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TITLE: 940606
IBM PCMCIA Card Installation and Configuration for
OS/2 AND THE THINKPAD 720
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
My programs do not recognize the PCMCIA card.
My PCMCIA card works under DOS but not OS/2.
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION
1. Identifying the type of Hardware you have.
2. Installing PCMCIA Software Support.
3. Checking the loading order in the "Config.sys", com.sys later
April, 93.
4. Verify file versions.
5. Verify Modem
versions.
6. Trouble Shooting the Thinkpad 720 for
PCMCIA problems
DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
DETAILS OF RESOLUTION
I. Identifying the type of Hardware you have.IBM PCMCIA
DATA/FAX MODEMS
IBM has PCMCIA Data/FAX modem products which could be
used on the IBM Thinkpad series of personal notebook
computers. Two of these products are the IBM PCMCIA
High-Speed Data/FAX Modem and the IBM PCMCIA Data/FAX
Modem. The IBM PCMCIA High-Speed (14.4) Data/Fax Modem
has OS/2 2.1 Client(device) Driver support but the IBM
PCMCIA (2400/9600) Data/Fax Modem was not announced for
OS/2 2.1 and was not shipped with OS/2 2.1 Client
(device) Driver support.
The way you determine the difference between the modems
is to examine the front of the modem. The High Speed
modem has IBM High Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem, the Low
Speed Modem just has IBM PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem.
The IBM Model Number for the High Speed PCMCIA Data/FAx
modem is: FC3635. The IBM Model Number for the Low
Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX modem is: FC3634.
II. Installing PCMCIA software support.
INSTALLATION PROBLEMS WITH THE IBM PCMCIA MODEM
There is a problem if installing the IBM PCMCIA High
Speed Data/FAX modem on a drive other than the OS/2 2.1
system drive. You will need to use the
following procedure:
1. If you did not install PCMCIA support during OS/2
2.1 installation, use OS/2 Selective Install to
installPCMCIA support. Follow the instructions given in
theOS/2 documentation.
2. Use the PCMCIA Device Driver Diskette that
shippedwith your system to install Socket Services.
Followthe instructions delivered with your hardware.
3. After completing installation of Socket Services
driver, do NOT power off or reboot the system. Editthe
CONFIG.SYS in the root directory where OS/2
isinstalled.
4. Find these two statements which were installed
duringstep 2 above:
REM DEVICE=D:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS
--------------------------------------------------------
REM DEVICE=D:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYS
--------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: Make sure that a DEVICE=d:\OS2\COM.SYS statement
precedes the first PCMCIA.SYS statement.
5. ADD the following statements to your CONFIG.SYS file
in the order indicated below. The lines starting
withREM are the ones from a previous step. Make sure
tosubstitute the drive letter where OS/2 is installed
place of the 'd:' in the statements below.
REM DEVICE=d:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS
DEVICE=d:\IBMODEM\ESTDFM.OS2 S1C2
REM DEVICE=d:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYS
DEVICE=d:\OS2\$ICPMOS2.SYS
DEVICE=D:\OS2\IBM2SS02.SYS
DEVICE=D:\OS2\ICRMU02.SYS
6. Remove the REM statements that precede the
PCMCIA.SYS and VPCMCIA.SYS device driver statements.
7. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the editor.
8. Create a \IBMODEM directory on the drive where OS/2
is installed and copy ESTDFM.OS2 from the IBMData/Fax
Modem Diskette into this directory.
9. Shutdown OS/2 and re-IPL your system.
OS/2 2.1 CONFIG.SYS ORDERING FOR THE OS/2 2.1 PCMCIA
SUPPORT
There is a problem with COM.SYS and the way it
interacts to Card Services (PCMCIA.SYS). Normally,
COM.SYSwould follow PCMCIA.SYS but due to a defect, the
OS/2 2.1 COM.SYS must come before PCMCIA.SYS. Future
releases of OS/2 2.1 will require COM.SYS to follow
PCMCIA.SYS. The next section gives an example of the
device statements for the IBM PCMCIA High-Speed
Data/FAX Modem on an IBM Thinkpad 720.
IV. Checking the loading order in the "Config.sys",
com.sys later than April, 93.
This is an example of a partial CONFIG.SYS from an IBM
Thinkpad 720(c) using an IBM High-Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX
Modem with a later OS/2 2.1 COM.SYS. The COM.SYS MUST
be dated later 4-29-93. There are APARs which address
this issue.
