LAVA FAQ

SERIAL PORT DRIVER REPLACEMENT UTILITY FOR CARDS WITH “TWIST” UART

webfrge — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:08:06 +0000

Who should use this utility: Users with cards having serial ports that use a version of UART chip manufactured by Twist, and who are experiencing lockup during accesses on the serial port.

Operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.
Function: This utility will first test your system for devices that have the component in question. If necessary, the utility will then replace the driver currently in use with a new one for the device(s) involved. If your system does not need a driver replacement, nothing will be changed. A message will appear indicating the completion of the replacement.

Use: Download the utility and extract it. Run the “checkuart” executable file. The process is automatic.

NOTE 1: You will need to reboot your system for the new driver to take effect.

NOTE 2: Users with Windows 2000 will need to wait while the operating system configures devices, owing to the nature of this particular operating system. Please be patient and wait for the system to finish and the replacement utility to supply the completion message.

DOWNLOAD UTILITY (400K)

Understanding Parallel Port Addressing

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:30:30 +0000

A brief essay describing how to configure parallel ports

There are three hexadecimal addresses commonly used for parallel ports: 03BC, 0378, 0278 (hex). These are absolute addresses, fixed in memory.

They can be distinguished from them “logical” addresses accessed by users and many programs: LPT 1, LPT 2, LPT 3,…. These logical addresses can be interpreted as “1st Line Printer, 2nd Line Printer, 3rd Line Printer,…”

Consequently, one cannot have a “2nd Line Printer,” without having a “1st Line Printer.” - ie: You can’t get a LPT 2, unless you already have a LPT 1.

At boot-time, the system’s BIOS automatically checks the three FIXED HEXADECIMAL ADDRESSES mentioned above, and arbitrarily assigns the LOGICAL ADDRESS of LPT 1, LPT 2, LPT 3, if parallel port(s) are found at any of those addresses.

The FIXED HEXADECIMAL ADDRESSES are checked in descending order, ie 03BC is checked first, 0378 is checked second, and 0278 is check third.

If port(s) is/are installed at the following addresses:

FIXED HEXADECIMAL ADDRESSES

0278h only

0378h only

03BCh only

0378h, 0278h

03BCh, 0278h

03BCh, 0378h

03BCh, 0378h, 0278h

LOGICAL ASSIGNMENT

LPT 1

LPT 1, LPT 2 respectively

LPT 1, LPT 2, LPT 3 respectively

Since logical addressing is arbitrary, particular operating systems will deal with the addressing schemes in different manners. For instance, some versions of UNIX will assign logical addresses LPT 0, LPT 1, LPT 2.

DOS/Windows 3.1x will usually conform to the outline above.

Win-95, Win NT will usually conform to the outline above, BUT if a parallel port of a higher FIXED HEXADECIMAL ADDRESS is added to an existing system, Windows might assign the new port the next logical address, rather than re-assign established logical addresses. - Eg Jane has a computer with Windows 95 installed and a built-in parallel port residing at 0378 hex. She buys a LAVA Parallel Bi-Directional card at the local computer shop, configures it for 03BC hex, and slips it into her system. When she runs the Windows-95 Add New Hardware Wizard, it automatically detects the LAVA port configured as 03BC hex and assigns it the logical address LPT 2.

However, since the assignments are arbitrary, Windows might not perform as expected. It is always best to adjust any settings (via DEVICE MANAGER) to conform with the table, above.

Windows Operating System Support for USB 2.0

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:27:56 +0000

At present, Microsoft has no USB 2.0 support in Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, and Windows NT 4.0.

Unix Support

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:27:07 +0000

LAVA does not provide drivers or support for UNIX. SCO UNIX has a command called mkdev serial that can install the port in UNIX. Consult the documentation for your version of UNIX to see if this is the correct command for you and the appropriate switches.

Troubleshooting the Parallel-ECP/EPP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:26:18 +0000

To ensure that Lava ECP/EPP card installs correctly the following issues must be resolved.

1) Conflict with Onboard Parallel Port.

To ensure that the LAVA card does not conflict with the onboard parallel port card enter

your CMOS setup and make sure that the settings set for the LAVA card differ from those

for the on-board card.

2) Settings on LAVA card differ from those set in Device Manager.

In Device Manager Enter Ports (COM and LPT) and double-click the port that has been assigned

for the LavaPort. Check that the Resources for that port match what has been set

by jumpers on the Lava card.

3) Resource Conflict with LAVA card

To ensure that there are not any conflicts with the LAVA card enter Device Manager.

Double-click Computer. Ensure that no other device has claimed the IRQ I/0 range or

DMA channel that the LAVA card has been set to by jumpers. Make sure to check the DMA

channel in here. If 1 and 3 are listed in here our card must be installed without a

DMA channel. To do this make sure the jumpers are set OFF for DMA. Do this by having

the DMA jumpers hanging off one pin.

4) Problems with Printer Cable.

Make sure that you have a 25 Conductor (or Fully Loaded) Printer Cable.

Some cables may have all the pins on the connectors but they are not wired within

the cable. Generally, a cable is fully loaded if the connectors

are molded. If not, then it likely is 18 conductor.

Make sure that the length is less than 40′ long. Most printers will not work correctly

at more than 40′. Make sure that the printer cable is fully uncoiled. The magnetic

field created by a coiled cable could cause garbled output.

If you have an IEEE printer you must have an IEEE printer cable.

Installation/Reinstallation Instructions:

1) Remove the existing ECP port from Device Manager if it exists (the one with the problem).

2) Set the jumpers on the LAVA card to the correct LPT IRQ and DMA channel, then put the card into an ISA slot (with the power off.)

3) Go to Add New Hardware and don’t let it detect the card.

4) Choose Ports COM and LPT and then ECP Printer Port. If you are installing the card without a

DMA channel then choose Printer Port. Note what kind of Printer Port you have chosen

for the steps below.

5) When it asks to Reboot, DON’T!!!!! (Click no).

6) Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - and enter the Device Manager tab.

7) Double-click the Printer port with the exclamation mark and enter Resources.

8) If you have chosen ECP Printer Port, uncheck Use Automatic Settings, then choose Basic

Configuration 4 and configure the LavaPort to the correct I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel.

If you have chosen Printer Port uncheck Use Automatic Settings, choose Basic Configuration 3

and configure the LavaPort to correct I/O address and IRQ.

9) Click Ok and Ok and let Windows restart.

10) If you are installing a scanner, ZIP drive, or some other device, run the installation again

while the device is attached to our card. (In the case of the Iomega ZIP drive run the

Parallel Port accelerator program and if that doesn’t work uninstall the ZIP drive and run

the setup again and then run the Parallel Port accelerator program.)

After you re-enter Windows you will have a fully functional ECP/EPP printer port.

Installing a SSerial-PCI(/LP) in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:25:33 +0000

Installation

1. With the power turned off, insert the SSerial-PCI card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

NOTE: If you are using an AGP video card you may find that QNX will not boot with the card in the PCI slot immediately following the AGP slot.

Simply place the card in the second slot to alleviate this problem.

2. QNX will automatically detect the presence of the SSerial-PCI card and create a serial device in the folder /etc/dev/ called Ser[x] (where x is the next available serial device number determined by QNX while enumerating the PCI bus at boot-up).

3. To verify that the card has been installed you can check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250″. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devcser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card’s resources.

For example, given the process command “devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 -u2 2F8,4 -u3 a000,5″ we can see that Com1 and Com2 were mapped to devices Ser1 and Ser2 respectively and our serial port at a000 was mapped to device Ser3.

Card Resources

You can easily determine the IO address and IRQ resources of the card’s serial port by running the PCI command “pci -v”. This command will display all the information for each of the PCI devices on the system bus. To find the physical address and IRQ of the card, simply scan through the output of this command for a section beginning with “Vendor ID = 1407h, Lava Computer MFG Inc”. Both the IO address and IRQ of the card can be found in this section under “PCI IO Address” and “Interrupt Line”, respectively.

Testing

Testing the card’s functionality can be done by using QNX’s own terminal program, Qtalk, and a loopback connector. To test a port, attach the loopback connector and open up a Qtalk session by executing the command “qtalk -m /dev/ser3 -b 115200,8,n,1″ on the port. While the loopback connector is attached any characters entered in Qtalk should be echoed back to the screen. Removing the loopback connector should prevent character echoing from occurring.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up, but the card can be found in the PCI listing, you may choose to manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have a serial port residing at physical address=a000 and IRQ=5 which wasn’t allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add a new serial device by running the command: devc-ser8250 -u3 a000,5

This is a very simple example of adding a new serial device using the devc-ser8250 command. Full documentation of all the options associated with this command can be found in the QNX 6 RTOS Utilities Reference Manual.

Installing an SSerial-PCI or SSerial-PCI/LP in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:24:48 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the SSerial-PCI and installs it as ttyS4. This setting will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

To verify proper installation you must first find out the port information (I/O range, IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see an entry for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below it will be an IRQ number and an I/O port. Write down that information (for example, IRQ 12, e400).

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS4

Note: ttyS4 is the first default PCI serial port (This may change depending on how many serial ports you may have).

If the card was correctly configured by Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty4, Line 4, UART 16550A, Port: 0xe400, IRQ: 12

Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should match the information collected earlier.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your information), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following line at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe400 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Installing a SSerial-550 in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:11:18 +0000

Installation

Before installing the card into the system you must check for available resources. To get a general idea of the IRQ and COM port addresses in use you will have to check several different locations:

Existing COM port addresses and IRQs can be found by executing the command “sin ar|grep devc-ser8250″ which returns the arguments of process devc-ser8250 (eg. devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 ?u2 2F8,4 - which tells us that IRQs 3 and 4 are in use as are IO addresses 3F8 and 2F8.)

In addition certain IRQs may be reserved by the PCI system bus. Executing the command “pci -v |grep Interrupt” will return a list of all the interrupt line values.

Set the jumpers on the card to any IRQ and COM port addresses NOT found in the previous step.

NOTE: The SSerial-550 is shipped with factory default jumper settings of COM1 and IRQ 4.

With the power turned off, insert the SSerial-550 card into any free ISA slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

If jumpered correctly QNX will automatically detect the presence of the SSerial-550 card and create a device in the folder /etc/dev/ called Ser[x] (where x will be the first available COM port while enumerating at boot-up).

To verify that the card has been installed you may check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250″. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devc-ser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card’s resources.

Testing

Testing the card?s functionality can be done by using QNX’s own terminal program, Qtalk, and a loopback connector. To test a port, attach the loopback connector and open up a Qtalk session by executing the command “qtalk -m /dev/ser3 -b 115200,8,n,1″ on the port. While the loopback connector is attached any characters entered in Qtalk should be echoed back to the screen. Removing the loopback connector should prevent character echoing from occurring.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up you can manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have a serial port residing at physical address=3e8 and IRQ=5 which wasn’t allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add a new serial device by running the command:

devc-ser8250 -u3 3e8,5

Installing an SSerial-550 in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:10:32 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, Linux detects the SSerial-550 and sets the configuration for ttyS2. To verify proper installation you must remember the I/O range (see table below) and IRQ each serial port was jumpered to.

ttyS0 = 0×03f8; irq = 4

ttyS1 = 0×02f8; irq = 3

ttyS2 = 0×03e8; irq = 4

ttyS3 = 0×02e8; irq = 3

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS2

Note: ttyS2 refers to Com3. This setting may change depending on how the jumpers are configured on the card.

If the card is correctly configured in Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty2, Line 2, UART 16550A, Port: 0×03e8, IRQ: 4

Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should conform to the jumper settings on the card.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your jumper settings), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following line at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0×03e8 irq 4 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

Your port/IRQ may be different depending on the jumper settings on the card. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Reinstalling Cards in Windows 2000

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:09:19 +0000

LAVA PCI cards do not install in Win2000 using a setup utility. They install when New Hardware is found at boot up of Windows. Windows searches your hard and floppy drives for an .inf file that includes the setup information for our card. This is a plain text file that contains the setup information for our card. Sometimes, it does not find this file so it is necessary to have our card reinstall.

The following procedure will reinstall our card:

1) Right Click on My Computer from the desktop and enter Properties and then Device Manager. Enter the section called Other Devices or Unknown Devices.

2) Remove the reference to either PCI card or PCI Serial Controller or PCI parallel controller by right-clicking on it and entering Uninstall.

3) Shut down your computer normally and ensure that our card is seated properly in the PCI slot.

4) Upon entering Windows, when New Hardware is found direct it to the LAVA Win2000 .inf file.

5) Let Windows search for our installation file and reinstall our card correctly.

WINDOWS 2000 FEATURES

In Windows 95/98/Me we provide a utility for redirecting the COM port assignment that Windows assigns our ports. This utility is not necessary in later versions of Windows. The following is the procedure to redirect our port in Windows 2000.

1) Go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer from the Desktop and entering Properties.

2) Open up Ports (COM & LPT) by clicking the + sign to the left.

3) Double-click the port you wish to redirect and enter the Port Settings Tab.

4) Click the Advanced Button.

5) In the Window that appears you can redirect the port assignment.

SPECIAL WINDOWS 2000 FEATURE

Parallel Port LPT assignments can be redirected. Currently the choice for redirection is LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3.

CLEANING UP OUR INF FILE

If you are updating the .inf file from a previous version of this file it is necessary to remove the old version. You must go to the Windows\inf folder. If you don’t see the inf folder then your folder options are set to hide that folder. To see that folder go to View|Folder Options|View

In there make sure that the show all files option is set. Our .inf file is found under the name oemX.inf, where X is some integer. You must edit using notepad.exe each oemX.inf file and look for a reference to LAVA. If there is a reference to LAVA then remove that file. Also, remove the associated oemX.pnf that is located here as well.

Upgrading a System with Lava Cards to a Newer Version of Windows

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:07:28 +0000

Question:

I have upgraded my system to a newer version of Windows. I left my LAVA card in the system during the upgrade. Now in Device Manager my card is showing up in Other Devices as PCI Parallel Card or PCI Serial Card. The peripheral attached to it (modem, printer, Zip drive) won’t work. What do I do now?

Answer:

During the installation of the upgrade, Windows was looking for the drivers on the Windows upgrade CD. The card’s drivers are not located on the CD so the installation routine couldn’t install the card properly. The following procedure will reinstall the card properly:

1) Go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer from the Desktop and entering Properties. Then click the Device Manager tab.

2) In Device Manager remove the PCI Parallel Card or PCI Serial Card with the exclamation (!) mark by clicking it and hitting delete on the keyboard.

3) Close all open windows and reboot the system by using Start|Restart.

4) Upon booting into Windows the New Hardware Found wizard will appear. Direct this wizard to the LAVA Installation disk, following the procedure described in the LAVA Installation manual for installing the card in Windows.

Windows Me: Upgrading a System with Lava Cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:06:06 +0000

Question:

I have upgraded my system to Windows system to Windows ME (Millenium Edition). I left my LAVA card in the system during the upgrade. Now in Device Manager my card is showing up in Other Devices as PCI Parallel Card or PCI Serial card. The peripheral attached to it (modem, printer, zip drive) won’t work. What do I do now?

Answer:

During the installation of the upgrade, Windows was looking for the drivers on the Windows ME upgrade CD. Our drivers are not located on the CD so it couldn’t install it properly. The following procedure will have our card reinstall properly:

1) Go to Device Manager by Right Clicking on My Computer from the Desktop and entering Properties. Then click the Device Manager tab.

2) In Device Manager remove the PCI Parallel Card or PCI Serial Card with the exclamation (!) mark by clicking it and hitting delete on the keyboard.

3) Close all open Windows and reboot the system by using Start - Shutdown.

4) Upon the boot into Windows you will see the New Hardware found wizard. Direct this wizard to our disk, following the procedure illustrated in the LAVA Installation manual for installing the card in Windows 95/98.

The Method Windows 95/98/Me/2000 Assigns PCI Serial Ports

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:59:38 +0000

This note is useful in understanding configuration when software might require a specific Com port below Com 5.

Windows 95/98/Me/2000 cannot enumerate PCI serial ports starting at COM2 or COM3.

The way the Windows serial port enumerator (serenum.vxd) works is:

It first checks the I/O address of the serial port.

If the I/O address is 3f8 then it assigns that serial port COM1.

If the I/O address is 2f8 then it assigns that serial port COM2.

If the I/O address is 3e8 then it assigns that serial port COM3.

If the I/O address is 2e8 then it assigns that serial port COM4.

If the port has an I/O address other than what is shown above, then Windows enumerates the ports

starting at COM5.

PCI cards are completely configured by the system. The system cannot configure PCI cards with the I/O addresses shown above. Those are reserved for ISA devices so Windows will always enumerate our PCI ports starting at COM5.

If you wish to reassign serial ports, use the LAVA redirect software.

