On 5/14/2016 4:09 PM, Eric Auer wrote:
>> Bottom line is that PnP doesn't work (properly) for ISA cards...
> Indeed, back in the time PnP was only a nice idea. You needed that
> ICU software and it still was more hassle than non-PnP ISA cards
> where you would just set the jumpers manually but at l
> Bottom line is that PnP doesn't work (properly) for ISA cards...
Indeed, back in the time PnP was only a nice idea. You needed that
ICU software and it still was more hassle than non-PnP ISA cards
where you would just set the jumpers manually but at least the
results were what you planned :-) F
On 5/14/2016 10:11 AM, John Hupp wrote:
> So I still don't see a firm conclusion to be drawn. Do some
> motherboard BIOS's not know what to make of the Realtek card? Are
> these Realtek cards poorly made? Or specially designed to be
> configured under Windows (though that wouldn't explain the
Well, I'm adding more facts without adding much more understanding.
I removed the Realtek card and installed a 3Com PNP ISA network card
instead. With a PS/2 mouse connected, it booted fine -- the ICU driver
configured the 3Com and the mouse worked. So this seems to implicate
the Realtek car
It does have 2 USB ports, though nothing is connected. The BIOS has no
USB settings whatsoever, and there are no USB-related jumpers on the
motherboard.
I can use a PS/2 keyboard and mouse, but only if the PNP network card is
not installed.
In any case, the USB idea seems like a theory that
I have a number of identical PNP ISA network cards based on the Realtek
RTL8019AS chip that I would like to figure out how to run under FreeDOS.
I have not been able to determine the brand or manufacturer. There is a
white sticker with "ESL-816VT", and screen-printed just above that
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