IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring Card (ISA)
- Document ID: 95060001
- Posted Date: 1998-05-01
- Last Updated: 1998-05-01
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- Issue
- When configuring the IBM 16/4 Auto Token Ring card, it may fail initially on some Toshiba systems (T4800, T4850, T4900 - plug and play BIOS). It will work out of the box on older systems such as the T4600, T4700. IBM development is looking into this issue and has seen it happen on other systems (non-Toshiba) and it seems to be related to BIOS and the bootstrap.
- Procedure
- The IBM 16/4 Auto Token Ring card is capable of 'auto configuring' itself as well as letting a workstation boot remotely from the server (RPL - Remote Program Load). By default out of the box, the card is set for 'RPL Enabled' and will fail on the T4850 and T4900 on boot with a display similar to the following:
ET-00:00:00 <Elapsed Time (increments)>
ID-166 <Identification (166 primary)>
BU-0000 <"Bring Up" (0000 = initialize ok)>
AA-08005AD1DDFB <Adapter Address>
AL-00 0700 PP1FA7 <Adapter Level>
BL-C41873K <BIOS level>
MM-C800 03 <Memory / Interrupt>
SR-C000 16 <Shared RAM / Size>
OP-0000 16 S <Open Return code>
RQ-0000 <Request Count (increments)>
The system will not boot any further, nor will it boot to a diskette.
A user can still get the card to operate in a T4850, T4900 if they set the card to 'RPL Disabled' using the LANAID diskette (Disk 1) shipped with the card.
* Important - The user will first have to install the card in a desktop system or use a older Toshiba system in the DSIV which will boot properly.
Start the 'LANAID.EXE' program, follow the menus to set the default setting for 'RPL' to 'Disabled'. Select 'Save', the program will then write the information to the card and save it.
You can also use the LANAIDC.EXE program to set the card's configuration from the command line using the following switches:
/FAST=NW
The NetWare fastpath option should be used without other parameters, since all other options will be automatically chosen by the program. After the adapter is configured, Novell NetWare Requester will be installed to the \NWCLIENT subdirectory on the boot drive.
/FAST=LSP
The LSP fastpath option should be used without other parameters, since all other options will be automatically chosen by the program. After the adapter is configured, the LSP installation program (DXMAID.EXE) will be invoked.
/FAST=CFGONLY
The Configuration-Only fastpath option should be used without other parameters, since all other configuration options will be automatically chosen by the program. With this option, the card will be configured but no other software will be installed.
/PNP=Y OR /PNP=N
This option will set the adapter for Plug and Play Configuration or Manual Configuration.
/IO=<####>
This option will specify the Hex IO address (A20 or A24) of your adapter. If the IO port is invalid, the parameter will be ignored.
/INT=<##>
This option will specify the interrupt level (3, 9, 10 or 11) of your adapter. If the interrupt level specified is unavailable, the parameter will be ignored.
/ROM=<#####>
This option will specify the Hex ROM address (C8000-DE000) of your adapter. This address should be on an 8K boundary within the range shown. If the ROM address specified is invalid, the parameter will be ignored.
/RAM=<#####>
This option will specify the Hex RAM address (C0000-DE000) of your adapter. This address should be on the boundary
/RAMSIZE parameter
(default 16K). If the RAM address specified is specified by the invalid, the parameter will be ignored.
/RAMSIZE=<##>
This option will specify the RAM size in KBytes (8, 16, 32, or 64) for your adapter. If the RAM size specified
is not one of the listed sizes, the parameter will be ignored.
/BUSW=<##>
This option will specify the bus width (8 or 16) of your adapter. For optimal performance on a 16 bit computer, the bus width should also be set to 16.
/RIPL=Y OR /RIPL=N
This option will either enable or disable Remote IPL for your adapter.
/RS=<##>
This option will specify the ring speed (4 or 16) of your adapter.
/AUTO=Y OR /AUTO=N
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