Reinstalling PCI Cards in Windows 2000

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:57:41 +0000

The following procedure will reinstall our card:

1) Right Click on My Computer from the desktop and enter Properties and then Device Manager. Enter the section called Other Devices or Unknown Devices.

2) Remove the reference to either PCI card or PCI Serial Controller or PCI parallel controller by right-clicking on it and entering Uninstall.

3) Shut down your computer normally and ensure that our card is seated properly in the PCI slot.

4) Upon entering Windows, when New Hardware is found direct it to the LAVA Win2000 .inf file.

5) Let Windows search for our installation file and reinstall our card correctly.

WINDOWS 2000 FEATURES

1) Go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer from the Desktop and entering Properties.

2) Open up Ports (COM & LPT) by clicking the + sign to the left.

3) Double-click the port you wish to redirect and enter the Port Settings Tab.

4) Click the Advanced Button.

5) In the Window that appears you can redirect the port assignment.

SPECIAL WINDOWS 2000 FEATURE

Parallel Port LPT assignments can be redirected. Currently the choice for redirection is LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3.

CLEANING UP YOUR INF FILE

Installing Windows XP Drivers for the Lava USB 2.0 Host Adapter

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:49:39 +0000

1. When the system is started with the USB 2.0 Host Adapter installed, Windows XP will detect the new hardware.
2. Choosing to install the hardware will cause Windows XP to install whatever drivers it can locate.
3. When finished, Windows XP will display a message about a missing driver.
4. Looking in Windows Device Manager indicates the specific driver that has been detected as missing.
5. At this point, open your web browser and navigate to the Microsoft Windows Update site.
You will need to do this with the USB 2.0 host adapter installed in your system and with Windows XP as your currently running operating system, as Windows Update will automatically proceed to install the new drivers later in the process.
6. Before you can download anything, Windows update will ask permission to install its Windows
Update Control, software that will detect what updates you might need.
7. The specific update you need for the USB 2.0 Host Adapter is the Microsoft USB Driver.
8. The installation routine will next ask you to accept a licensing agreement.
9. After accepting the terms of the license, the download will begin. Once Microsoft Update has finished, it will automatically install the drivers on your system.
10. After the installation is complete, you will be able to see the “NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller B1″ in the Windows Device Manager.
11. For reference, right-clicking on the “NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller B1″ entry in the Device manager will allow you to inspect the names of the installed drivers as shown below.

Installing Cards with Windows NT 4.0 Small Business Server

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:44:48 +0000

Question:

I am installing the LavaPort 650 into a Windows NT4.0 Small Business Server. I have tried everything and the card refuses to install. What can I do?

Answer:

There are security issues with Windows NT Small Business Server that refuse to let the LavaPort 650 driver start up. These drivers need to be updated to reflect this. What is necessary is the installation of our older drivers that enable us to install regardless of the security in the Winnt registry. The following are the necessary steps.

Download the LavaPort PnP driver. The driver for the LavaPort PnP is found in Tech Support Drivers located on www.lavalink.com.

Uninstall our old driver

1) Remove the following files from your hard drive:

detectlava.sys and seriallava.sys from

winnt.sbs\system32\drivers

lavaport.cpl from

winnt.sbs\system32\

2)Clean registry

Use Regedt32 because regedit doesn’t let you change security privileges.

Go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root

Change Security Privileges to Full Access for LEGACY_DETECTLAVA and LEGACY_SERIALLAVA by going to the Security Menu and then Permissions and set Type of Access to Full Control while each folder and subfolder is highlighted.

After this is done remove LEGACY_DETECTLAVA and LEGACY_SERIALLAVA

Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

Remove DetectLava and SerialLava Folders. You do not have to change security privileges for these folders because they are already set at Full Control.

a) unzip the file you downloaded (preferably to a floppy disk because the copy command reflects that).

b) Make a DOS boot disk.

c) Copy lavaconf.exe to that boot disk.

4) Shut down and boot from the DOS boot disk you created.

5) Run lavaconf from that boot disk and write down the I/O addresses and IRQ reported by lavaconf.

6) Boot into NT and create an install.bat file so that all the folders are correct:

*** copy command should reflect where you have the files located.***

copy a:\NT4.0\*.sys c:\winnt.sbs\system32\drivers

copy a:\NT4.0\*.cpl c:\winnt.sbs\system32

cd \winnt.sbs\system32

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Link650.cpl

7) Go to Control Panel Ports and add click add Make sure that you modify the I/O address and IRQ so that they match what you have written down in step 5 above. Our I/O addresses will not be found in the drop down list so you have to type them in manually.

DON’T RESTART WHEN IT PROMPTS YOU TO!!

8) Run the install.bat

9) Go to Control Panel and LAVA Link650 Ports and go to settings and then advanced for the each of the ports that you have added and modify the UART type to Link-650.

REBOOT ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE MODIFIED THE SECOND PORT!!

10) When you get back into NT go back to Control Panel LAVA Link 650 ports and you should have two fully functional LAVA Link650 ports!!!

Interrupts and Scanners, Orb, OnStream, Zip and SyQuest Devices

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:28:49 +0000

Some printer port devices only look for Interrupt requests that are edge driven. PCI cards are level driven. It is possible that your scanner is looking for interrupt requests that edge driven. Unfortunately, we cannot change how the scanner detects the mode. If it does not detect our EPP mode you obtain updated drivers and installation utilities from the scanner manufacturer.

Some scanners that use Shuttle technology have the capability of the disabling the interrupt detection completely. These scanners install a device under SCSI controllers in Device Manager. The name varies depending on scanner manufacturer. Many times it has a reference to Shuttle. In this device you can change settings in the Settings tab under Adapter settings.

Under Windows 95

/w95 /di

Under Windows 98

/di

Configuration Settings for ISA Cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:27:12 +0000

Standard Microsoft Basic Configurations for Communications Ports

COM BASIC CONF RESOURCE

COM1 0 03F8-03FF: IRQ 4

1 03F8-03FF: Any IRQ

COM2 2 02F8-02FF: IRQ3

3 02F8-02FF: Any IRQ

COM3 4 03E8-03EF: IRQ4

5 03E8-03EF: Any IRQ

COM4 6 02E8-02EF: IRQ3

7 02E8-02EF: Any IRQ

COMX 8 Any I/O range: Any IRQ

Standard Microsoft Basic Configurations for Parallel Ports

Printer Port

BASIC CONF RESOURCE

0 03BC-03BE

0378-037A

0278-027A

NO IRQ

1 03BC-03BE

0378-037A

0278-027A

Any IRQ

2 ANY I/O Range

No IRQ

3 Any I/O Range

Any IRQ

4 Any I/O Range

Any IRQ

Any DMA

ECP Printer Port

BASIC CONF RESOURCE

0 03BC-03BE

0378-037A

0278-027A

NO IRQ

1 03BC-03BE

0378-037A

0278-027A

Any IRQ

2 03BC-03BE

0378-037A

0278-027A

Any IRQ

Any DMA

3 ANY I/O Range

No IRQ

4 Any I/O Range

Any IRQ

Any DMA

Setting Bios for Jumpered Cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:21:46 +0000

Question:

I have installed my LAVA card that has jumpers into my operating system correctly. However, when I try to use the card the OS reports that the card is not functioning properly. What should I do?

Answer:

The answer to this question applies to all LAVA cards that have IRQ jumper settings. To correct this situation it is necessary to make some BIOS setting changes. The following description applies to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find equivalent setting changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP.

Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL.

Scroll down to the IRQ(s) assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.

Installing the DSerial-550 or SSerial-550 in Win NT 4.0

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:19:32 +0000

1) Boot into NT without the DSERIAL-550 installed in the computer.

2) Check for available IRQs. Go to Start|Programs|Administrative Tools| Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab. Check for a free IRQ in here. NT does not show the IRQ for parallel ports. By default the motherboard Parallel Port uses IRQ7,so, assume IRQ7 is not free. Also our card has IRQ 9 printed as IRQ 2. So if IRQ 9 is available then set our card’s jumper to IRQ2.

3) Find out which Input/Output Address the OnBoard Serial port is using.

Go to Start|Programs|Administrative Tools| Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab, then Click the Devices button. Double-click the Serial device. This shows your motherboard’s serial port address. Do not set our card to this address. Set our card to the next address. For example:

COM1 = 3f8

COM2 = 2f8

COM3 = 3e8

COM4 = 2e8

Therefore, if you see 3f8 and 2f8 then set our card to 3e8 and 2e8 (COM3 and COM4 respectively).

4) Shut down and put our card in the ISA slot.

5) Reserve the IRQ in the BIOS setup. The steps described here apply to all LAVA cards that have IRQ jumper settings. To correct this situation it is necessary to make some BIOS settings changes. The following steps apply to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find similar settings changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP. Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL. Scroll down to the IRQ assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.

6) Boot back into NT and verify that our card has installed. Go to Control Panel Ports. Ensure that the ports that were added are set to the correct IRQ and I/O addresses. If not then set them to the correct settings then reboot.

Go to Start|Programs|Administrative Tools| Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab, then Click the Devices button. Double-click the Serial device.

If you see an additional set of input output ranges then you have successfully installed our card.

Installing an RS422-550 in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:18:51 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, Linux detects the RS422-550 and sets the configuration for ttyS2 and ttyS3. To verify proper installation you must remember the I/O range (see table below) and IRQ each serial port was jumpered to.

ttyS0 = 0×03f8; irq = 4

ttyS1 = 0×02f8; irq = 3

ttyS2 = 0×03e8; irq = 4

ttyS3 = 0×02e8; irq = 3

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS2

Note: ttyS2 refers to Com3. This setting may change depending on how the jumpers are configured on the card.

If the card is correctly configured in Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty2, Line 2, UART 16550A, Port: 0×03e8, IRQ: 4

Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should conform to the jumper settings on the card.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0×03e8 irq 4 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0×02e8 irq 3 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

Your port/IRQ may be different depending on the jumper settings on the card. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Reinstall Parallel & Serial Cards Improperly Installed in Win 95/98/Me/2000

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:18:06 +0000

Note: LAVA PCI cards do not use a setup utility to install in Windows 95/98/Me/2000. They install when New Hardware is found at boot up of Windows. Windows searches your hard and floppy drives for an .inf file that includes the setup information for our card. Sometimes, it does not find this file so it is necessary to reinstall the card.

The following procedure will reinstall the card:

1) Right-click on My Computer from the desktop and enter Properties and then Device Manager. Enter the section called Other Devices or Unknown Devices.

2) Remove the reference to either PCI card or PCI Serial Controller.

3) Shut down your computer normally and ensure that the card is seated properly in the PCI slot.

4) Upon re-entering Windows and when New Hardware is found, place the LAVA Installation and Utilities disk into the drive.

5) Let Windows search for our installation file to reinstall our card correctly.

Also:

In Windows 95 B OSR2 a patch must be run in order for PCI devices to function properly. In Device Manager check if there is an Other Devices Section. In there you might see a PCI bridge device and a Universal Serial Bus controller both with question marks (?). If this is the case then you must run the Windows patch that comes on a floppy or CD ROM with the motherboard while our card is NOT in the system. The file is usually called piix4.exe or something similar. Consult the readme files on the disk to find out what the file is exactly named in your case.

Also:

If your card is a generic version of a LAVA card, it will require drivers written specifically for that card. Consult Technical Support to obtain generic drivers.

If reinstalling the card doesn’t work, check the following:

A) Ensure that the card is seated in the slot properly.

B) See that the slot that the card is in has no problem. Try the card in a different slot ensuring that it is properly seated in the slot.

C) Some computers give errors with our card if the card is placed in a dedicated PCI slot if there are shared PCI / ISA slots in that computer. Try the card in one of the shared PCI ISA slots.

D) Ensure that the card itself has no problems. If it does, replace it through the reseller of your card. If they are not willing to replace it then we can.

Installing a Quattro-PCI in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:16:37 +0000

Installation

1. With the power turned off, insert the Quattro-PCI card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

NOTE: If you are using an AGP video card you may find that QNX will not boot with the card in the PCI slot immediately following the AGP slot. Simply place the card in the second slot to alleviate this problem.

2. Since the Quattro-PCI card has multiple ports sharing a single Device ID, QNX will only be able auto-detect the presence of the first port of each Device ID (Port A and Port C).

3. Obtain the Lava Serial Driver and follow the directions in the Readme.1st file. You will need to modify the Port Addresses in the Lava.include file to match the actual IO addresses in the PCI listings on your own system.

4. Reboot your system. If you have correctly configured your system you should find that QNX will set up all four serial ports at start-up.

NOTE: The Lava.include driver may need to be reconfigured if the profile of your system is modified (i.e. by adding or removing any PCI cards). If you find that you are having problems with all of the ports on your Lava card you may want to double check that the IO addresses in the PCI listing match the values set in the Lava.include file.

5. To verify that the card has been installed you may check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250”. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devcser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card’s resources.

Card Resources

You can easily determine the physical address and IRQ resources of the card’s serial port by displaying the PCI listing “pci -v”. This command will display all the information for each of the PCI devices on the system bus. To find the IO address and IRQ of the card, simply scan through the output of this command for a section beginning with “Vendor ID = 1407h, LAVA Computer MFG Inc.”, of which there should be two sections, one for each port.

NOTE: QNX will always enumerate ports in sequential order. Therefore, when reading the PCI listing from top to bottom the address of Port A will be displayed first, followed immediately by the address of Port B. The ordering same can be applied to Device IDs.

Testing

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up, but the card is displayed in the PCI listing, you may manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have four serial ports residing at physical addresses=a000, a400, a800 and ac00, all sharing IRQ=5 and none of which is allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add four new serial devices by running the command: devc-ser8250 -u3 a000,5 -u4 a400,5 -u5 a800,5 -u6 ac00,5

This is a very simple example of adding four new serial devices by using the devc-ser8250 command. Full documentation of all the options associated with this command can be found in the QNX 6 RTOS Utilities Reference Manual.

Installing a Quattro-PCI in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:15:55 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the Quattro-PCI and installs it as ttyS4 ,ttyS5, ttyS6, and ttyS7. These settings will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

However, on installation the card will be configured incorrectly. To configure the card correctly, first find out the port information (I/O range and IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see two separate entries for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below each will be a IRQ number and two I/O ports. Write down that information for all ports (for example, IRQ 12, d400, d800, IRQ 12, dc00, e000).

Then edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xd400 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xd800 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS6 port 0xdc00 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS7 port 0xe000 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

Preventing the launch of the “New Hardware Found” Wizard with HP Printers

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:15:11 +0000

Introduction

This document discusses the appearance of the Update Device Wizard or the New Hardware Found windows. If one of the two following problems occur, then you need to complete the “Update Device Wizard” to prevent it from re-appearing:

The Update Device Wizard or New Hardware Found window appears with the HP license agreement, when installing an HP DeskJet printer driver through the Add Printer icon in Windows 95 or 98.

The Update Device Wizard, New Hardware Found or Add New Hardware Wizard window appears every time Windows 95 or 98 is started and prompts you to install the HP DeskJet printer.

Instructions

To prevent the Windows Plug and Play feature (Update Device Wizard, New Hardware Found, or Add New Hardware Wizard) from opening each time that the computer is restarted, use the following steps.

Update Device Wizard

To complete the Update Device Wizard, do the following:

1.If there are any disks in the floppy drive or the CD-ROM drive, remove them.

2.Click Next when the Update Device window appears.

3.Click Finish to the message indicating a new driver could not be found. The Update Device window will not appear again for this printer.

4.If the HP DeskJet printer driver is being installed, click Agree to License to continue with the HP printer driver installation.

New Hardware Found

To prevent the New Hardware Found window from appearing, do the following:

In the Windows 95/98/Me Plug and Play screen, select “Do not install a printer driver and Windows will not prompt you again.” Then select OK. This will stop the Plug and Play feature from opening each time that the computer is restarted.

If the previous steps do not work:

Contact the computer manufacturer to ensure that the computer’s BIOS (CMOS) port settings are configured to a bidirectional mode such as ECP, EPP, or BIDI.

The LPT port settings in the computer’s CMOS and in the Windows Device Manager need to be compatible. If the LPT port in the Windows Device Manager is configured for a bidirectional mode (for example, ECP Printer Port LPT1), the computer’s CMOS setting for the LPT port must also be configured for a bidirectional mode. Otherwise, Window’s Plug and Play will try to reinstall the HP DeskJet printer driver every time Windows is booted.

DOS Limitations on Port Addressing for PCI Serial Cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:13:54 +0000

These limitations may particularly affect those users setting up Point of Sale (POS) systems.

PCI serial cards do not generally work with most DOS POS systems. Those systems are looking for ports on 3f8 2f8 3e8 or 2e8.

