PCMCIA driver for DOS...?

[Click Beetle DX]

Hello all.

I have an HP Omnibook 900 laptop which has two PCMCIA slots. I've installed a MIDI card that works in both Win98 and DOS. The card works fine with games when I drop to the DOS prompt from Win98 and run them from there. However the card isn't usable once I restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. Why? Because its detection program requires a PCMCIA driver for DOS. D'oh...

Of course, HP's driver package for the Omnibook doesn't contain any PCMCIA drivers for DOS, and the generic "CardSoft" driver that I tried couldn't identify the PCMCIA hardware in my machine. Can anyone recommend either a specific or generic driver that will hopefully suit my needs?

Thanks in advance.

[jaclaz]

Hello all.

I have an HP Omnibook 900 laptop which has two PCMCIA slots. I've installed a MIDI card that works in both Win98 and DOS. The card works fine with games when I drop to the DOS prompt from Win98 and run them from there. However the card isn't usable once I restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. Why? Because its detection program requires a PCMCIA driver for DOS. D'oh...

Of course, HP's driver package for the Omnibook doesn't contain any PCMCIA drivers for DOS, and the generic "CardSoft" driver that I tried couldn't identify the PCMCIA hardware in my machine. Can anyone recommend either a specific or generic driver that will hopefully suit my needs?

Thanks in advance.

If you could run some "diagnostics" and post some actual info on the chip used, the actual drivers that do work in Win9x, more generally technical specs of the notebook, etc. someone may be able to help you.

jaclaz

[jds]

I'm pretty sure my Xircom modem and LAN adaptors came with drivers for DOS. Check them and other similar OEM's for possible drivers.

I think Digital Research had a driver suite, but that was long ago, so it would be outdated anyway..

Currently, at least one company has some commercial DOS offerings :

http://www.tssc.de/products/cardware/cwdw/default.htm

http://www.tssc.de/products/enablers

HTH

Joe.

[Click Beetle DX]

If you could run some "diagnostics" and post some actual info on the chip used, the actual drivers that do work in Win9x, more generally technical specs of the notebook, etc. someone may be able to help you.

The Omnibook 900B uses a Texas Instruments PCI-1225 CardBus Controller. I have been unable to locate a DOS driver for it. If anyone can help me out with that, it would be great.

Currently, at least one company has some commercial DOS offerings :

http://www.tssc.de/products/cardware/cwdw/default.htm

http://www.tssc.de/products/enablers

I installed the trial version of their software, but it locks up my machine.

[jds]

I installed the trial version of their software, but it locks up my machine.

Sad. You might try contacting the company to see if they can resolve the problem. You might also try the "divide and conquer" technique with your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to see if you have any conflicts.

Also, did you check your PCMCIA/CardBus devices and their respective software to see if they provided DOS drivers?

Joe.