IFS=C:\OS2\HPFS.IFS /CACHE:64 /CRECL:4
PROTSHELL=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
SET USER_INI=C:\OS2\OS2.INI
SET SYSTEM_INI=C:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI
SET OS2_SHELL=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE
SET AUTOSTART=PROGRAMS,TASKLIST,......
SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE
SET COMSPEC=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE . . .
DEVICE=C:\OS2\APM.SYS {Advance power management}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\PWRMGMT.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VAPM.SYS
{Virtual Advance Power Management}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\POINTDD.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\PCMCIA.SYS {Card Services}
----------------------------------------
DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS
-----------------------------------------
DEVICE=C:\IBMODEM\ESTDFM.OS2 s1c2,s2c2
{Client Driver for Modem}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VPCMCIA.SYs
{Virtual Card Services}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VMOUSE.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS
CODEPAGE=437,850
DEVINFO=KBD,US,C:\OS2\KEYBOARD.DCP
DEVINFO=SCR,VGA,C:\OS2\VIOTBL.DCP
SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_SVGA
SET VIO_SVGA=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVHSVGA)
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
DEVICE=C:\OS2\$ICPMOS2.SYS {HW Resource utility}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\IBM2SS02.SYS {Socket Services}
DEVICE=C:\OS2\ICRMU02.SYS {Resource Map Utility}
V. Verify File Versions.
After you verify that the IBM Thinkpad 720 system
configuration (via the reference diskette) is correct,
you need to check the following files versions:
+------------------------------------------------------
| FILE NAME | RESOURCE TYPE | DATE | SIZE |
+------------------------------------------------------
| IBM2SS02.SYS | Socket Services |06-14-93 | 11264 |
+------------------------------------------------------
| ICRMU02.SYS | Resource Map Utility|05-17-93 | 5797 |
+------------------------------------------------------
| $ICPMOS2.SYS | IC Card Power Mgmt. |06-25-93 | 4879 |
+------------------------------------------------------
| ESTDFM.OS2 | Client Dev. Driver |04-14-93 | 5173 |
+------------------------------------------------------
OR LATER !
The latest PCMCIA product updates are available from
the IBM National Support Center BBS. The disk images
are stored in the Reference Diskette library. You will
need to enter REF DISK at the main BBS menu to enable
access to this library.
VI. Verify Modem Versions.
CHECK MODEM VERSION
If your IBM highspeed PCMCIA Data/FAX modem is losing
data or does not make consistent connections, you need
to check the version of the FLASH ROM. The procedure
should be used:
1. Use a terminal emulator (such as PM Terminal) to
connect directly to the modem.
2. Enter "ATI0" and check that the modem responds with
"14400".
3. Enter "ATI3" and check that the modem responds with
something similar to "PCMCIA HS V1.29 . . . 1993 -028".
If the number after the "1993" date is lessthan "028",
you need to contact the support numberwhich came with
your Thinkpad system. You will needa FLASH ROM update.
VII. Trouble Shooting the Thinkpad 720 for PCMCIA
problems.
The following sections will highlight key area to
review should you be having difficulty with the IBM
High-Speed PCMCIA Data/FAX Modem and the IBM Thinkpad
720(c).
THE 720 CONFIGURATION (VIA THE REFERENCE DISKETTE)
Below are some key settings for the IBM Thinkpad 720
which are set using the reference diskette supplied
with the computer. These values were taken from a
working IBM Thinkpad 720 and could be different on some
machines. These values, however, are a good reference
point should you be having difficulties.
1. Boot the 720 from the reference diskette supplied
with the computer.
2. Select SET CONFIGURATION
3. Select VIEW CONFIGURATION
a. Check the value for SERIAL PORT A. The default
value should be: SERIAL_1,IRQ4
b. Check the value for PCMCIA INTERFACE CONTROLLER. The
default value should be: 3E0-3E1 You can modify these
values if necessary by using the CHANGE CONFIGURATION
option.
4. Return to the MAIN MENU by pressing F3 and select
SET FEATURES.
a. Select SET ADVANCED FEATURES
b. Select SET POWER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
c. Check that the PROCESSOR setting is NOT set toAUTO
(LONG BATTERY LIFE) We recommend that yOU SELECT 50MHZ
d. Check that SERIAL PORT is set to ON.
e. Check that PCMCIA SLOTS is set to ON.
NOTE: These devices can be turned off and on by using
the PS2.EXE utility. The purpose of setting these
devices to ON is to assist in problem resolution.
5. Return to the MAIN MENU by pressing F3 and select
F3=EXIT.