LAVA PCI serial ports cannot install there nor can you change things from Windows so that things might work from a DOS window. Lava does currently have 2 DOS based utilities for manually changing a card’s resources to work as standard DOS legacý; however, due to BIOS limitations, these utilities do not work with 100% of systems. Contact technical support via email or phone for more information on the use of these utilities. To download these utilities, go to the support/driver page for your particular product, scroll down to the bottom and choose “Utilities”, then download the file on the ”LAVA SETADDR.EXE and SETIRQ.EXE” link.

Also, on the other hand, some POS software lets you configure the serial port within the application to specific IO addresses and IRQs. If you have this capability, then run lavaconf.exe (located on the LAVA Installation and Utilities disk) and set the serial port settings in your POS software to what lavaconf.exe reports.

If you do not have this capability in your POS software then these cards will not work for you and you must use an ISA card instead.

Pinouts for RS-232 DB9, DB25 and RJ45 Connectors

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:09:51 +0000

RS232 DB9 Connector

DB-9M	Function	Abbreviation
Pin #1	Data Carrier Detect	CD
Pin #2	Receive Data	RD or RX or RXD
Pin #3	Transmitted Data	TD or TX or TXD
Pin #4	Data Terminal Ready	DTR
Pin #5	Signal Ground	GND
Pin #6	Data Set Ready	DSR
Pin #7	Request To Send	RTS
Pin #8	Clear To Send	CTS
Pin #9	Ring Indicator	RI

RS-232 Serial PC Port Connector DB-25

DB-25M	Function	Abbreviation
Pin #1	Chassis/Frame Ground	GND
Pin #2	Transmitted Data	TD
Pin #3	Receive Data	RD
Pin #4	Request To Send	RTS
Pin #5	Clear To Send	CTS
Pin #6	Data Set Ready	DSR
Pin #7	Signal Ground	GND
Pin #8	Data Carrier Detect	DCD or CD
Pin #9	Transmit + (Current Loop)	TD+
Pin #11	Transmit - (Current Loop)	TD-
Pin #18	Receive + (Current Loop)	RD+
Pin #20	Data Terminal Ready	DTR
Pin #22	Ring Indicator	RI
Pin #25	Receive - (Current Loop)	RD-

RS232 RJ45 Connector

RJ-45	Function	Abbreviation
Pin #1	Ring Indicator	RI-
Pin #2	Clear to Send	CTS+
Pin #3	Clear to Send	CTS-
Pin #4	Transmit Data	TD+
Pin #5	Transmit Data	TD-
Pin #6	Receive Data	RD+
Pin #7	Receive Data	RD-
Pin #8	Signal Ground/Common	GND
Pin #9	Ring Indicator	RI+
Pin #10	DC Power I/O	jumper select

Installing a PCI Card in Windows XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:03:46 +0000

NOTE: The following instructions apply to PCI-bus serial 16550 UART ports and to PCI-bus parallel ports.

LAVA PCI cards take drivers native to Windows XP as well as LAVA drivers. When installing PCI cards, Windows XP asks for a driver disk. After searching the LAVA Installation Disk, Windows will also use drivers taken from the Windows XP Operating System.

When installing, a generic message may appear indicating a driver has not been submitted to Microsoft for approval. Continue with the install.

To change parallel port settings:

If you wish to change the LPT designation given to a port, go to the Device Manager, select the “Ports” menu, and select the port you want to change. Go to the “Properties” for that port, and select “Port settings.” Use the drop-down menu to change the LPT number as needed.

To change serial port settings:

If you wish to change the COM designation given to a port, go to the Device Manager, select the “Ports” menu, and select the port you want to change. Go to the “Properties” for that port, and select “Port settings.” Select “Advanced” and then use the drop-down menu to change the COM number as needed.

Installing Lava 16550 UART Serial Cards in Windows NT 3.51

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:02:45 +0000

1) Create a DOS boot diskette on a non-NT system (DOS, WIN9x, or Win3.11) using the following command:

format a: /s

2) Copy lavaconf.exe (our LAVA PCI card detection routine) to that installation diskette.

3) Insert the LAVA PCI 16550 PCI card into an available PCI slot.

4) Boot to the DOS boot diskette.

5) Run lavaconf.exe from that diskette.

6) Record what Lavaconf reports.

7) Restart the computer and boot to NT3.51

8) Go to Control Panel and Click Ports.

9) Click Add and then click the Properties for the port that was added.

10) Go to Settings and then Advanced.

11) Configure the IO address and IRQ to what you recorded in step 6. (NOTE: the IO address will not be a choice in the list. You must type over what is in the list.)

12) Repeat steps 9-11 for all the Lava Serial ports you are adding.

13) Reboot after all the ports have been added.

Installing a Serial 16550 UART PCI Port in Windows XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:02:06 +0000

NOTE: The following instructions apply to PCI-bus serial 16550 UART ports.

LAVA PCI serial ports take drivers native to Windows XP as well as LAVA drivers. When installing PCI serial ports, Windows XP asks for a driver disk. After searching the LAVA Installation Disk, Windows will also use drivers taken from the Windows XP Operating System.

When installing, a generic message may appear indicating a driver has not been submitted to Microsoft for approval. Continue with the install.

To change serial port settings:

Installing a Parallel PCI Port in Windows XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:01:20 +0000

NOTE: The following instructions apply to PCI-bus parallel ports.

LAVA PCI parallel ports take drivers native to Windows XP as well as LAVA drivers. When installing PCI parallel ports, Windows XP asks for a driver disk. After searching the LAVA Installation Disk, Windows will also use drivers taken from the Windows XP Operating System.

When installing, a generic message may appear indicating a driver has not been submitted to Microsoft for approval. Continue with the install.

To change parallel port settings:

Manually Renaming Com Ports - Windows 9X/ME

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:00:31 +0000

Application: All LAVA PCI Serial Cards

Question:

I am running the final release of Windows 98 and when I run your ModemSpeed or Redirect utility with your PCI serial card it does not recognize the port. What’s going on?

Answer:

The fix for redirecting the card to lower COM port settings is the following:

1) Go to Start|Run and type regedit and then click OK.

2) Go to the following place in the registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\MF\CHILD0000\PCI&VEN_1407&DEV_0200&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00]

3) Modify the following string values by double-clicking the tab to the left of that String name. Change COM# to a value that is not already being used. i.e. COM3 or COM4. Verify this by checking ports in Device Manager.

“DeviceDesc”=”LavaPort 650 PCI (COM5)”

“PORTNAME”=”COM5″

“FRIENDLYNAME”=”LavaPort 650 PCI (COM5)”

Leave the following strings alone.

“HardwareID”=”PORT650PCI,MF\\CHILD0000″

“Class”=”Ports”

“Driver”=”Ports\\0001″

“Mfg”=”Lava Computer MFG. Inc.”

“ConfigFlags”=hex:00,00,00,00

4) Repeat Step 3 for the other port of the card(if it has one) found in the following place in the Registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\MF\CHILD0001\PCI&VEN_1407&DEV_0200&BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00]

NOTE: LAVA’s Vendor ID for our PCI cards is 1407 and the Device number for the specific card varies (for example, the LavaPort 650 PCI is 0200). They will be the same on every machine. However, the &BUS_00&DEV_09&FUNC_00 may change depending upon how your system configures our card.

Reinstalling Parallel & Serial Cards That Don’t Install Win 95/98/Me

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:59:16 +0000

INSTRUCTIONS ON SETTING BIOS FOR JUMPERED CARDS

Question:

I have installed my LAVA card that has jumpers into my
operating system correctly. However, when I try to use
the card the OS reports that the card is not functioning
properly. What should I do?

Answer:

The answer to this question applies to all LAVA cards
that have IRQ jumper settings. To correct this situation
it is necessary to make some BIOS setting changes. The
following description applies to an Award BIOS
version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find
equivalent setting changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP.

Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL.

Scroll down to the IRQ(s) assigned to our card and change
that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.

Installing a Parallel Port in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:57:25 +0000

(A) OBTAINING RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT OF PARALLEL CARD

ISA CARD

If you are installing an ISA card the resource assignments are configured by the jumpers. Consult the documentation for that card to obtain the resource assignments associated with the jumper settings.

PCI CARD

Linux reports the resource assignments of PCI cards.

The following instruction will report the resource assignment of all the PCI cards.

lspci -v

The output lists the PCI devices on the system. The following are examples of our card in that output.

LAVA Parallel PCI

00:0a.0 Parallel controller: Lava Computer mfg Inc Lava Parallel (prog-if 01 [BiDir])

Flags: slow devsel, IRQ 12

I/O ports at 6100

LAVA Dual Parallel PCI port A

00:0b.0 Parallel controller: Lava Computer mfg Inc Lava Dual Parallel port A (prog-if 01 [BiDir])

Flags: slow devsel, IRQ 12

I/O ports at 6400

LAVA Dual Parallel PCI port B

00:0b.1 Parallel controller: Lava Computer mfg Inc Lava Dual Parallel port B (prog-if 01 [BiDir])

Flags: slow devsel, IRQ 12

I/O ports at 6500

On this system there is a single LAVA Parallel-PCI at port address 0×6100 and IRQ 12, and a LAVA Dual Parallel-PCI port A at port address 0×6400 and IRQ 12 and port B at port address 0×6500 and IRQ 12.

The 0x signifies that this port address is in hexadecimal.

(B) ASSIGNING RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS OF PARALLEL PORT TO LINUX

Linux does hold resource assignments of the parallel ports in the system. These resource assignments are held in the file as well as resource assignments of other cards such as network cards. The file is

/etc/conf.modules

The following is an example of the parallel port assignments in that file.

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc

options parport_pc io=0×378 irq=7

where io=0×378 is the IO assignment of the first (onboard) parallel port.

where irq=7 is the IRQ assignments of the first parallel port.

Initially, the LAVA resource assignments will not be in this file. It is necessary to manually edit this file to add the resource assignments obtained from step (A) above.

The following is an example the dual parallel PCI’s resource assignments added to this file.

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc

options parport_pc io=0×378,0×6400,0×6500 irq=7,auto,auto

where io=0×378,0×6400,0×6500 are the IO assignments of the first, second and third parallel port respectively. These IO assignments are obtained from step (A) above.

The second and third parallel port being the Port A and B of the dual parallel PCI respectively.

where irq=7,auto,auto are the IRQ assignments of the first, second and third parallel port respectively. These IRQ assignments are obtained from step (A) above. The second and third parallel port being the Port A and B of the dual parallel PCI respectively or auto can be used instead.

At this point the parallel ports are enabled and are ready to be used.

Below are notes for adding the fourth + parallel port in Linux.

Linux already has support for lp0 lp1 and lp2

1) Creating the devices in /dev:

/mknod -m 666 /dev/lp3 c 6 3

-m= mode; 666 is read write for every one

/dev/lp3 = fourth lpt

c = character device

6 = Major; stands for what kind of device it is.

3 = Minor; lp #; so if lp3 then this is 3, lp4 then this is 4 etc.

2) Changing it to Daemon

chgrp daemon /dev/lp3

This enables this device we added as a daemon. A daemon is a program that runs in the background to perform critical system tasks. In our case parallel port functions.

3) Repeat these steps (1,2) for each parallel that needs to be added incrementing the lp and the Minor as each port is added.

4) Add the IO port assignments and IRQs to Linux as instructed in step (A) above.

At this point the parallel ports are enabled and are ready to be used.

Installing a Zip Drive on a PCI Parallel Port

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:46:05 +0000

Question:

I have a LAVA Parallel-PCI card and I am trying to attach an Iomega Zip drive. What should I do to get it to install?

Answer:

The Iomega Zip drive cannot install on the initial address range that the LAVA Parallel-PCI is assigned to. When the Iomega Zip drive is attached to the LAVA Parallel-PCI it can install on one of the following three IO address ranges.

0378 - 037F

0278 - 027F

0288 - 028F older ZIP drives.

It is necessary to verify which IO address your on-board parallel port is assigned to before changing the LAVA Parallel-PCI’s address range. If the on-board parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F (default setting) then the LAVA Parallel-PCI must set to 0278 - 027F or 0288 - 028F. Do this with the following method:

1) Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel|System Click the Device Manager tab.

2) Enter the properties then resources for the LAVA Parallel-PCI .

3) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and double-click the word Output in the Input/Output Range and enter the address range you have chosen for the LAVA Parallel-PCI .

4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows.

5) Run the setup program provided by IOmega and it should find the Iomega ZIP drive and assign it a drive letter.

6) Put the following settings in the Iomega Parallel Port Interface and Settings:

/mode:eppecr /port:xxx /speed:6

where xxx is the I/O address the LAVA Card is on i.e. 378

KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PARALLEL-PCI AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE

Sometimes when switching the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with some sound cards. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the on-board parallel port as the 3bc port and modify the LAVA Parallel-PCI port as the 0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Device Manager. Go to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK and then click refresh.

b) Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Device Manager and the LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your on-board parallel to 3bc address.

f) Save this new setting and exit. NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f).

g) Boot into Windows let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.

Parallel-PCI Technotes

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:45:29 +0000

1. Installing the LAVA Parallel-PCI adapter under DOS and Windows(r) 3.x

2. Troubleshooting Common Difficulties

3. Approvals and Certifications

4. Specifications

1. Installing the LAVA Parallel-PCI adapter under DOS and Windows(r) 3.x

Take these steps to install the driver for the LAVA Parallel-PCI adapter if your computer is running DOS or Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 3.x:

a. Turn on the PC and boot into DOS.

b. Insert the adapter’s driver diskette in the PC’s floppy drive.

c. Copy the SETADDR.SYS driver from the floppy onto your hard drive. (It doesn’t matter where on the hard drive you put it, but you might for example create a “LAVA” directory on drive c:).

d. Add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file above the lines for all other devices to be loaded, including the lines for HIMEM and EMM386 (or, if you are running DOS under Windows(r) 95/98, to your CONFIG.DOS file):

device=[pathname]\setaddr.sys [ioaddr]

In this line, “[pathname]” represents the pathname of the directory in which you installed SETADDR.SYS in step c, and “[ioaddr]” represents the hexadecimal I/O address you want the adapter to use. So, if you installed the driver in the “LAVA” directory on hard drive c:, and assigned the adapter the I/O address 278 hex, the line would read “device=c:\LAVA\setaddr.sys 278″.

Although 278 is probably the base address most compatible with DOS and Windows(r) 3.x software (if you don’t already have another parallel port or parallel card in your system), you can use the other standard parallel-port base address, 378, or nonstandard addresses such as 238, 288, 2B8, or 388. (Do not use the address 3BC-this could cause your PC to have video problems.) If your applications can support it, you can even omit the “[ioaddr]” parameter from the “device” line and let the PC auto-assign the adapter a standard PCI address (usually in the 5000 to 6000 hex range).

e. Reboot into DOS. During the boot procedure, SETADDR.SYS should cause the PC to display the IRQ and I/O address assigned to the adapter. If these match the settings you have chosen, your Parallel-PCI adapter should be ready for continuous operation.

2. Troubleshooting Common Difficulties

Q: Why doesn’t my Parallel-PCI adapter show in my computer’s BIOS settings at start-up?

A: Because the adapter uses PCI rather than ISA I/O address ranges, it will never be seen by your BIOS at boot-up as a standard parallel port occupying 0278 hex or 0378 hex, even if you’ve selected one of these addresses for it in Windows(r) using the procedure described in the Installation Guide. This is normal, and does not indicate a fault in your adapter.

Q: Why doesn’t my Parallel-PCI card work in the slot in which it is installed when it is set to address 0278 hex or 0378 hex ?

A: The adapter will not work at address 0278 hex or 0378 hex if it is installed in a PCI slot that is behind a PCI-to-PCI bridge. If you have trouble installing the adapter, try seating it in a different slot.

Q: I have installed my LAVA Parallel-PCI on a machine with Windows(r) 95/98 and everything appears to be fine in Device Manager. However, when I configure my printer to the LAVA Parallel-PCI the computer responds with an error trying to connect with the printer! What am I doing wrong?

A: On some systems the Operating System is installing the Parallel-PCI adapter on an address range that differs from what the PCI bus recognizes. The best solution to this problem involves removing the existing address information from Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager, running the LAVACONF.EXE utility included on the Parallel-PCI installation diskette to obtain the correct addressing, manually entering this information into Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager, and checking the result. This process is as follows:

1) Remove the existing address information from Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager.

Go the Start | Settings | Control Panel | System and enter the Device Manager tab. Remove the Lava Parallel-PCI from ports COM and LPT by high-lighting it in each place and clicking Remove.

2) Run the LAVACONF.EXE utility included on the Parallel-PCI installation diskette to obtain the correct addressing.

Shut down the computer. Then restart, and while the computer is booting tap the F8 key to enter the Windows startup menu. From there, choose “Safe Mode Command Prompt Only.”

You can now run the LAVACONF.EXE utility located in the “OTHER” directory on your Parallel-PCI installation diskette. The following DOS commands will get you there:

a:

cd other

lavaconf

3) Manually enter the new addressing information into Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager.

