STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
SMC SCO MDI AHS 5.x DRIVER
For SMC EtherPower(9432BTX) Ethernet and Fast Ethernet LAN Adapter
INSTALLATION GUIDE
This software is licensed by SMC for use by its customers only.
Copyright (c) 1998 Standard Microsystems Corporation.
All rights reserved.
This installation guide:
o Lists the software requirements needed to use the SMC Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet SCO MDI AHS 5.x Driver v2.05 (spwr) with SMC
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet (9432) LAN
adapters.
o Explains how to use the SCO Custom program to install the
SMC EtherPower 9432 AHS 5.x Driver files from the distribution disk.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
To use the SMC EtherPower Ethernet and Fast Ethernet SCO AHS 5.x UNIX
Driver files, you must have networking products that use the drivers.
You must have the following software and hardware systems:
o SCO OpenServer Enterprise Edition, Release 5.0 installed on a
486/Pentium with PCI bus pc machine.
o One or more SMC EtherPower Ethernet Adapters can be installed
in the same machine.
You need at least one of the following items:
o SCO TCP/IP
o SCO OSI by Retix
o SCO IPX/SPX
o Microsoft LAN Manager for UNIX systems, using either SCO TCP
NetBIOS or Microsoft NetBEUI
o Any compatible stack provided by a third-party vendor
SCO Open Desktop/Open Server Release 3.0 includes TCP/IP and
IPX/SPX, and it can be upgraded to include the rest. If you do
not know which stacks are included with your Open Desktop
system, use "custom(ADM)" to list the products installed on
your system.
INSTALLING the SMC EtherPower SCO AHS 5.x LAN UNIX and DOS DRIVER FILES
SPECIAL Notes for selecting 10/100 Mbps on SMC9432:
The default for mode setting for SMC9432 is AutoMediaDetection
(AMD). By default the Adapter is able to adjust
its link speed according to the media from which the adapter
is attached.
However, you can set it to either BNC, or UTP and LineSpeed of
10Mbps/100Mbps HalfDuplex or FullDuplex by selecting the
Advance Option.
See the CONFIGURING THE SMC 9432 SCO AHS 5.x
Driver Disk FOR SCO UNIX Section #7 for details
In this release the SCO "custom" program can install the driver from a DOS
diskette. Thus, you need to have the binary distribution file "CUSTOM.DST".
This file must be located under A:\SCO\CUSTOM.DST if you are installing from
the drive A or B:\SCO\CUSTOM.DST if you are installing from drive B.
To create "custom.dst" simply do as follows:
In DOS machine type
1. Create a subdirectory on your floppy disk "\SCO"
2. Copy SPWR.MDI into \SCO subdirectory that you have created in step 1.
3. Rename SMPW.MDI to CUSTOM.DST
Note: If you desire additional configuration information about
your networking stack, refer to the appendixes on the Release
and Installation SCO OpenServer Network Driver.
INSTALLING THE SMC 9432 SCO AHS 5.x Driver
Use the following procedure to install the SMC SCO MDI LAN UNIX
Driver files.
1. Log in as root.
2. Shut down the system and go to System Maintenance mode by typing
the following command and pressing Enter: shutdown -y -g0 -i1
3. At the shell prompt, type: custom
4. Press the Enter key. The Custom menu appears with the "Software"
option highlighted.
5. Select Software then enter to begin the installation. The Custom program
highlights "Install New".
6. Press Enter. Select the host machine that you want to install from
then press enter.
7. Select Media that you want to install from select Floppy Disk Drive
then press enter.
8. The Custom program offers you a choice of installing
the "Entire Product", "Packages", or "Files." The "Entire Product"
option is highlighted.
9. Press Enter to select the "Entire Product" option. The Custom
program prompts you to insert Distribution Floppy in an
available floppy drive.
10. Insert the SMC EtherPower SCO AHS MDI Driver Disk in the floppy drive.
The SMC EtherPower SCO AHS MDI Driver binary distribution disk is
available in UNIX or DOS(A or B:\SCO\CUSTOM.DST) format.
11. Press Enter. After the driver is installed, the following
message appears at the bottom of your screen.
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After installing the SMC 9432 SCO MDI Driver Disk,
please use netconfig to add drivers to your system. Press
<Enter> to continue.
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12. Press any key to continue with the installation. The following
message appears briefly on the screen:
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Checking file permissions...
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and you return to the main Custom menu. The software list on
your screen now includes the
"SMC EtherPower II (9432BTX) 10/100Mbps Driver (version 2.0.3)".
13. Use the tab key to highlight the "Hardware" option. Press enter then
select X to exit the custom program.
14. Proceed to the next section to configure the SMC Ethernet driver
for SCO UNIX and the networking stack.
CONFIGURING THE SMC 9432 SCO AHS 5.x Driver Disk FOR SCO UNIX
The following procedure describes how to use the "netconfig" utility
to configure the SMC EtherPower driver for SCO UNIX and the networking
stack.
1. Type: netconfig
2. Press the Enter key. The "Hardware" prompt appears.
3. Presse enter. The sub menu displays the following options:
Add new LAN Adapter
Add new WAN Connection
Remove Network Device
(Modify Hardware Configuration)
(Examine Hardware Conficuration)
Exit
Use up/down arrow key to highlight the "Add new LAN Adapter"
then press enter.
4. The program will detect the presence of the SMC EtherPower Adapter
9432 are in the system. The menu now displays:
"SMC EtherPower II (9434BTX) - PCI Adapter PCI Bus#0 Device# Funct#"
if an SMC 9432 is found.
5. Use tab to get to the adapter menu. Then highlight the type of adapter
that you want to install. Then select continue.
6. You are here to change the hardware setting of the adapter. With PCI
adapter the SMC Adapter was already selected and set to a conflict free
configuration. Thus, you do not need to change anything unless you want
to change the link speed(10/100) for SMC 9432 to operate at 10 or 100
If you decide to change the link speed then select "An Advanced Option".
For SMC9432 the following options are available.
MediaType:
AutoDetect (Auto Detection of Media Type)
BNC (Coaxial)
UTP
LineSpeed:
AutoNegotiate (Auto Speed Detection 10/100 Half or FullDuplex)
LineSpeed10 (10Mbps HalfDuplex)
LineSpeed100 (100Mbps HalfDuplex)
FullDuplex10 (10Mbps FullDuplex)
FullDuplex100 (100Mbps FullDuplex)
or
simply press continue to let hardware figure out.
NOTES: The default setting for the SMC 9432 is AMD (AutoDetect).
7. Link the desire protocol stack to the SMC EtherPower (9432BTX) driver.
8. Select Hardware->Exit to quit from netconfig, you will be prompted to
relink the kernel.
Answer OK to relink the kernel and rebuild the kernel environment.
9. After the kernel is successfully rebuilt, the following message appears:
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The kernel has been successfully linked and installed
To activate it, reboot your system
Setting up new kernel environment
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The system prompt, #, appears after this message.
23. Run "haltsys" to halt your system, then reboot your system.
Note: Make sure you halt and shut down your system in the proper
manner. Otherwise, you may corrupt system and user files.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.