SYS from an IBM                  
  122.         Thinkpad 720(c) using an IBM High-Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX                 
  123.         Modem with a later OS/2 2.1 COM.SYS. The COM.SYS MUST                   
  124.         be dated later 4-29-93.  There are APARs which address                  
  125.         this issue.                                                             
  126.                                                                                 
  127.         IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:64 /CRECL:4                                  
  128.         PROTSHELL=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE                                            
  129.         SET USER_INI=C:\OS2\OS2.INI                                             
  130.         SET SYSTEM_INI=C:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI                                        
  131.         SET OS2_SHELL=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE                                            
  132.         SET AUTOSTART=PROGRAMS,TASKLIST,......                                  
  133.         SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE                                     
  134.         SET COMSPEC=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE . . .                                        
  135.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\APM.SYS {Advance power management}                        
  136.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\PWRMGMT.SYS                                               
  137.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VAPM.SYS                                             
  138.              {Virtual Advance Power Management}                                 
  139.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\POINTDD.SYS                                               
  140.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS                                                 
  141.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS {Card Services}                                
  142.         ----------------------------------------                                
  143.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS                                                   
  144.         -----------------------------------------                               
  145.         DEVICE=C:\IBMODEM\ESTDFM.OS2 s1c2,s2c2                                  
  146.            {Client Driver for Modem}                                            
  147.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYs                                          
  148.         {Virtual Card Services}                                                 
  149.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS                                           
  150.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS                                             
  151.         CODEPAGE=437,850                                                        
  152.         DEVINFO=KBD,US,C:\OS2\KEYBOARD.DCP                                      
  153.         DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP                                       
  154.         SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_SVGA                                              
  155.         SET VIO_SVGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHSVGA)                                     
  156.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS                                            
  157.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\$ICPMOS2.SYS {HW Resource utility}                        
  158.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\IBM2SS02.SYS {Socket Services}                            
  159.         DEVICE=C:\OS2\ICRMU02.SYS {Resource Map Utility}                        
  160.                                                                                 
  161.         V. Verify File Versions.                                                
  162.                                                                                 
  163.         After you verify that the IBM Thinkpad 720 system                       
  164.         configuration (via the reference diskette) is correct,                  
  165.         you need to check the following files versions:                         
  166.                                                                                 
  167.                                                                                 
  168.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  169.       | FILE NAME    | RESOURCE TYPE       | DATE    | SIZE  |                  
  170.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  171.       | IBM2SS02.SYS | Socket Services     |06-14-93 | 11264 |                  
  172.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  173.       | ICRMU02.SYS  | Resource Map Utility|05-17-93 | 5797  |                  
  174.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  175.       | $ICPMOS2.SYS | IC Card Power Mgmt. |06-25-93 | 4879  |                  
  176.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  177.       | ESTDFM.OS2   | Client Dev. Driver  |04-14-93 | 5173  |                  
  178.       +------------------------------------------------------                   
  179.         OR LATER !                                                              
  180.                                                                                 
  181.                                                                                 
  182.                                                                                 
  183.         The latest PCMCIA product updates are available from                    
  184.         the IBM National Support Center BBS. The disk images                    
  185.         are stored in the Reference Diskette library. You will                  
  186.         need to enter REF DISK at the main BBS menu to enable                   
  187.         access to this library.                                                 
  188.                                                                                 
  189.          VI. Verify Modem Versions.                                             
  190.                                                                                 
  191.          CHECK MODEM VERSION                                                    
  192.         If your IBM highspeed PCMCIA Data/FAX modem is losing                   
  193.         data or does not make consistent connections, you need                  
  194.         to check the version of the FLASH ROM. The procedure                    
  195.         should be used:                                                         
  196.                                                                                 
  197.         1. Use a terminal emulator (such as PM Terminal) to                     
  198.         connect directly to the modem.                                          
  199.                                                                                 
  200.         2. Enter "ATI0" and check that the modem responds with                  
  201.         "14400".                                                                
  202.                                                                                 
  203.         3. Enter "ATI3" and check that the modem responds with                  
  204.         something similar to "PCMCIA HS V1.29 . . . 1993 -028".                 
  205.         If the number after the "1993" date is lessthan "028",                  
  206.         you need to contact the support numberwhich came with                   
  207.         your Thinkpad system.  You will needa FLASH ROM update.                 
  208.                                                                                 
  209.         VII. Trouble Shooting the Thinkpad 720 for PCMCIA                       
  210.         problems.                                                               
  211.                                                                                 
  212.         The following sections will highlight key area to                       
  213.         review should you be having difficulty with the IBM                     
  214.         High-Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem and the IBM Thinkpad                   
  215.         720(c).                                                                 
  216.                                                                                 
  217.         THE 720 CONFIGURATION (VIA THE REFERENCE DISKETTE)                      
  218.         Below are some key settings for the IBM Thinkpad 720                    
  219.         which are set using the reference diskette supplied                     
  220.         with the computer.  These values were taken from a                      
  221.         working IBM Thinkpad 720 and could be different on some                 
  222.         machines. These values, however, are a good reference                   
  223.         point should you be having difficulties.                                
  224.                                                                                 
  225.         1. Boot the 720 from the reference diskette supplied                    
  226.         with the computer.                                                      
  227.                                                                                 
  228.         2. Select SET CONFIGURATION                                             
  229.                                                                                 
  230.         3. Select VIEW CONFIGURATION                                            
  231.                                                                                 
  232.          a. Check the value for SERIAL PORT A. The default                      
  233.           value should be: SERIAL_1,IRQ4                                        
  234.                                                                                 
  235.           b. Check the value for PCMCIA INTERFACE CONTROLLER. The               
  236.              default value should be: 3E0-3E1  You can modify these             
  237.              values if necessary by using the CHANGE CONFIGURATION              
  238.              option.                                                            
  239.                                                                                 
  240.          4. Return to the MAIN MENU by pressing F3 and select                   
  241.             SET FEATURES.                                                       
  242.                                                                                 
  243.          a. Select SET ADVANCED FEATURES                                        
  244.                                                                                 
  245.          b. Select SET POWER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS                                 
  246.                                                                                 
  247.          c. Check that the PROCESSOR setting is NOT set toAUTO                  
  248.         (LONG BATTERY LIFE) We recommend that yOU SELECT 50MHZ                  
  249.                                                                                 
  250.          d. Check that SERIAL PORT is set to ON.                                
  251.                                                                                 
  252.          e. Check that PCMCIA SLOTS is set to ON.                               
  253.        NOTE: These devices can be turned off and on by using                    
  254.              the PS2.EXE utility. The purpose of setting these                  
  255.              devices to ON is to assist in problem resolution.                  
  256.                                                                                 
  257.        5. Return to the MAIN MENU by pressing F3 and select                     
  258.        F3=EXIT.                                                                 
  259.