Write down the address and the IRQ that LAVACONF.EXE shows have been assigned to the Parallel-PCI adapter. If LAVACONF.EXE reports an address that ends with “0″, then the ending address of the Input-Output Range displayed in Windows Device Manager must end in “7″. If LAVACONF.EXE reports an address that ends with “8″, then the ending address of the Input-Output Range displayed in Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager must end in “F”.

For example, if LAVACONF reports “10F0″, then enter “10F0-10F7″ for the Input-Output Range in Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager. Similarly, if LAVACONF reports “10F8″, then enter “10F8-10FF” for the Input-Output Range in Windows(r) 95/98 Device Manager.

Note: On some computers LAVACONF.EXE reports the IRQ as “255″. A printer may fail the communication test if this occurs. The system will report this if the “Plug and Play Operating System” parameter is set to “YES” or “Win95/98/2000″ in the BIOS setup. Change this setting to “NO” or “OTHER”. Consult the manual for your computer or contact the computer manufacturer for instructions on how to enter the BIOS setup and where to find this setting.

Reboot Windows(r) 95/98 and let the Lava Parallel-PCI card reinstall itself as before.

4) Check the result.

After you re-enter Windows(r) 95/98, enter the Device Manager and go to the Resources for the Parallel-PCI adapter and ensure that the Address and IRQ match what you have written in Step 3. If not, then uncheck “Use Automatic Settings” and manually configure the Address and/or IRQ to match.

3. Approvals and Certifications

For Europe: CE

This device is in conformity with the EMC directive.

Tested to comply with FCC standards. FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas.

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

4. Specifications

System Hardware Required: IBM PC compatible computer with at least one available PCI slot.

Operating System Required: DOS, Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 3.x, Windows(r) 95, Windows(r) 98, or Windows(r) NT4. Under Windows(r) 2000, printers are supported; other devices may be supported.

Bus Used: PCI.

Port Used: None (does not occupy any COM or LPT port).

Other Hardware Used: Plug-and-Play compatible; automatically self-configures interrupt, I/O address, BIOS address, etc.

Compliance: CE, FCC Part 15, Subpart J, Class B; DOC Class/ MDC classe B.

Standard: PCI 2.1.

Interface: IEEE 1284 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port).

Data Rate: Up to 7.2 Mbps (~900 Kcps).

Clock Skew: +/- 2 ns.

Maximum Distance: 20 ft. (6.1 m) from adapter to device.

User Controls: Software drivers (included).

Connector: (1) DB25 female.

Power: From the PC’s PCI bus: input 5 +/-0.25 VDC at 15 mA max.; consumption 75 mW maximum.

Temperature Tolerance: Operating 32 degrees to 158 degrees F (0 degrees to 70 degrees C); storage -85 degrees to 300 degrees F (-65 degrees to 150 degrees C). Note: The electronic circuitry in the Parallel-PCI adapter is capable of withstanding these temperatures, but many of your PC’s other components will probably fail if you try to operate or store the host PC at temperatures at the extremes of the adapter’s tolerance range.

Humidity Tolerance: Up to 90% non-condensing at standard temperature and pressure.

Size: Three-quarter card height at tallest points-seated (including goldfingers but not bracket) 2.9″ (7.4 cm); unseated (including goldfingers but not bracket) 2.9″ (7.4 cm); total (including bracket) 4.7″ (12 cm). Three-quarter card width-0.8″ (2 cm). Three-quarter card depth-not including bracket 4.7″ (12 cm); including bracket 5″ (12.6 cm).

Weight: Net 2.1 oz (60 g); shipping 3.9 oz. (112 g).

Installing a Sparq Drive on a PCI Parallel Port

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:43:57 +0000

Question:

I have a LAVA Parallel-PCI card and I am trying to attach a SyQuest SPARQ drive. What should I do to get it to install?

Answer:

The SyQuest SPARQ drive cannot install on the initial address range that the LAVA Parallel-PCI is assigned to. When the SyQuest SPARQ drive is attached to the LAVA Parallel-PCI it can install on one the following two IO address ranges.

0378 - 037F

0278 - 027F

It is necessary to verify which I/O address your on-board parallel port is assigned to before changing the LAVA Parallel-PCI’s address range. If the on-board parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F (default setting) then the LAVA Parallel-PCI must be set to 0278 - 027F.

Do this with the following method:

1) Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel|System Click the Device Manager tab.

2) Enter the properties then resources for the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

3) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and double-click the word Output in the Input/Output Range and enter the address range you have chosen for the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows.

5) Run the setup program provided by SyQuest SPARQ and it should find the SyQuest SPARQ drive and assign it a drive letter.

6) The SyQuest SPARQ needs a switch to function with LAVA Parallel-PCI. Go to Start|Settings| Control Panel and System and enter the Device Manager Tab.

Go to SCSI adapters and Enter the SyQuest SPARQ parallel Port Interface and Settings.

Ensure the following is in the Adapter Settings.

/di

KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PARALLEL-PCI AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE

Sometimes when switching the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with SPARQ drives. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the OnBoard Parallel Port as the 3bc port and modify the LAVA Parallel-PCI parallel port as the 0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Device Manager. Go to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK and then click refresh.

b) Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Device Manager and the LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your on-board parallel to 3bc address.

f) Save this new setting and exit.

NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f).

g) Boot into Windows let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.

Installing a Scanner on a PCI Parallel Port

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:42:13 +0000

Question:

I have a LAVA Parallel-PCI card and I am trying to attach a scanner. What should I do to get it to install?

Answer:

Some scanners cannot install on the initial address range that the LAVA parallel port is assigned to. When the scanner is attached to the LAVA PCI parallel port it can install on one of the following three IO address ranges.

0378 - 037F

0278 - 027F

0288 - 028F

It is necessary to verify which IO address your on-board parallel port is assigned to before changing the LAVA PCI parallel port’s address range. If the on-board parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F (default setting) then the LAVA parallel port must be set to 0278 - 027F or 0288 - 028F. Do this with the following method:

1) Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel|System. Click the Device Manager tab.

2) Enter the properties then resources for the LAVA PCI parallel port.

3) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and double-click the word Output in the Input/Output Range and enter the address range you have chosen for the LAVA Parallel-PCI. In some cases Windows will give an error message to the effect that “Windows cannot modify this resource.” If you are unable to access the settings for changing system resources, reboot the system in Safe Mode to make changes to resource settings. (To enter Safe Mode, press the F8 key while the system is rebooting).

4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows.

5) Run the setup program provided by the scanner and it should find the scanner.

6) Some scanners have the ability to configure settings in Device Manager in SCSI Controllers.

Try one of the following settings in the Device Manager’s Settings tab:

/w95

or

/w95 /di

or

/di

IN WINDOWS 98 ONLY — If these settings are not added the system may not boot normally! (currently only for Microtek Scanners; however, may work with others)

/n /v /s/f=30

KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PCI PARALLEL PORTS AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE

Sometimes when switching a LAVA PCI parallel port to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with some scanners. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the on-board parallel port as the 3BC port and to modify the LAVA PCI parallel port as the 0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Device Manager. Go to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK and then click refresh.

b) Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Device Manager and LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your on-board parallel port to the 3BC address.

f) Save this new setting and exit.

NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f).

g) Boot into Windows and let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the LAVA PCI parallel port to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.

Uninstalling the Drivers and Applet in Windows NT 4.0

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:39:53 +0000

Uninstalling the drivers and applet in Windows NT4.0 is generally not necessary. They will remain dormant until the time comes that you install another LAVA PCI card. The following procedure is provided in case that you do need to uninstall these drivers.

A) Removing Files

Remove the following files from your hard drive:

detlava.sys and seriallava.sys from winnt\system32\drivers

lavaport.cpl from winnt\system32\

B) Cleaning Registry

NOTE: To run the registry editor go to Start|Run, type “regedt32″ and then click OK.

Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root

1) Highlight the LEGACY_SERIALLAVA

2) Go to the Security menu and click the Permissions tab.

3) Check the box for Replace permissions on existing subkeys.

4) Change type of access from Read to Full Control.

5) Highlight the LEGACY_DETECTLAVA

6) Go to the Security menu and click the Permissions tab.

7) Check the box for Replace permissions on existing subkeys.

8) Change type of access from Read to Full Control.

9) Remove the LEGACY_DETECTLAVA and LEGACY_SERIALLAVA keys.

10) Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

11) Remove the DetectLava and SerialLava keys. You do not have to change security privileges for these folders because they are already set at Full Control.

Manually Attaching a Modem to a PCI Serial Port

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:36:47 +0000

Question

I have installed my LAVA PCI serial card and then my Modem was installed by Plug and Play. I then looked in Control Panel|Modems and tried to click the properties, but nothing happened.

Answer

When a modem installs in the PnP (Plug and play) manner (at boot-up), the modem installs in Control Panel|Modems but when you click the properties button nothing happens. This is a known problem for which we are endeavouring to find a solution. The solution is:

Go to regedit by entering regedit from Start|Run.

Open up

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System CurrentControlSet Services Class Modem.

Inside there may be several numbers, i.e. 0000,0001,00002….

Open up each of those and look for DriverDesc such as: 3ComImpactIQ or the name of the modem that you are using.

That is the folder that will need the string added to it.

To add the string the following method is followed:

Go to the Edit menu then New and String Value.

Change the name of that new string to the following exactly: AttachedTo

Change the value to COMx where x is the com port number to which the modem is attached. (i.e. COM3) by double-clicking it.

Making a LAVA PCI Parallel Port LPT1 in Windows 9X/ME

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:35:20 +0000

There is no automatic way to get the LAVA Parallel-PCI installed as LPT1. The only way to have the LAVA Parallel-PCI stay as LPT1 is a direct manipulation of the Registry.

The following method manipulates the LAVA Parallel-PCI to LPT1.

1) Enter the registry editor by typing regedit from Start|Run.

2) Look in this portion of the registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000\BUS_00&DEV_0A&FUNC_00]

Change the following registry values from LPT2 to LPT1 by double-clicking the tab icon to the left of their names.

“DeviceDesc”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT2)”

“PORTNAME”=”LPT2″

“FRIENDLYNAME”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT2)”

When complete they should look like this:

“DeviceDesc”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT1)”

“PORTNAME”=”LPT1″

“FRIENDLYNAME”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT1)”

3) This changes your on-board parallel port to LPT2.

Look in this portion of the registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\BIOS\*PNP0400\0B]

Note: your system may have a different key name at the end (0B) depending upon how your motherboard identifies its printer port.

Change the following registry values from LPT1 to LPT2 by double-clicking the tab icon to the left of their names.

“DeviceDesc”=”Printer Port (LPT1)”

“PORTNAME”=”LPT1″

“FRIENDLYNAME”Printer Port (LPT1)”

When complete they should look like this:

“DeviceDesc”=”Printer Port (LPT2)”

“PORTNAME”=”LPT2″

“FRIENDLYNAME”Printer Port (LPT2)”

4) Exit the registry editor and restart Windows.

5) Verify the LPT settings for your Printer Ports in Device Manager for Ports (COM and LPT).

Notes on PCI Parallel Card .INF Files

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:34:31 +0000

LAVA does not provide device drivers for the PCI Parallel cards. It uses the file lptenum.vxd to enumerate the ports and the file lpt.vxd for the port functionality. These files are preinstalled by Windows and are also used by the motherboard parallel ports on your system.

LAVA cannot update these files as they are written by Microsoft and can only be updated by them. What LAVA does provide is an .inf file (parallel.inf or lavaosp.inf) that is a setup information file. This file contains the setup information for our card, specifically the Device ID and Vendor ID and that the card is an EPP parallel port.

When New Hardware is found at boot-up it searches for an .inf file that has the same Vendor ID and Device ID as that read from our card. There is nothing to update in this file.

If you wish updates to the lpt.vxd and lptenum.vxd files, try searching the Microsoft web site for updates.

Installing a Video Camera on a PCI Parallel Port in Windows 9X/ME

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:32:43 +0000

Question:

I have a LAVA Parallel-PCI LAVA Parallel-PCI card and I am trying to attach a Video Cam device. What should I do to get it to install?

Answer:

Video Cam devices cannot install on the initial address range that the LAVA Parallel-PCI is assigned to. When attached to the LAVA Parallel-PCI a video cam can install on one the following three IO address ranges.

0378 - 037F

0278 - 027F

0288 - 028F

It is necessary to verify which I/O address your on-board parallel port is assigned to before changing the LAVA Parallel-PCI’s address range. If the on-board parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F (default setting) then the LAVA Parallel-PCI must set to 0278 - 027F or 0288 - 028F. Do this with the following method:

1) Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel|System. Click the Device Manager tab.

2) Enter the Properties then Resources for the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

3) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and double-click the word Output in the Input/Output Range and enter the address range you have chosen for the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows.

5) Run the setup program provided by the Video Cam and it should find it and configure the camera appropriately. If the Video Cam installation software has already been installed it may be necessary to uninstall it first so it can re-detect the port it is attached to.

KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PARALLEL-PCI AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE

Sometimes when switching the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with some video cams. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the on-board parallel port as the 3BC port and modify the LAVA PCI parallel port as the 0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Device Manager. Go to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK and then click refresh.

b) Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Device Manager and the LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your OnBoard parallel to 3bc address.

f) save this new setting and exit.

NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f).

g) Boot into Windows let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.

Known Issues with LAVA Parallel-PCI and the 278 Address Range

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:31:42 +0000

Sometimes when switching the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with some sound cards. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the on-board parallel port as the 3bc port and modify the LAVA PCI parallel port as the 0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Device Manager. Go to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK and then click refresh.

b) Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Device Manager and the LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your on-board parallel to 3bc address.

f) Save this new setting and exit. NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f).

g) Boot into Windows let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the LAVA Parallel-PCI to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.

Address Changing for PCI Parallel Cards in Windows 9X/ME

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:30:48 +0000

Question:

I have installed my LAVA Parallel-PCI in my machine with Windows 95/98/Me and everything appears to be fine in Device Manager. However, when I configure my printer to the LAVA Parallel-PCI it responds with an error trying to connect to the printer! What am I doing wrong?

Answer:

On some systems the Operating System is installing our card on an address range that it in fact is not really set to. We are endeavouring to isolate the cause of this situation. The solution to this problem is:

1) Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - and enter the Device Manager tab. Remove the LAVA Parallel-PCI from Ports COM & LPT by highlighting it and clicking Remove.

2) Install our DOS driver in the following method.

Go to MS-DOS prompt by going to Start Programs MS-DOS Prompt.

Copy the LAVA DOS driver (setaddr.sys) to your Root directory (C:\) using the following command:

copy a:\DOS\setaddr.sys c:\setaddr.sys

Enter the MS-DOS editor to edit your config.sys using the following command:

edit c:\config.sys

Add the following line to the last line of your config.sys file.

DEVICE=C:\setaddr.sys

Save the changes by hitting ALT once and then cursor down to exit and when it prompts to save enter yes.

Type exit to exit MS-DOS prompt.

3) Shut down. Enter Command Prompt by clicking F8 before you enter Win95/98/Me.

Write down the address and IRQ assigned to our card.

If this reports an address that ends with 0 then the ending address will end in 7.

If this reports an address that ends with 8 then the ending address will end in F.

i.e. setaddr reports: 10F0

then in the OS put 10F0-10F7 for the Input/Output Range.

i.e. setaddr reports: 10F8

then in the OS put 10F8-10FF for the Input/Output Range.

4) Reboot Windows and let the LAVA Parallel-PCI reinstall itself as before.

5) After you reenter Windows enter Device Manager and go to the Resources for our card and ensure that the Address and IRQ match what you have written in step 3. If not then uncheck Use Automatic Settings. Configure the Address and or IRQ to match.

NOTE: Some systems do not allow changing the IRQ in Device Manager. On those systems simply changing the I/O address to the correct I/O address and rebooting will place the card on the correct IRQ.

Installing the Parallel Bi-Directional card in Windows NT 4.0

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:30:01 +0000

1) Boot into WINDOWS NT without the Parallel BiDirectional card installed in the computer.

2) Check for available IRQs. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab. Check for a free IRQ there. NT does not show the IRQ for parallel ports. By default the motherboard parallel port uses IRQ7, so assume IRQ7 is not free. If IRQ5 is used then remove the IRQ jumpers completely.

3) Find out which Input/Output Address the on-board parallel port is using. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab. Then Click the Devices button. Double-click the ParPort device.

This shows your existing parallel port addresses. Do not set our card to any of these addresses. Set our card to the next address. For example:

on LAVA card

LPT0=3bc

LPT1=378

LPT2=278

so if you see 378 then set the LAVA card to LPT2 to make it LPT2.

5)Shut down and put our card in the ISA slot.

6) Boot back into Windows NT and verify that our card has installed. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab. Then Click the Devices button. Double-click the ParPort device.

If you see an additional set of input/output ranges then you have successfully installed our card.

