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So my new-2-me Power Series 800 laptop, running AIX 4.1.5, does not have any devices.pcmcia.* drivers, explaining why the PCMCIA slots are apparently non-functional.

I don't have IBM 4.1 media -- I only have the perverse AIX 4.1.x media for the Apple Network Server, and there are no PCMCIA device drivers on them anyway that SMIT could find. Does someone have an ISO of a 4.1.5 (or even 4.1.4) CD handy (this is legal: if you have the hardware, you have an implicit AIX license)? Failing that, can someone with an 820 or an 850 copy off the contents of /usr/lpp/devices.pcmcia* ? I'll fashion some serial copy to get it over to it.

Thanks!

Think I have the media in the loft. Will pop up and have a look. Only have 7 media down here.

That would be great! I have AIX 6 and 7 media, but only ANS 4.x media.

I have v4.3.
Any good?

Rats. No, they can't run 4.3 (not without hacks, anyway). Thanks though.

Repeating the call. I know there are a few 8x0 users around here (pentium?).

Anybody?

I have these files from AIX 4.1.4r4 for Motorola:
devices.pcmcia.serial
devices.pcmcia.tokenring
devices.pcmcia.a4001d00
devices.pcmcia.a4001e00
devices.pcmcia.ethernet
devices.pcmcia.a4000200
devices.isa.pcmcia

Let me know if they could do the job.

kokoboi wrote: I have these files from AIX 4.1.4r4 for Motorola:

Which reminds me, there's one of these systems for sale, in NL:
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-e ... erver.html

Same guy has other esoteric UNIX hardware for sale, like an Intergraph clipper

jan-jaap wrote:

kokoboi wrote: I have these files from AIX 4.1.4r4 for Motorola:

Which reminds me, there's one of these systems for sale, in NL:
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-e ... erver.html

Same guy has other esoteric UNIX hardware for sale, like an Intergraph clipper

This stack madness has to stop

kokoboi wrote: I have these files from AIX 4.1.4r4 for Motorola:
devices.pcmcia.serial
devices.pcmcia.tokenring
devices.pcmcia.a4001d00
devices.pcmcia.a4001e00
devices.pcmcia.ethernet
devices.pcmcia.a4000200
devices.isa.pcmcia

Let me know if they could do the job.

Yes! I think those will be fine. Let me know the best way I can get them from you (PM if necessary). Thank you very much!

kokoboi sent me his files and unfortunately it looks like they're specific to the Motorola after all -- I was able to get the basic PCMCIA adapter up, but his devices.pcmcia.ethernet has a prerequisite for devices.isa.ethernet, and when he sent me that, that wanted a prereq of devices.mca.XXXX. Since I know these guys attach ISA to their internal PCI bus, I'm quite sure that won't work.

So it's back to square one. I know others here have these machines! Any assistance appreciated, since this is a doorstop at the moment.

With kokoboi's help I was able to update all the OS components, but that seems to have broken X (it now gives the infamous 'no aixgsc in ksh' error) despite the display still being detected and useable by the LFT, and the PCMCIA slots still don't work.

So let this be a precautionary tale for anyone who gets an ThinkPad 800: this damn thing is cantankerous and you probably shouldn't update *anything*.

The display is detected as a TP850, btw. Wonder if that's the problem.

The clear answer is NT. You have IE 3 and Visual C++ 2.x - what else do you want?

what else do you want?

I want smit!

We are back in business. Turns out r.stricklin also has an 800, and he was able to get me the patches for 4.1.5. The Type 6020 is apparently just different enough that the usual wsg0 and PCMCIA smitpaks don't work. Now I have CDE and Ethernet. The display is still a 'ThinkPad 850' but the configuration module is different for this earlier video chip.

And many thanks to kokoboi for all his helpfulness with stuff from his own systems!