Readme.txt
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AMD PCnet-Family Software
ODI driver for Netware DOS Workstations
Release 4.03
What's new in this release
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Fixed the Auto-negotiation part for Am79C976
Fixed a minor issue with the Novell performance test.
Date 12-06-95
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There are three building debug functions defined in the DOS-ODI driver.
(1) Serial port debug: To enable it by setting the equate "SerialDebug"
in the pcntnw.asm to -1 and re-assemble it.
All the support functions are defined in Sdebug.inc.
By default the driver uses COM2, and the seeting is
115200 N 8 1. If you need to change the setting, change
the bx value before calling "SerialInit" routine in the
DriverInit procedure. The valid setting is documented in
the sdebug.inc If you need to use COM1 instead of COM2,
set the equate "COM1SEL" to -1 then re-assemble it.
Function supported: ( All registers are preserved automatically )
ComASCIIWord macro integer
Encoded Word data to 4 ASCII digits and send out
through serial port.
ComASCIIByte macro char
Encoded Byte data to 2 ASCII digits and send out
through serial port.
ComDebugWord macro integer
Seial out one word.
ComDebugByte macro char
Seial out one byte.
(2) Screen debug: To enable it by setting the equate "ScreenDebug"
in the pcntnw.asm to -1 and re-assemble it.
All the support functions are defined in Scdebug.inc.
By default the driver defined the debug window at column
58 ~ 79, Row 21 ~ 23. If you need to change the window's
location, change the equates WIN_MIN_COL, WIN_MIN_ROW,
WIN_MAX_COL and WIN_MAX_ROW in the scdebug.inc
( The upper left corner of the screen is Row 0 Column 0.
The lower right corner of the screen is Row 24 Column 79 )
Function supported: ( All registers are preserved automatically )
OutDebugChar macro char
Display ASCII character to monochrome and color
screens.
OutDebugByte macro char
Convert Byte to 2 ASCII digits and display it
to screen.
OutDebugWord macro integer
Convert Word to 4 ASCII digits and display it
to screen.
(3) Dump Statistic Counters: To enable it by setting the equate
"DumpStatCounters" in the pcntnw.asm to -1
and re-assemble it. Then add a keyword
"DUMPDIAG" in the NET.CFG
The function is defined in Pcntnw.inc. By default the
driver will display all the statistics counters on the
screen at Row 3 Column 58. The window's width is 22. The
length is now 21. If you need to change the window's
location, change the equates DIAGS_ROW and DIAGS_COL.
Currently, the driver will display the following internal
statistic counters whenever any of them updates its value.
RxOverflow
RxTooBigCount
TxMiscCount
RxMiscCount
RxCheckSumError
TxBabbling
MissPacketErr
MemoryErr
TxBufferErr
TxUnderFlowErr
TxRetryErr
TxLateCollision
TxTimedOut
RxIntError
RxFrameErr
RxBufferErr
ExcessCollision
ResetChipCnt
No RCB Count
There are also some debug keywords defined in the DOS-ODI.
!!!! Warning : These keywords are used to help the engineer to debug
the system only. Don't release these information to
the end user.
(1) DMAPLUS:
Set DMAPLUS bit in the CSR4.
(2) DMTOFF:
Disable Dead man Timer.
(3) MODE16:
Force the driver running in 16 bit mode ( for PCNetPCI & PCNet-32 ).
(4) IEEEADDR:
Choose particular NIC. If there are more than one NICs on the system.
This keyword is very useful for those NICs in Plug-N-Play mode.
Parameter: 6 bytes board's IEEE address.
(5) CSR80:
Overwrite CSR80's value.
(6) ShareINT:
Enable/Disable Shared Interrupt on PCNet-PCI.
Parameters: OFF, ON. ( Default ON )
(7) CERTIFYTxtLen
Disable general service routine interface (ie. NO DMI support,
NO multi-board support for those Plug-N-Play NICs ).
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.