Installing the Parallel Bi-Directional ISA Card in Windows 95/98/Me/2000

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:29:24 +0000

A) Setting Jumpers on LAVA Card

Enter Device Manager by RIGHT-clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

I Input Output Range

Open up Ports COM and LPT by clicking on the plus to the left of it once.

Double-click the LPT1 and enter the Resources tab.

If the Input/Output Range is set to 0378-037A then set the jumper on for Input/Output Range on the LAVA Card to LPT2 (278/F). If the Input/Output Range is set to 03bc-03be then set the jumper on for Input/Output Range on the LAVA Card to LPT1 (378/F).

II Interrupt Request (IRQ)

Enter Device Manager By RIGHT-clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager.

Find a number between missing in here between 0 and 15. If IRQs 5 and 7 are both being used then you must install our card without an IRQ (polled mode) so remove the IRQ jumper from the card completely.

B) Install the LAVA Parallel BIDIR card as follows.

1) Set the jumpers on our card to the correct LPT and IRQ, then put our card into an ISA slot (with the power off.)(STEP A ABOVE)

2) If you are installing the LAVA card without an IRQ (polled mode) then go to Add New HardWare from Control Panel and let it detect the card and you are finished after the system reboots your computer (skip steps); otherwise, go to Add New HardWare from the Control Panel and don’t let it detect the card.

3) In the window where it says Select the type of hardware you want to install Choose Ports (COM & LPT) and then click Next.

4) In the next window for Manufacturers choose (Standard port types) and choose Printer Port for Port Types.

5) Click Next and then Finish. When it asks to Reboot, DON’T!!!!! (Click no).

6) Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | System and enter the Device Manager tab.

7) Double-click the Printer port with the exclamation mark and enter Resources.

8) Choose Basic Configuration 1 and configure the LAVA port to the correct I/O address (by highlighting Input/Output Range and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set our card to by jumpers). Configure the IRQ (by highlighting Interrupt Request and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set our card to by jumpers).

9) Click Ok and Ok and let Windows restart.

10) Verify that our port has installed by going to Device Manager and clicking Ports (COM & LPT) and if you have LPT1 and LPT2 then you successfully installed our card!

Parent Child Mismatch Problem Windows 98

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:28:47 +0000

This note applies only to older versions of the LAVA DSerial-PCI and LavaPort-PCI.

Newer versions of these products have a chip with the LAVA logo silkscreened on.

Problem

Neither port works, and the port settings shown under “Multifunction Adapters” do not match those shown under “Ports.”

This “Parent Child Mismatch” problem is handled as follows:

Go to Device manager and write down the addresses for COM5, 6,7 and 8 by double clicking each port in Ports and then going to Resources.

Then go to Multifunction Adapters in Device Manager and double-click the first port entry and enter resources.

Then uncheck Automatic Settings and put in the addresses you wrote down for COM 5 and 6 in there. Click OK and OK again. Go to the next port in Multifunction Adapters and put COM 7 and COM 8 in there.

Installing the LAVA Card in Non-Windows Systems (Unix)

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:27:58 +0000

Question

I am trying to install the LAVA PCI card in an OS other than DOS, Win3.11, Win95/98/Me, NT4.0, or Windows 2000. I have commands or a utility that can configure my port. However, I have no way of knowing how the PCI bus on my system has configured the card. What can I do?

Answer

LAVA provides a utility that reports the I/O address and IRQ assigned by the PCI bus on your system. This utility MUST be run from DOS level.

This utility can be run from a DOS boot disk to report the I/O address range and IRQ that the PCI bus on your system has configured our card to.

Use this utility if you wish to configure a parallel port in an OS other than DOS, Win3.11, Win95/98/Me, NT4.0, or Windows 2000. For example SCO UNIX, Linux… i.e. using the makedev parallel command. Consult the Man Pages or documentation for the OS for the appropriate commands.

Create a DOS boot disk in DOS compatible system (not NT4.0) with the following command:

format a: /s

Copy Lavaconf.exe to that diskette.

(Can be downloaded from the Utilities portion of our web site for your PCI card www.lavalink.com or can be found in the Win3.11 directory on the LAVA Installation and Utilities disk).

Restart the machine that you wish to install the LAVA Parallel-PCI in and boot from that boot disk you created.

Run the Lavaconf.exe program.

If this software reports an address that ends with 0, then the ending address will end in 7.

If this software reports an address that ends with 8, then the ending address will end in F.

i.e. Lavaconf reports:

10F0

then in the OS put 10F0-10F7 for the Input/Output Range.

i.e. Lavaconf reports:

10F8

then in the OS put 10F8-10FF for the Input/Output Range.

Installing an Octopus-550 in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:26:15 +0000

Installation

1. With the power turned off, insert the Octopus-550 card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

NOTE: If you are using an AGP video card you may find that QNX will not boot with the card in the PCI slot immediately following the AGP slot.

Simply place the card in the second slot to alleviate this problem.

2. Since the Octopus-550 card has multiple ports sharing a single Device ID, QNX will only be able automatically detect the presence of the first port of each Device ID (Port A and Port E).

3. Obtain the LAVA Serial Driver and follow the directions in the Readme.1st file. You will need to modify the port addresses in the Lava.include file to match the actual I/O addresses in the PCI listings on your own system.

4. Reboot your system. If you have correctly configured your system you should find that QNX will set up all eight serial ports at startup.

NOTE: The Lava.include driver may need to be reconfigured if the profile of your system is modified (i.e. by adding or removing any PCI cards). If you find that you are having problems with all of the ports on your LAVA card you may want to double check that the I/O addresses in the PCI listing match the values set in the Lava.include file.

5. To verify that the card has been installed you may check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250″. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devcser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card’s resources.

For example, given the process command “devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 -u2 2F8,4 -u3 a000,5″ we can see that Com1 and Com2 were mapped to devices Ser1 and Ser2 respectively and our serial port at a000 was mapped to device Ser3.

Card Resources

You can easily determine the physical address and IRQ resources of the card’s serial port by displaying the PCI listing “pci -v”. This command will display all the information for each of the PCI devices on the system bus. To find the I/O address and IRQ of the card, simply scan through the output of this command for a section beginning with “Vendor ID = 1407h, Lava Computer MFG Inc.”, of which there should be two sections, one for each port.

NOTE: QNX will always enumerate ports in sequential order. Therefore, when reading the PCI listing from top to bottom the address of Port A will be displayed first followed immediately by the address Port B. The same ordering can be applied to Device IDs.

Testing

Testing the card’s functionality can be done by using QNX’s own terminal program, Qtalk, and a loopback connector. To test a port, attach the loopback connector and open up a Qtalk session by executing the command “qtalk -m /dev/ser3 -b 115200,8,n,1″ on the port. While the loopback connector is attached any characters entered in Qtalk should be echoed back to the screen. Removing the loopback connector should prevent character echoing from occurring.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up, but the card is displayed in the PCI listing, you may manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have eight serial ports residing at physical addresses=a000, a400, a800, ac00, b000, b400, b800 and bc00 all sharing IRQ=5 and none of which is allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add eight new serial devices by running the command: devc-ser8250 -u3 a000,5 -u4 a400,5 -u5 a800,5 -u6 ac00,5 -u7 b000,5 -u8 b400,5 -u9 b800,5 -u10 bc00,5

This is a very simple example of adding eight new serial devices by using the devc-ser8250 command. Full documentation of all the options associated with this command can be found in the QNX 6 RTOS Utilities Reference Manual.

Installing an Octopus-550 in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:25:26 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the Octopus-550 and installs it as ttyS4 ,ttyS5, ttyS6, ttyS7, ttyS8, ttyS9, ttyS10, and ttyS11. These settings will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

However, on installation the card will be configured incorrectly. To configure the card correctly, first find out the port information (I/O range and IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see two separate entries for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below each entry will be a IRQ number and four I/O ports. Write down that information for all ports (for example, IRQ 12, a400, a800, ac00, b000 IRQ 12, b400, b800, bc00, c000).

Then edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xa400 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xa800 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS6 port 0xac00 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS7 port 0xb000 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS8 port 0xb400 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS9 port 0xb800 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS10 port 0xbc00 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS11 port 0xc000 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Octopus-550 installation causes Windows to hang

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:24:15 +0000

ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION METHODS

TO USE WHEN INSTALLING THE OCTOPUS-550

CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO “HANG”

Applies to Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP; QNX;

other operating systems that employ a change detection

interrupt in their installation routines.

=================================================================

Problem:

Occasionally a combination of operating system and hardware will

cause a computer to appear to “lock up” when an Octopus-550 board

is being installed. This problem is caused by interaction between

the operating system’s installation routine and specific componentry

on some builds of the Octopus-550. Basically, during installation

a system interrupt is created that is not subsequently cleared,

and the computer’s CPU receives no real time to service application

programs, as it is dedicated to perpetually servicing the interrupt

request.

=================================================================

Solution:

A number of solutions exist.

1) Retry the installation by rebooting the computer. This

action may be sufficient to resolve the issue, which generally

will not then recur.

2) If the solution in 1) does not lead to a successful

installation, retry the installation with the Octopus-550’s

cable attached to the board. This should resolve the problem in

the large majority of cases where solution 1) does not work.

3) Alternatively, the interrupt can be cleared while the

computer is locked up by momentarily shorting pins 1 and 4 on

the port connector while the computer is locked up. A paper clip

will do nicely for this job. The port typically responsible is

port 7. This action will resolve the issue, which generally will

not then recur when the board is operating after installation is

completed.

Connecting pins other than 1 and 4 while shorting these two pins

will not result in harm to the system.

The numbering of the pins can be determined by looking closely

into the DB-9 connector, where small numbers are molded into

the plastic beside the pins themselves.

4) Finally, the interrupt can be cleared by attaching a

serial device to the line in question, and then rebooting the

system.

System builders and others installing large numbers of Octopus-550

boards should contact LAVA Technical Support for more details.

Removing a User Configuration and Restoring Windows NT Default Config

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:22:50 +0000

These instructions occur with systems such as the Dell Optiplex, and some other systems with integrated devices on the motherboard.

The problem here may have been that your system has installed our board after the bridge. The PCI bridge enables multiple PCI buses. If the PCI slot is on a PCI bus greater than 0 then it will not allow an address change to the legacy address of 278. The port will show up in the LavaPort applet in Control Panel with an exclamation mark (!) to say that the port is not enumerated. The bus number that our card is on is listed in the event viewer under the detectlava message.

Unfortunately, if this is the case on your system then you cannot change the address of the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

To set the LAVA Parallel-PCI back to default:

1) Boot into NT4.0 without the card installed

2) Go to Start|Run and type:

regedit

and click ok.

3) Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DetectLava\UserSetings

4) Remove the subkey (folder) in here by deleting it (but NOT the UserSettings KEY!!).

5) Shut down and place the card back into the PCI slot.

6) Boot back into Windows NT.

No LPT Port Assigned to Parallel-PCI in Windows 9X/ME

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:21:05 +0000

Question:

I have a LAVA Parallel-PCI card that installs correctly but when I look at it through Device Manager there is no LPT assigned to it. I am trying to install a Printer to it and it is not showing up in the Details for the Printer. What should I do?

Answer:

The solution at the moment is a direct manipulation of the registry. The following shows how our portion of the registry looks when it is correctly installed.

To edit the registry go to Start|Run and type:

regedit

and then Click Ok.

Look in this portion of the registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000\BUS_00&DEV_0A&FUNC_00]

Append (LPT2) to the end of this string value:

“DeviceDesc”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT2)”

The following strings and values are to be left alone:

“HWRevision”=”000″

“CompatibleIDs”=”PCI\CC_070101,PCI\CC_0701″

“HardwareID”=”PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000&SUBSYS

_00000000&REV_00,PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000&SUBSYS_00000000,

PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000&REV_00,PCI\VEN_1407&DEV_8000″

“Class”=”Ports”

“Driver”=”Ports\0008″

“Mfg”=”Lava Computer MFG Inc.”

“ConfigFlags”=hex:00,00,00,00

Add the following string values by going to the Edit Menu and then enter New then String Value. To the left of the equal sign is the Name of the String. To the right of the equal sign is the value. The value and name are case sensitive. To edit the string value double click the ab icon to the left of the name.

“PORTNAME”=”LPT2″

“FRIENDLYNAME”=”Lava Parallel PCI (LPT2)”

Configuring Linux (Redhat 6.2) for LAVA Serial Cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:20:15 +0000

The following was done using Redhat Linux 6.2

- setserial that comes with the package is version 2.15

- download latest version of setserial

- copy the rc.serial that came in the archive into the /etc/ directory (read the readme that comes in the archive)

- by default there are 4 serials ie. /dev/ttyS(x)

- setserial -g /dev/ttyS* shows what devices are existing

- to add additional ports use the following commands

- mknod -m 666 /dev/ttyS(x) c 4 64 (where x is the port number)

- cd /dev

./MAKEDEV ttyS(x)

- if you have an ISA card, use setserial /dev/ttyS(x) port 0x(address) irq (y) uart 16650V2 or 16550A (where y is the interrupt you jumpered the card for, address is the I/O you set the jumper for and 16550A and 16650V2 is the type of uart on the serial card)

- examples for ISA: setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0×02f8 irq 10 uart 16650V2 for Com 3

- setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0×02f8 irq 11 uart 16550A for Com 4

* the above example was for a DSerial 550

- if you have a PCI serial card the lspci -v will report what resources the serial card is using

- use the same ’setserial /dev/ttyS(x) port 0x(address) irq (y) uart 16650V2 or 16550A’ command to configure the serial device

- examples for PCI: setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0×6100 irq 12 uart 16650V2 for Com 5

- setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0×6200 irq 12 uart 16650V2 for Com 6

* the above example was for a Lava Port PCI

- the serial ports’ configurations can be found in /etc/serial.conf

Installing a LavaPort-Quad in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:18:34 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the LavaPort-Quad and installs it as ttyS4 ,ttyS5, ttyS6, and ttyS7. These settings will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

However, on installation the card will be configured incorrectly. To configure the card correctly, first find out the port information (I/O range and IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see two separate entries for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below each will be a IRQ number and two I/O ports. Write down that information for all ports (for example, IRQ 12, d400, d800, IRQ 12, dc00, e000).

Then edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xd400 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xd800 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS6 port 0xdc00 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS7 port 0xe000 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

BIOS Settings for the LavaPort-PnP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:18:00 +0000

Question:

I am having trouble installing the LavaPort 650 PnP.

What are the best BIOS settings for the card?

Answer:

The optimum settings in the BIOS for the LavaPort 650 PnP are as follows:

If you are using the Win95 OS make sure that PnP OS is enabled.

If you are using NT or Windows 3.X then make sure it is disabled. Make sure that your on-board serial ports are NOT set to AUTO. Make sure that they are set to Strict addresses like 3f8 COM1 and 2f8 COM2.

IMPORTANT!! Before you make these BIOS settings changes for the on-board serial ports make sure that you remove all the serial ports from Device Manager (Win95) or from Control Panel Ports (NT). Then boot up in the OS WITHOUT the LavaPort installed. After the OS installs your on-board serial ports, shut down the system again and install the LavaPort as specified in the manual provided.

Uninstalling the LavaPort-PCI in Windows 95/98/Me

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:17:21 +0000

1) Remove files from hard drive

a) in Windows System folder:

L650ui.dll

link650.vxd

or

lavasp.inf

lavamf.inf

b) in Windows inf folder:

LavaPCI.inf

LavaMF.inf

c) in Windows inf other folder:

the file with our Manufacturing name (Lava Computer MFG Inc.) as its name.

2) Cleaning Registry

HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

In HKLM Enum MF Child0000 remove the key that has PCI&VEN_1407&DEV_0200… as its name

In HKLM Enum MF Child0001

remove the key that has PCI&VEN_1407&DEV_0200… as its name

In HKLM Enum PCI

remove the key that has VEN_1407&DEV_0200… as its name

In HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control InstalledFiles

remove the items that have names:

L650ui.dll

link650.vxd

In HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services Class MultiFunction. Open up all the subkeys in here and check for a reference to LAVA and remove that key.

In HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services Class Ports Open up all the subkeys in here and check for a reference to LAVA and remove that key.

Installing a LavaPort-PCI in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:16:49 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the LavaPort-PCI correctly and installs it as ttyS4 and ttyS5. This setting will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

To verify proper installation you must first find out the port information (I/O range, IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see two separate entries for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below each will be a IRQ number and an I/O port. Write down that information for all ports (for example, IRQ 12, e400, IRQ 12, e800).

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS4

Note: ttyS4 is the first default PCI serial port. This setting may change depending on how many serial ports you have.

If the card was correctly configured by Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty4, Line 4, UART 16650V2, Port: 0xe400, IRQ: 12

Baud_base: 460800, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should match the information collected earlier.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your information), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe400 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xe800 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Reinstalling Serial Ports and the LavaPort-ISA in Windows 95/98/Me

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:16:23 +0000

Note: LAVA PCI cards do not use a set-up utility to install in Windows 95/98/Me. They install when New Hardware is found at boot up of Windows. Windows searches your hard and floppy drives for an .inf file that includes the setup information for our card. Sometimes, it does not find this file so it is necessary to reinstall the card.

The following procedure will reinstall the card:

1) Right-click on My Computer from the desktop and enter Properties and then Device Manager. Enter the section called Other Devices or Unknown Devices.

2) Remove the reference to either PCI card or PCI Serial Controller.

3) Shut down your computer normally and ensure that the card is seated properly in the PCI slot.

4) Upon re-entering Windows and when New Hardware is found, place the LAVA Installation and Utilities disk into the computer.

5) Let Windows search for our installation file to reinstall our card correctly.

Also:

In Windows 95B OSR2 a patch must be run in order for PCI devices to function properly. In Device Manager check if there is an Other Devices Section. In there you might see a PCI bridge device and a Universal Serial Bus controller both with question marks (?). If this is the case then you must run the Windows patch that comes on a floppy or CD ROM with the motherboard while our card is NOT in the system. The file is usually called piix4.exe or something similar. Consult the readme files on the disk to find out what the file is exactly named in your case.

Also:

If your card is a generic version of a LAVA card, it will require drivers written specifically for that card. Consult LAVA Technical Support to obtain generic drivers.

If reinstalling the card doesn’t work, check the following:

A) Ensure that the card is seated in the slot properly.

B) See that the slot that the card is in has no problem. Try the card in a different slot ensuring that it is properly seated in the slot.

C) Some computers give errors with our card if the card is placed in a dedicated PCI slot if there are shared PCI / ISA slots in that computer. Try the card in one of the shared PCI ISA slots.

D) Ensure that the card itself has no problems. If it does, replace it through the reseller of your card. If they are not willing to replace it then we can.

Installing a LavaPort-ISA in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:15:50 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, Linux detects the LavaPort-ISA and sets the configuration for ttyS2. To verify proper installation you must remember the I/O range (see table below) and IRQ each serial port was jumpered to.

ttyS0 = 0×03f8; irq = 4

ttyS1 = 0×02f8; irq = 3

ttyS2 = 0×03e8; irq = 4

ttyS3 = 0×02e8; irq = 3

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS2

Note: ttyS2 refers to Com3. This setting may change depending on how the jumpers are configured on the card.

If the card is correctly configured in Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty2, Line 2, UART 16650V2, Port: 0×03e8, IRQ: 4

Baud_base: 460800, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should conform to the jumper settings on the card.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your jumper settings), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following line at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0×03e8 irq 4 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

Your port/IRQ may be different depending on the jumper settings on the card. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

How Do I Really Get 128 Kbps Out of My ISDN Terminal Adapter?

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:15:08 +0000

Okay. So I wanted to be the fastest kid on the block. I went out and bought a Motorola BitSurfr Pro (or US Robotics Courier I-modem, or Adtran Express XR/XRT, or 3COMImpact IQ, etc.). I rewired my house for ISDN, which cost me a small fortune, and now I’m ready to Surf the Web at blazing speeds! There’s just one problem. According to the packaging and all the advertising, ISDN is supposed to give me 128 KBps digital transmit rates - “over 4 times faster than the fastest analogue modem”. But all I can get right now is barely 80 kbps. My phone company says that I have two 64 kbps “B” (bearer/data) channels and one D (service) channel as part of my basic rate interface (BRI). I should be able to link the two B channels together and achieve 128 kbps. But I can’t even get close to that!

Is there a solution?

Yes! The LavaPort Communications Accelerators.

So what exactly is the Problem?

Simple. Your serial port isn’t fast enough for ISDN.

The documentation for my external ISDN terminal adapter recommends a 16550 UART serial port (which I have). Supposedly, this type of port supports a maximum data rate of 115 200 bits/second.

That’s true. The problem is, that 115.2 kbps is a theoretical maximum. If you’re communicating using Windows, 115.2 kbps is often difficult to achieve.

Why?

Using an analogue modem in DOS (or other single-tasking environment), most users should not have a problem achieving very close that rate over a decent phone line. Windows however, throws another variable into the loop: a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which requires an exorbitant amount of CPU time, and therefore tends to slow everything down.

Furthermore Windows handles the 16550 UART very inefficiently. Because the buffer of the 16550 is relatively small (16-bytes), Windows “tells” the serial port to interrupt the CPU and request service after each byte transferred . Effectively, this causes the whole system to slow down during data transfer.

What’s the solution?

The LavaPorts incorporate 32-byte FIFO buffers (the 16650 UART has twice the buffer of a 16550 UART). In addition, LavaPorts ship with Windows device drivers for Windows 3.1x &, Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP which allow the user to configure buffer triggers for most efficient operation. In this way, the port is triggered to interrupt the CPU only when really necessary, leaving the CPU free to perform other tasks. Since the LavaPorts incorporate a large buffer, the CPU can send & retrieve large chunks of data each time it services the port, rather than having to be interrupted for each byte sent or received. For transmission, the size of this “chunk” can actually be configured by the user using the Tx Blk (burst) function of the LAVA driver.

Unlike the 16550 UART, where the CPU must verify the status of the buffer after each byte sent to the serial port, LavaPorts allow the CPU to send a burst of data to the port without fear of error.

Well that’s great, but it still doesn’t get me beyond 115.2 kbps - it just makes me more efficient at the same, slow rate. How can I achieve 128 kbps?

You’ll notice that newer ISDN terminal adapters support 3 high-speed DTE rates: 115.2, 230.4, and 460.8 kbps. Now remember, we’re talking about serial port rates between the computer and terminal adapter - not between terminal adapter and telephone company. The outgoing (to the telephone line) rates can be 56, 64, 112, or 128 kbps - with the last two being key to this discussion. Think of it this way: if your TA is going to be transmitting out through the telephone system at 128 kbps (and probably compressing that data at least a little), shouldn’t you be feeding that transmission at a higher rate? That’s where LavaPorts become key. They support a maximum DTE rate of 460.8 kbps and can also fall back to rates of 230.4, and 115.2 kbps.

How do you do it, when others can’t?

The LavaPorts incorporate an onboard high-speed clock, which allows for DTE speeds faster than 115.2 kbps. Because the standard 16550 UART runs with an 1.8432 MHz clock-crystal, its mathematical maximum baud rate is 115.2 kbps. LavaPorts use a faster onboard clock-crystal (7.3728 MHz) and can therefore generate a faster baud rate. Combined with the its 32-byte buffer and Windows drivers, the Lavaport family breaks the 115.2 kbps barrier, efficiently and reliably.

A final question: One of the big headaches of ISDN is synchronizing flow control between the terminal adapter and serial port. How do LavaPorts handle this?

One of the main features of LavaPorts are their onboard flow control. First, let’s look at how flow control is handled by a 16550 serial port. The 16550 UART is basically a dumb device: it performs only two instructions: a) send what’s in the buffer, and b) if there’s a problem tell the CPU about it.

If the 16550 UART receives a signal from the ISDN adapter to stop sending data (in the form of either a toggling of the RTS/CTS line - hardware flow control - or in the form of an Xoff character - software), it will send this message to the CPU, but will continue sending the data which is in its buffer. Since the ISDN adapter can no longer receive this data, an error occurs and the CPU must find what bytes were not received and retry the transmission. In contrast, LavaPorts handle all flow control functions without intervention from the CPU. If a LavaPort receives a signal to stop transmission (either through hardware or through software flow control), it stops. The CPU is not interrupted needlessly, and no retry is ever required. When the signal to resume transmission is received, the LavaPort resumes, and only notifies the CPU when the data in its buffer has been depleted to the appropriate trigger level.

So if I get a LavaPort, I can use BONDING to actually achieve 128 kbps with my ISDN terminal adapter?

Now let’s get our terminology straight. LavaPorts are not synchronous DTE interfaces. It will not allow you to do what is technically called BONDING. LavaPorts will however support true 128 kbps operation - in asynchronous mode. You may therefore use both Asynchronous Inverse Multiplexing (AIMux) and Multi-Link PPP protocols to “bond” both 64 kbps B-Channels together to achieve 128 kbps. With Multi-Link PPP, you’ll be able to switch from 128 kbps to 64 kbps data + Voice and back seamlessly. Most importantly, a LavaPort will allow you to achieve the data rates which you paid for when you bought your ISDN terminal adapter: 128 kbps direct to your desktop.

Installing a LavaPort-650 in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:14:23 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the LavaPort-650 and installs it as ttyS4. This setting will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

To verify proper installation you must first find out the port information (I/O range, IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see an entry for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below it will be an IRQ number and an I/O port. Write down that information (for example, IRQ 12, e400).

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS4

Note: ttyS4 is the first default PCI serial port (This may change depending on how many serial ports you may have).

If the card was correctly configured by Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty4, Line 4, UART 16650V2, Port: 0xe400, IRQ: 12

Baud_base: 460800, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should match the information collected earlier.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your information), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following line at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe400 irq 12 uart 16650v2 baud_base 460800 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Installing the Kazan USB 2.0 Drive Enclosure in Windows 98SE

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:13:51 +0000

To use the Kazan USB 2.0 Drive Enclosure with a Windows 98SE system, run the tppinst.exe file which can be downloaded from this site. Once this file is run, you will be able to connect and install the Kazan USB 2.0 Drive Enclosure using the LAVA driver disk when prompted by Windows. This will enable the Kazan to operate as a USB 1.1 external device.

Using Hard Drives in Kazan Drive Enclosures

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:13:09 +0000

1. Setting Hard Drives as Master Drives

Hard drives must be set as Master drives when used in a Kazan drive enclosure. In some hard cases this involves moving a jumper on the drive. In other cases (such as older Western Digital drives), this requires removing a jumper located on the hard drive. Hard drives typically are marked with instructions on setting them as Master or Slave drives; follow the instructions provided by your drive’s manufacturer.

2. Formatting Drives

LAVA Technical Support recommends installing an already-formatted hard drive into the Kazan Drive Enclosure. New drives may already be formatted by the manufacturer. FAT or FAT32 formatted drives are the easiest to troubleshoot. Some NTFS-partitioned drives occasionally may not work.

To externally format a hard drive in Windows, attach the drive to a motherboard connector and format it with FDISK.EXE before installing it into the external drive enclosure.

If it is not possible to format the hard drive before installing it into the drive enclosure (in the case of notebook computers, for instance), it is possible to format the hard drive inside the enclosure when using Windows 2000 or XP.

Windows 2000/XP formatting instructions:

1) Go to “My Computer | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Storage | Disk Management.”

2) The “Write Signature and Upgrade Disk” wizard will appear. If your drive was previously formatted, go to step 6.

3) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: In the “Select Disk to Upgrade” window, choose the disk installed in the Lava IDE drive enclosure.

4) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: In the “Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk” wizard click “Finish”.

5) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: The disk signature will be identified as “Dynamic.” Right-click on “Revert to Basic Disk”.

6) Right-click on the disk you have just created. Choose “Create Partition.”

7) In the “Create Partition” wizard specify the partition type, partition size and, if requested, assign a drive letter/path for the drive.

8) Choose “Format Partition” and select the File System to use. Choose the “Perform Quick Format” option.

9) In the “Completing the Create Partition” wizard window, click “Finish”.

3. Windows Error Messages

At times Windows’ Device Manager or the Properties dialog box of the drive’s System Tray icon will give a “This device cannot start (Code 10)” error message or a “This device is either not present, not working properly, or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 28″ error message when attempting to access a drive in a Kazan.

First ensure that the power, data, and IDE cables are all correctly and snugly attached. Check the power supply’s LED indicator is green to verify it is operating. If the problem persists, ensure that the hard drive has been formatted as described above.

4. Drive Data Capacity

The limit on drive size for the IDE drive enclosure is set by the limit of addressability in the industry-standard ATA specification for hard drives generally. In the case of the ATA interface implemented in the drive enclosure, 28 bits are given to the sector number interface between the operating system, the BIOS, and the hard disk. A hard disk can therefore have at most 2^28 or 268,435,456 sectors of 512 bytes. The ATA interface, and the drive enclosure as a result, has a maximum capacity of approximately 137.4 GB.

5. Western Digital drives

Some new Western Digital drives do not work in the Kazan enclosure. Western Digital drives manufactured after November 15, 2001 should NOT have this problem. An exception to this general rule is the WD CaviarWD1200 MDL:WD1200BB-00CAA1 (Date 06 Nov 2002).

Installing an ISA Serial Card in Windows XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:10:47 +0000

To properly install an ISA serial port, you need a free IRQ and I/O address on your computer for the LAVA card to use.

Shut down your computer

To check for free resources, shut down your computer. If the card is in your computer, remove it now. Next, restart your computer.

Set the I/O address

Once your computer has restarted without the card, go into Windows Device Manager, and select “Ports”. Choose a COM port, select “Properties”, and write down the I/O address.

After you’ve done this for all COM ports, set the addressing jumpers on your card to an address NOT ALREADY USED by Windows. For example, if you found that COM1 had an address of 03F8, you would configure your card to use the next available address of 02F8.

Set the IRQ

Next, return to Device Manager, select “View”, and choose “Resources by type”. This will give you a list of all IRQs that are currently being used by the computer. Write down all numbers from 1 to 15 that DO NOT appear in that list. Any IRQ that you have written down can be used as a free IRQ for the port you are installing.

Set IRQ jumper on the card to one of the free IRQs in your computer. Once you’ve done this, you are ready to shut down the computer, and install the card.

Restart your computer

Once the card is installed in the computer, reboot your system. After the Operating System is fully loaded, go to Control Panel, and select “Printers and Other Hardware”. In that Window you should see an option to “Add Hardware”. Windows will then search for hardware, and ask you if the hardware is currently connected to the computer. Select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware”. You will then see a Window where you are prompted to select the type of device you have installed. Select “Add a New Hardware Device”, which should appear as the last entry on the list.

Windows will then prompt you to either automatically or manually install the device. At this point select “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list”. You should then be able to select “Ports”, then choose “Standard” and “Communications port”.

Prior to finishing the installation, select “View or Change Resources for this Hardware (Advanced)”. This option will allow you to configure Windows to recognize the resources you have selected for your card. Once you select this option, the “Add New Hardware Property” window should appear. Now select “Set Configuration Manually.” Under “Settings Based On”, choose “Basic Configuration 0008″. This option will allow you to specify the settings for your card. You should now be able to double-click the I/O range and the IRQ and enter the resources to reflect how you set the jumpers on your card.

Once this is done, select Finish, and restart your computer.

Check your settings

Once your computer has restarted, you should go back to Device Manager, and ensure that the resources the computer has given to the card match what you specified earlier. At this point, you may find your port has defaulted to become something other than what you specified. If you wish to change this setting, double-click the port listing and go to the “Port-Settings” tab. Choose “Advanced”.

Change the COM number to what you desire.

Once these changes are made, you should be able to use your ISA serial port.

Installing an ISA Parallel Card in Windows XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:08:30 +0000

To properly install an ISA parallel card, you need a free IRQ and I/O address on your computer for the LAVA card to use.

Shut down your computer

To check for free resources, shut down your computer. If the card is in your computer, remove it now. Next, restart your computer.

Set the I/O address

Once your computer has restarted without the card, go into Windows Device Manager, and select “Ports”. Choose an LPT port, select “Properties”, and write down the I/O address.

After you’ve done this for all LPT ports, set the addressing jumpers on your card to an address NOT ALREADY USED by Windows. For example, if you found that LPT1 had an address of 0378 037F, you would configure your card to use the next available address of 0278.

Set the IRQ

Next, return to Device Manager, select “View”, and choose “Resources by type”. This will give you a list of all IRQs that are currently being used by the computer. Write down all numbers from 1 to 15 that DO NOT appear in that list. Any IRQ that you have written down can be used as a free IRQ for the card you are installing.

Set IRQ jumper on the card to one of the free IRQs in your computer. Once you’ve done this, you are ready to shut down the computer, and install the card.

NOTE FOR PARALLEL-ECP/EPP CARD USERS:

Set the DMA address

In addition to determining a free IRQ and I/O address, you may need to assign a DMA address. First, find out what parallel mode your device uses. It will probably be EPP or ECP. If not specified otherwise, treat your device as an EPP device. If you are using EPP mode, set the jumpers for DMA addressing to ‘none’.

If you are configuring your card as an ECP port, you must determine what DMA addresses you have free in your system. Return to Device Manager, select “View”, and choose “Resources by type”. Now select “DMA” to find available DMA resources.

Restart your computer

Once the card is installed in the computer, reboot your system. After the Operating System is fully loaded, go to Control Panel, and select “Printers and Other Hardware”. In that Window you should see an option to “Add Hardware”. Windows will then search for hardware, and ask you if the hardware is currently connected to the computer. Select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware”. You will then see a Window where you are prompted to select the type of device you have installed. Select “Add a New Hardware Device”, which should appear as the last entry on the list.

Windows will then prompt you to either automatically or manually install the device. At this point select “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list”. You should then be able to select “Ports”, then choose “Standard” and “Printer port”.

Prior to finishing the installation, select “View or Change Resources for this Hardware (Advanced)”. This option will allow you to configure Windows to recognize the resources you have selected for your card. Once you select this option, the “Add New Hardware Property” window should appear. Now select “Set Configuration Manually.” Under “Settings Based On”, choose”Basic Configuration 0001″. This option will allow you to specify the settings for your card. You should now be able to double-click the I/O range and the IRQ and enter the resources to reflect how you set the jumpers on your card.

Once this is done, select Finish, and restart your computer.

Check your settings

Once your computer has restarted, you should go back to Device Manager, and ensure that the resources the computer has given to the card match what you specified earlier. At this point, you may find your port has defaulted to become something other than what you specified. If you wish to change this setting, double-click the port listing and go to the “Port-Settings” tab. Make the following two changes here:

1. Change the “Filter Resource Method” from “Never use an Interrupt” to “Use any Interrupt Assigned to the Port”.

2. Change the LPT number to what you desire. Once these changes are made, you should be able to use your ISA printer port.

Using Hard Drives in FireDrive® Enclosures

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:05:42 +0000

1. Setting Hard Drives as Master Drives

Hard drives must be set as Master drives when used in a FireDrive drive enclosure. In some hard cases this involves moving a jumper on the drive. In other cases (such as older Western Digital drives), this requires removing a jumper located on the hard drive. Hard drives typically are marked with instructions on setting them as Master or Slave drives; follow the instructions provided by your drive’s manufacturer.

2. Formatting Drives

LAVA Technical Support recommends installing an already-formatted hard drive into the FireDrive/Kazan Drive Enclosure. New drives may already be formatted by the manufacturer. FAT or FAT32 formatted drives are the easiest to troubleshoot. Some NTFS-partitioned drives occasionally may not work.

To externally format a hard drive in Windows, attach the drive to a motherboard connector and format it with FDISK.EXE before installing it into the external drive enclosure.

If it is not possible to format the hard drive before installing it into the drive enclosure (in the case of notebook computers, for instance), it is possible to format the hard drive inside the enclosure when using Windows 2000 or XP.

Windows 2000/XP formatting instructions:

1) Go to “My Computer | Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management |

Storage | Disk Management.”

2) The “Write Signature and Upgrade Disk” wizard will appear. If your drive was previously formatted, go to step 6.

3) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: In the “Select Disk to Upgrade” window, choose the disk installed in the LAVA IDE drive enclosure.

4) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: In the “Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk” wizard click “Finish”.

5) PREVIOUSLY UNFORMATTED DRIVES: The disk signature will be identified as “Dynamic.” Right-click on “Revert to Basic Disk”.

6) Right-click on the disk you have just created. Choose “Create Partition.”

7) In the “Create Partition” wizard specify the partition type, partition size and, if requested, assign a drive letter/path for the drive.

8) Choose “Format Partition” and select the File System to use. Choose the “Perform Quick Format” option.

9) In the “Completing the Create Partition” wizard window, click “Finish”.

3. Windows Error Messages

At times Windows’ Device Manager or the Properties dialog box of the drive’s System Tray icon will give a “This device cannot start (Code 10)” error message or a “This device is either not present, not working properly, or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 28″ error message when attempting to access a drive in a FireDrive.

First ensure that the power, data, and IDE cables are all correctly and snugly attached. Check the power supply’s LED indicator is green to verify it is operating. If the problem persists, ensure that the hard drive has been formatted as described above.

4. Drive Data Capacity

The limit on drive size for the IDE drive enclosure is set by the limit of addressability in the industry-standard ATA specification for hard drives generally. In the case of the ATA interface implemented in the drive enclosure, 28 bits are given to the sector number interface between the operating system, the BIOS, and the hard disk. A hard disk can therefore have at most 2^28 or 268,435,456 sectors of 512 bytes. The ATA interface, and the drive enclosure as a result, has a maximum capacity of approximately 137.4 GB.

5. Western Digital drives

Some new Western Digital drives do not work in the FireDrive enclosure. Western Digital drives manufactured after November 15, 2001 should NOT have this problem.

6. Windows 98SE Patch for IEEE 1394 Operation

Users of Windows 98SE can download the following patch to the operating system from Microsoft: Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement ? http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_wufeatured/1394/Default.asp

Microsoft says:

The update installs a Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a Plug and Play storage device prior to physically unplugging the device. This component also includes an update for 1394 drivers to resolve issues related to the surprise removal of peripheral devices. Large performance improvements, in the order of 300%, have been made over the implementation of 1394 storage drivers in Windows 98 Second Edition.

Configuring the FireDrive® for Macintosh OS 8 and 9

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:04:40 +0000

Problem:

The Mac does not detect the FireDrive.

Cause:

The Mac OS does not install mass storage device support during the OS install.

Solution:

This solution only applies to Mac OS 8 & 9 (There is no current support for OS X).

1) Download the “firewire_extensions.sit” file by clicking here.

2) Unstuff it and transfer the files to your extensions folder.

3) Plug in and turn on the FireDrive.

4) Restart your Macintosh. The FireDrive should come online.

Configuring the FireDrive® in Windows

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:56:47 +0000

LAVA’s FireDrive is an IEEE 1394 device. In systems with native IEEE 1394 support it is easy to install - just plug it in and it configures with drivers shipped with Windows.
Step 1: Plug in the FireDrive. The following screen will appear. Hit OK.

The next screen that appears asks you to specify the location of the device drivers on the Windows installation CD. Specify the location, then Hit OK and Windows will install drivers for a 1394 storage device (SBP2 serial bus protocol 2).

To check that your FireDrive in configured in Windows, you should see the following entries in Windows Device Manager.

Under the entry “Disk Drives” in Windows 98SE and Windows ME, the FireDrive will appear as the make and model of the hard drive you have placed in the FireDrive enclosure.

In Windows 2000 the FireDrive will appear as below.

Congratulations: you’re finished.

Installing the Parallel-ECP/EPP in Windows NT 4.0

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:55:49 +0000

1) Boot into NT without the Parallel-ECP/EPP installed in the computer.

2) Check for available IRQs. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab. Check for a free IRQ in here. NT does not show the IRQ for parallel ports. By default the motherboard parallel port uses IRQ7, so assume IRQ7 is not free. Find a number missing in here between 0 and 15. If 9 is missing then set the IRQ jumper to 2. If all the IRQs are being used then you must install our card without an IRQ.

3) Remove the DMA jumpers. NT4.0 does not support ECP. ECP mode is enabled by enabling a DMA channel.

4) Find out which Input/Output Address the on-board parallel port is using. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab and then Click the Devices button. Double-click the ParPort device. This shows your existing parallel port addresses. Do not set the card to any of these addresses. Set the card to the next address.

For example on LAVA Card:

LPT1=3bc

LPT2=378

LPT3=278

Note NT4.0 cannot detect the non-standard addresses (LPT4 and up) so do not choose one of those addresses.

If you see 378 then set the LAVA Card to LPT3 278 to make it LPT2.

5)Shut down and put the card in the ISA slot.

6) Boot back into NT and verify that our card has installed. Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Windows NT Diagnostics and enter the Resources Tab and then Click the Devices button. Double-click the ParPort device. If you see an additional set of input/output ranges then you have successfully installed our card.

Installing the Parallel-ECP/EPP in Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:46:41 +0000

Setting Jumpers on LAVA Card

Enter Device Manager by RIGHT-clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

1) Input/Output Range

Open up Ports COM and LPT by clicking on the plus to the left of it once.

Double-click the LPT1 and enter the Resources tab.

If the Input/Output Range is set to 0378-037A then set the jumper on for Input/Output Range on the LAVA card to LPT3 278/F. If the Input/Output Range is set to 03bc-03be then set the jumper on for Input/Output Range on the LAVA card to LPT2 378/F.

2) Interrupt Request (IRQ)

Enter Device Manager By RIGHT-clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager.

Find a number between missing in here between 0 and 15. If 9 is missing then set the IRQ jumper to 2. If all the IRQs are being used then you must install our card without an IRQ or DMA (polled mode) so remove the IRQ and DMA jumpers from the card completely and skip part III Direct Memory Access (DMA).

Reserve the IRQ in the BIOS setup. This description applies to all LAVA Cards that have IRQ jumper settings. To correct this situation it is necessary to make some BIOS setting changes. The following steps apply to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find similar setting changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP. Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL. Scroll down to the IRQ assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.

3) Direct Memory Access (DMA)

Enter Device Manager By RIGHT-clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager. Click the Circle for Direct Memory Access (DMA) to view DMA resources.

If 1 is not listed then set both jumpers for DMA (DMA ACK. and DMA REQ.) to 1. If 3 is not listed then set both jumpers for DMA (DMA ACK. and DMA REQ.) to 3. If both DMA 1 and 3 are used then you cannot enable ECP mode for this card: just remove both DMA jumpers completely. This will enable our card in EPP mode (if you have chosen a free IRQ for our card.)

Reserve the DMA channel in the BIOS setup. This description applies to all LAVA Cards that have DMA jumper settings. To correct this situation it is necessary to make some BIOS setting changes. The following applies to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find similar setting changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP. Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL. Scroll down to the DMA channel assigned to our card and change that DMA channel from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.

NOTE: The BIOS (CMOS) changes above for both IRQ and DMA are not always necessary. However, it is better to do them to prevent problems in the future.

Install the LAVA Parallel-ECP/EPP card with this method.

1) Set the jumpers on our card to the correct LPT IRQ and DMA channel, then put our card into an ISA slot (with the power off.)(STEP A ABOVE)

2) If you are installing the LAVA card without an IRQ or DMA (polled mode) then go to Add New HardWare from Control Panel and let it detect the card and you are finished after the system reboots your computer (skip steps): otherwise, go to Add New HardWare from the Control Panel and don’t let it detect the card.

3) In the Window where it says Select the type of hardware you want to install Choose Ports (COM & LPT) and then then click Next.

4) In the next window for Manufacturers choose (Standard port types). If you are installing the card WITHOUT a DMA channel then choose Printer Port or if you are installing it WITH a DMA channel then choose ECP Printer Port for Port Types. Note what kind of Printer Port you have chosen for step below.

5) Click Next and then Finish. When the system asks to Reboot, DON’T!!!!! (Click no).

6) Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | System and enter the Device Manager tab.

7) Double-click the Printer port with the exclamation mark and enter Resources.

8) If you have chosen ECP Printer Port, uncheck Use Automatic Settings, then choose Basic Configuration 2 and configure the card to the correct I/O address (by highlighting Input Output Range and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set the card to by jumpers). Configure the IRQ (by highlighting Interrupt Request and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set our card to by jumpers NOTE: If you have set our card to IRQ 2 by jumpers then choose 9 in here (IRQ2 is a cascade to 9) and DMA channel (by highlighting Direct Memory Access DMA) and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set our card to by jumpers).

If you have chosen Printer Port uncheck Use Automatic Settings and choose Basic Configuration 1 and configure the card to the correct I/O address (by highlighting Input/Output Range and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to the resource you set our card to by jumpers), and IRQ (by highlighting Interrupt Request and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to resource you set our card to by jumpers NOTE: If you have set our card to IRQ 2 by the jumper then choose 9 in here (IRQ2 is a cascade to 9).

9) Click Ok and Ok and let Windows restart.

10) Verify that our port has installed by going to Device Manager and clicking Ports (COM & LPT). If you have LPT1 and LPT2 then you have successfully installed our card.

Installing a DSerial-PCI in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:45:58 +0000

Installation

With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-PCI card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

NOTE: If you are using an AGP video card you may find that QNX will not boot with the card in the PCI slot immediately following the AGP slot. Simply place the card in the second slot to alleviate this problem.

QNX will automatically detect the presence of the DSerial-PCI card and create two devices in the folder /etc/dev/ called Ser[x] and Ser[x+1] (where x is the next available serial device number determined by QNX while enumerating the PCI bus at boot-up).

NOTE: QNX will always enumerate Port A before Port B (i.e. Ser[x] will always refer to Port A and Ser[x+1] will always refer to Port B).

To verify that the card has been installed you may check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250″. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devc-ser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card?s resources.

For example, given the process command “devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 -u2 2F8,4 -u3 a000,5″ we can see that Com1 and Com2 were mapped to devices Ser1 and Ser2 respectively and our serial port at a000 was mapped to device Ser3.

Card Resources

You can easily determine the physical address and IRQ resources of the card?s serial port by displaying the PCI listing “pci -v”. This command will display all the information for each of the PCI devices on the system bus. To find the IO address and IRQ of the card, simply scan through the output of this command for a section beginning with “Vendor ID = 1407h, Lava Computer MFG Inc.”, of which there should be two sections, one for each port.

NOTE: QNX will always enumerate Port A before Port B. Therefore, when reading the PCI listing from top to bottom Port A will be displayed first followed immediately by Port B.

Testing

Testing the card’s functionality can be done by using QNX’s own terminal program, Qtalk, and a loopback connector. To test a port, attach the loopback connector and open up a Qtalk session by executing the command “qtalk -m /dev/ser3 -b 115200,8,n,1″ on the port. While the loopback connector is attached any characters entered in Qtalk should be echoed back to the screen. Removing the loopback connector should prevent character echoing from occurring.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up, but the card is displayed in the PCI listing, you may manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have two serial ports residing at physical addresses=a000 and a400, sharing IRQ=5 and neither of which is allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add two new serial devices by running the command:

devc-ser8250 -u3 a000,5 -u4 a400,5

This is a very simple example of adding two new serial devices by using the devc-ser8250 command. Full documentation of all the options associated with this command can be found in the QNX 6 RTOS Utilities Reference Manual.

Installing a DSerial-PCI (DSerial-PCI/LP, DSerial-PCI 3.3V, DSerial-PCI Powered) in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:45:12 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, the Linux hardware discovery utility detects the DSerial-PCI correctly and installs it as ttyS4 and ttyS5. This setting will change depending on how many serial ports you have and how they are configured.

To verify proper installation you must first find out the port information (I/O range, IRQ) for each serial port. To retrieve that information type at the command line:

lspci -v

You will then see two separate entries for a “Serial Controller: Lava Computer MFG”. Below each will be a IRQ number and an I/O port. Write down that information for all ports (for example, IRQ 12, e400, IRQ 12, e800).

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS4

Note: ttyS4 is the first default PCI serial port. This setting may change depending on how many serial ports you have.

If the card was correctly configured by Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty4, Line 4, UART 16550A, Port: 0xe400, IRQ: 12

Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should match the information collected earlier.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your information), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe400 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xe800 irq 12 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

The example above uses the information gained from the lspci -v command. The details of your information may be different. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Serial Port Installation for jumpered cards in Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:53 +0000

These instructions are framed for the LAVA DSerial-550, but can be used for any jumpered LAVA card.

1) Check for available resources. Enter Device Manager By RIGHT clicking on My Computer from the desktop going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager.

Find a number missing in here between 0 and 15. If 9 is missing then set the IRQ jumper to 2. If all the IRQs are being used then you must disable a device to free up an interrupt for our card.

In Device Manager open up ports COM and LPT. Record which COMs are in there. In Device Manager open up Modems. Double-click your internal modem (if you have one). Go to the Modem tab. Record the COM it is using. Set the COM jumper NOT to what you have currently recorded.

I.e. if you have recorded COM1 COM2 COM3 jumper our card for COM4.

2) Shut down your computer and place our card back in the slot.

3) Boot into the BIOS setup. Reserve the IRQ in the BIOS setup.

These instructions apply to all LAVA Cards that have IRQ jumper settings. The following steps apply to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find equivalent settings and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP. Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL. Scroll down to the IRQ assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA. Save Settings and exit.

4) Boot back into Windows.

5) Run Add New Hardware and let it detect our card.

6) Go to device manager and double click the new COM port. Go to Resources and make sure that the interrupt request matches what you have set our card to.

7) Repeat Steps 1)-6) for the second serial port.

Installing a DSerial-550 in QNX

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:43:28 +0000

Installation

Before installing the card into the system you must check for available resources. To get a general idea of the IRQ and COM port addresses in use you can you will have to check several different locations:

COM port addresses and IRQs in use can be found by executing the command “sin ar|grep devc-ser8250″ which will return the arguments of process devc-ser8250 (eg. devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 -u2 2F8,4 - which tells us that IRQs 3 and 4 are in use as are IO addresses 3F8 and 2F8).

In addition certain IRQs may be reserved by the PCI system bus. Executing the command “pci -v |grep Interrupt” will return a listing of all the interrupt line values.

Set the jumpers on the card to any IRQ and COM port addresses NOT found in the previous step.

NOTE: The DSerial-550 is shipped with factory default jumper settings of COM1/IRQ 3 for Port A and COM2/IRQ 4 for Port B.

With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-550 card into any free ISA slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Turn your PC on and start QNX 6.

If jumpered correctly QNX will automatically detect the presence of the DSerial-ISA card and create two devices in the folder /etc/dev/ called Ser[x] and Ser[x+1] (where x will be the first available COM port while enumerating at boot-up).

NOTE: QNX will always enumerate Port A before Port B (i.e. Ser[x] will always refer to Port A and Ser[x+1] will always refer to Port B).

To verify that the card has been installed you may check in either the /etc/dev/ folder, or in QNX’s System Information (Launch>Utilities>System Information). Within the System Information listing you will find a process named “devc-ser8250″. By selecting this process you will have access to several different information tabs. Selecting the Arguments tab (Args) will provide you with the exact arguments that were passed to the devc-ser8250 process at boot-up. From here you can easily determine which port is assigned to which serial device by referring to the card’s resources.

For example, given the process command “devc-ser8250 -u1 3F8,3 -u2 2F8,4 -u3 a000,5″ we can see that Com1 and Com2 were mapped to devices Ser1 and Ser2 respectively and our serial port at a000 was mapped to device Ser3.

Testing

Testing the card’s functionality can be done by using QNX’s own terminal program, Qtalk, and a loopback connector. To test a port, attach the loopback connector and open up a Qtalk session by executing the command “qtalk -m /dev/ser3 -b 115200,8,n,1″ on the port. While the loopback connector is attached any characters entered in Qtalk should be echoed back to the screen. Removing the loopback connector should prevent character echoing from occurring.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the card was not picked up by QNX at boot-up you can manually add the port by using the devc-ser8250 command.

Example: Say we have two serial ports residing at physical addresses=3e8 and 2f8, using IRQ=5 and 10, respectively, and neither of which is allocated a serial device in the /etc/dev/ folder. If we have determined that Ser1 and Ser2 already exist in the /etc/dev/ folder (this is done by inspecting the folder /etc/dev/ for all serial devices), we can add two new serial devices by running the command:

devc-ser8250 -u3 3e8,5 -u4 2f8,10

This is a very simple example of adding two new serial devices using the devc-ser8250 command. Full documentation of all the options associated with this command can be found in the QNX 6 RTOS Utilities Reference.

Installing a DSerial-550 in Linux

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:42:47 +0000

Installation

On install during the bootup process, Linux detects the DSerial-550 and sets the configuration for ttyS2 and ttyS3. To verify proper installation you must remember the I/O range (see table below) and IRQ each serial port was jumpered to.

ttyS0 = 0×03f8; irq = 4

ttyS1 = 0×02f8; irq = 3

ttyS2 = 0×03e8; irq = 4

ttyS3 = 0×02e8; irq = 3

First you must verify that the card was installed correctly. To do this at the command line type:

setserial -a /dev/ttyS2

Note: ttyS2 refers to Com3. This may change depending on how the jumpers are configured on the card.

If the card is correctly configured in Linux you will see the following information:

/dev/tty2, Line 2, UART 16550A, Port: 0×03e8, IRQ: 4

Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 256, divisor: 0

closing_wait: 15360

Flags: spd_normal skip_test

Your port and IRQ should conform to the jumper settings on the card.

If you find that the information displayed does not match the above (port and IRQ should match your jumper settings), then carry on to the next step below. If the data is correct then the installation is complete.

To set the serial port to the correct settings, edit the file:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0×03e8 irq 4 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0×02e8 irq 3 uart 16550a baud_base 115200 ^fourport

Your port/IRQ may be different depending on the jumper settings on the card. Be sure to save the added changes. On reboot all of the ports should be operational.

Setting Up Dial-up Networking in Windows 95/98/Me

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:28:08 +0000

Introduction

Dial-up Networking Requirements:

Windows CD

DNS server IP addresses (primary and secondary) from ISP:

Domain Name from ISP

Telephone number to ISP

User name for ISP

If dial-up networking is already installed with dial-up adapter and TCP/IP protocol then go straight to configuration.

Installation:

Verify if Dial-up Networking is installed:

Check Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add Remove Programs, Windows Setup

Then check in Communications, Details

If Dial-up Networking is selected, then it is installed.

Verify if Dial-up Adapter and TCP/IP protocol is installed:

Check Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network, Configuration

If Dial-up Adapter, TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks is selected then they are installed.

Installation of Network Components:

In Start, Settings, Control Panel, Networks

Client for Microsoft Networks

Click Add Dbl Click Client

Choose Microsoft then Client for Microsoft Networks

Click OK

Dial-up Adapter:

Click Add , double-click Adapter

Choose Microsoft then Dial-up Adapter

Click OK

TCP/IP Stack:

Click Add, double-click Protocol

Choose Microsoft

Choose TCP/IP

Click OK

Click OK from configuration and Restart System

Configuration of TCP/IP:

In Start, Settings, Control Panel, Networks, TCP/IP properties the following settings are selected:

IP Address: Obtain an IP address Automatically

WINS configuration: Use DHCP for WINS Resolution

Gateway: Leave blank

Bindings: Select Client for Microsoft Networks

Advanced: Leave with Defaults

DNS Configuration: Enable DNS

DNS Configuration: Host (username)

Domain Name: (domain name)

DNS server search order: (Primary DNS Server)(Secondary DNS Server)

Setup of Connection Icon:

Double Click My Computer, Dial-up Networking, and Make New Connection Icons

Give Icon a name like the name of the ISP

If modem not displayed select modem from modem area

Select the highest modem speed

Make sure that Only Connect at this Speed is NOT selected

Click OK

Click NEXT in Make New Connection Wizard

Enter phone number to ISP

Setup of Dial-up Properties:

Click on the New Connection Icon just created

Click Server Type, Pick Dial-up Server: Choose PPP as Server Type

In Advanced Options: Enable Software Compression Checked

Log On to Server: Not Checked

Require Encrypted password: Not Checked

TCP/IP: (only Protocol enabled)

(disable IPX & NetBEUI)

TCP/IP settings: Make sure Server assigned IP address and Specify Name Server address are selected

Add Primary and Secondary Server IP addresses

For Primary and secondary WINS Configuration: Leave at 0.0.0.0

Check use IP header Compression and use Default Gateway on Remote Network

FireDrive®: Fix for Delayed Write Errors under Windows XP/2000

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:27:26 +0000

At times when using the FireDrive with Windows 2000 or Windows XP a “Delayed write error” will appear. This message may also be accompanied by corrupted or cross-linked files on the FireDrive’s hard disk. To fix this problem, follow the steps below:

1) Enter the disk management utility which is located under Control Panel >Administrative Tools > Computer Management.

2) In the right hand window, each of the drives in your system will be listed. For each one, right click on the drive and select “Change Drive Letter and Path.”

3) In the window that appears, highlight the drive again and select “Edit” (or “Change” in XP). Leave the settings as they are and select OK (or Cancel in XP as the OK button is grayed out).

4) Below the listing of drives will be a graphical interpretation of the partition table. For each device (ie. Zip Drives, CD-RW, etc.) right-click and again choose “Change Drive Letter and Path” and then exit the window.

5) Reboot your computer and attempt a file transfer.

Configuring a Backpack CD-RW Drive with non-ECP Parallel cards

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:26:48 +0000

Backpack Type: Backpack CD-RW Drive

Backpack Software Version: Any software

Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me/2000

Other Related Hardware: LAVA PCI Parallel Port add-on card

Issue Details:

Backpack Not Found or Read Errors when connected to a LAVA PCI parallel port add-on card.

Resolution:

Limitations of the EPP Capabilities of the LAVA PCI parallel port card require that it be used in EPP-byte mode. To achieve this with Backpack Plug and Play software for Windows, access the Backpack Finder utility in Control Panel and under the “Finder Settings” tab, uncheck the EPP (DWORD) and EPP (WORD) options. After making the change, unplug the Backpack data cable or eject the Backpack PC Card, then plug it back in. Backpack’s “Data Transfer Mode” (under the Devices tab) should appear as EPP (BYTE).

Changing Parallel Port Addresses in Windows Safe Mode

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:26:02 +0000

On some systems that have Windows 95/98/Me preinstalled on them there are policies set that disable the capability to change resources in Device Manager. You can however change these resources from Safe Mode. The following steps will help you with that:

1) Shut down the computer.

2) Upon boot-up tap the F8 key or hold down the CTRL key. This will take you to the Windows Startup Menu.

3) Choose Safe Mode.

4) In safe mode go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer and entering Properties.

5) In Ports COM and LPT double-click the LAVA PCI parallel card and enter the Resources tab.

6) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and change the port to the appropriate address from there.

Changing Parallel-PCI Port Address Range to 378

webfrge — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:23:53 +0000

Useful for scanners, etc. (Applies to Windows 95/98/Me)

1) Go to Control Panel | Add Remove Programs and uninstall everything related to your scanner and printer from here.

2) Shut down and reboot into the BIOS setup on your computer. Enter the Integrated Peripheral menu and change your computer’s parallel port address to 3bc or 278. Save these new settings and exit the BIOS and boot into Windows. Consult your motherboard’s manual for instructions how to enter the BIOS setup and where to find the setting for your motherboard’s parallel port address.

3) As you are booting up (In Windows 98, before you see the Windows 98 Splash Screen), tap the F8 key. This will take you to the Windows Startup Menu. If you do not see the Startup Menu before the splash screen, then you missed it and you must boot back into Windows, then reboot normally and tap that F8 key until you get to the Windows Startup Menu by tapping the F8 key.

4) Choose Safe Mode (number 3) and boot into Windows Safe Mode.

5) Once you are in Safe Mode go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer then Properties then click the Device Manager tab.

6) In Ports COM and LPT, double-click the LAVA Parallel-PCI and enter resources. Click Set Configuration Manually and then uncheck Use Automatic Settings.

7) Double-click the words Input Output Range and delete the settings in there and type the following settings in there instead: 0378-037F

then click OK.

8) Double-click the words Interrupt Request and type in 10. Click OK.

9) Click OK for the LAVA Parallel-PCI.

10) If there is more than one reference to the LAVA Parallel-PCI in Ports COM and LPT then perform steps 6-9 for the other references to the LAVA Parallel-PCI also.

11) Exit out of Device Manager and let Windows reboot in Normal mode.

12) Once you are back into Windows reinstall the software for your scanner and printer.

Solving Boot Problems with IBM 300 GL Systems

webfrge — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:28:19 +0000

I am running an IBM 300 GL computer that has a LAVA PCI card in it. When I boot up I get a Parity error! Is there a BIOS setup setting that I can modify to get the system to boot normally?

This problem occurs on certain IBM machines. There is a BIOS setting that can ensure that the system boots up normally while the card is in the system.

In your BIOS setup go to: Advanced Setup | PCI control and set PCI Parity Control to Disabled.

Solving PCI Boot Problems with Various IBM & Compaq Systems

webfrge — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:26:58 +0000

On some IBM and COMPAQ machines some BIOS (CMOS) setup settings could cause the machine not to boot up completely.

Change BIOS settings without the card in the system.

NOTE: Not all systems have all these settings. Included are a few of the settings that have caused problems on various IBM and COMPAQ machines. Consult your IBM or COMPAQ manual for instructions on how to enter the setup and where to find these settings.

Enter the BIOS and go to Advanced and then BUS Options.

Verify that:

Plug and Play OS Installed is set to NO or DISABLED.

PCI Parity is set to Disabled.

PCI Bus Mastering is set to Enabled.

PCI Adapter Reset is set to Disabled.

PCI Adapter Reset on Warm Boot.

Installation Instructions for 2SP-ISA [2SP-550]

webfrge — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:24:35 +0000

SERIAL PORTS

1) Check for available resources. Enter Device Manager By RIGHT clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager.

Find a number missing in here between 0 and 15. If 9 is missing then set the IRQ jumper to 2. If all the IRQs are being used then you must disable a device to free up an interrupt for our card.

In Device Manager open up ports COM and LPT. Record which COMs are

in there. In device Manager open up Modems. Double-click the your internal

modem (if you have one). Go to the Modem tab. Record the COM it is using.

Set the COM jumper NOT to what you have currently recorded.

I.E. if you have recorded COM1 COM2 COM3 jumper our card for COM4

2) Shut down your computer and place our card back in the slot.

3) Boot into the BIOS setup. Reserve the IRQ in the BIOS setup.

The following sequence applies to all LAVA cards that have IRQ jumper settings. It describes the steps with an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find similar settings changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP. Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL. Scroll down to the IRQ assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA. Save Settings and exit.

4) Boot back into Windows.

5) Run Add New Hardware and let it detect our card.

6) Go to Device Manager and double click the new COM port. Go to Resources and make sure that the Interrupt Request matches what you have set our card to.

7) Repeat Steps 1)-6) for the second serial port.

PARALLEL PORT

PART 1 – DETERMINE SETUP

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR LAVA PARALLEL BIDIR ISA CARD

Setting Jumpers on LAVA card

Enter Device Manager By RIGHT clicking on My Computer from the desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

1) Input Output Range

Open up Ports COM and LPT by clicking on the plus to the left of it once.

Double-click the LPT1 and enter the Resources tab.

If the Input Output Range is set to 0378-037A then set the jumper on for Input Output Range on the LAVA card to LPT2 278/F. If the Input Output Range is set to 03bc-03be then set the jumper

on for Input Output Range on the LAVA card to LPT1 378/F.

2) Interrupt Request (IRQ)

Enter Device Manager By RIGHT clicking on My Computer from the

desktop, going to properties and then clicking the Device Manager Tab.

Double-click computer in Device Manager.

Find a number between missing in here between 0 and 15. If IRQs 5 and 7 are both being used then you must install our card without an IRQ (polled mode) so remove the IRQ jumper from the card completely.

PART 2 – JUMPER THE CARD

Install the LAVA Parallel BIDIR card with this method.

1) Set the jumpers on our card to the correct LPT and IRQ, then put our card into an ISA slot (with the power off.)(STEP A ABOVE)

2) If you are installing the LAVA card without an IRQ (polled mode) then go to Add New HardWare from Control Panel and let it detect the card and you are finished after the system reboots your computer (skip steps); otherwise, then go to Add New HardWare from Control Panel and don’t let it detect the card.

3) In the Window where it says Select the type of hardware you want to install Choose Ports (COM & LPT) and then click Next.

4) In this next window for Manufacturers choose (Standard port types) and choose Printer Port for Port Types.

5) Click Next and then Finish. When it asks to Reboot, DON’T!!!!! (Click no)

6) Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - and enter the Device Manager tab.

7) Double-click the Printer port with the exclamation mark and enter Resources.

8) Choose Basic Configuration 1 and configure the card to the correct I/O address (by highlighting Input Output Range and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to resource you set our card to by jumpers), and IRQ (by highlighting Interrupt Request and clicking Change Setting and then scrolling up to resource you set our card to by jumpers.

9) Click Ok and Ok and let Windows restart.

10) Verify that our port has installed by going to device manager and clicking Ports (COM & LPT) and if you have LPT1 and LPT2 then you successfully installed our card!

Getting 230K in Dialup Networking

webfrge — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:23:20 +0000

Question:

I have my TA installed on a LavaPort with Windows NT 4.0 and my TA configured and installed using its 230400 modem installation file but Dial Up Networking does not have that 230400 setting. I tried editing the Connection to no avail. What should I do?

Answer:

Dial up Networking takes its initial speed setting from the maximum setting set in Control Panel modems. To make sure that Dial Up Networking has that 230400 setting in it, make sure that you configure the modem to 230400 in Control Panel modems and then add the New Dial Up Networking Connection. If you have already added that connection and it only has that 115200 setting then delete that connection, configure the modem and add a New Dial Up Networking Connection.

Question:

My Terminal Adapter needs to have an AT command sent to it to configure it to 230400. After I send it that command I can’t get a response in my terminal application. What should I do?

Answer:

Many terminal adapters can only autobaud up to 115200 after that they have to be set to a fixed rate of 230400 that is why you have to send it that AT command. The response you are getting when it does not respond in your terminal application is normal. Don’t worry about it. Simply disconnect or hangup after sending that AT command. Configure your baud rate in your application to 230400 and then connect again. At this point you will be getting a response from your TA and you can complete your installation.

Setting BIOS for Jumpered Cards

webfrge — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:57:10 +0000

I have installed my LAVA card that has jumpers into my Operating System correctly. However, when I try to use the card the OS reports that the card is not functioning properly. What should I do?

Answer:

The answer to this question applies to all LAVA cards that have IRQ jumper settings. To correct this situation it is necessary to make some BIOS setting changes. The following description applies to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG. Consult your motherboard manual to find equivalent setting changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.

Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP.

Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL.

Scroll down to the IRQ(s) assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA.