Technical Bulletin #101 Control Panel Settings for Windows 95/98 with the FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of Microsoft Windows 95/98 to register the FORVUS Coax Adapter in the hardware settings found under the Windows Control Panel. This is required to avoid Resource Settings Conflicts with other hardware devices that may be installed on your PC. Windows 95/98 uses device information files (.INF) to inform the operating system of the hardware devices that are attached with the PC's environment. To avoid conflict between these devices, the "Add New Hardware" icon found under the Windows 95/98 Control Panel will register the hardware device in the system registry. This bulletin will require a file download if your FORVUS diskettes do not include the FR3270.INF file. If they do not - click here to obtain FR3270.INF. Then follow the steps below to setup Windows 95/98 for use with your FORVUS Coax Adapter. 1) Double-click the "My Computer" icon on the Windows desktop. 2) Double-click the "Control Panel" icon. 3) Double-click the "Add New Hardware" icon found under the Control Panel. 4) Follow the instructions in the "Add New Hardware" Wizard. When you are prompted with "Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware?" Select "No" and click the "Next>" button. 5) Scroll through the Hardware types list and select "? Other devices". Click the "Next>" button. 6) You will now be prompted to "Click the manufacturer and model of your hardware." Click the "Have Disk..." button. 7) You will now be prompted to "Insert the manufacturer's installation disk into the drive selected...". Enter in the "Copy manufacturer's files from:" box, the directory where you downloaded the file to. Click "OK". 8) Select the "FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA" from the list and click the "Next>" button. 9) The "Add New Hardware" Wizard will display one of the following prompts: "Windows can install your hardware using the following settings..." Click the "Next>" button and proceed to step 10 below. "You are using other hardware that conflicts with the hardware you are trying to install..." Click the "Next>" button and proceed to "Resource Settings Conflict" found below. 10) Select the "Finish" button. 11) Restart Windows 95/98. Your FORVUS Coax Adapter is now registered with the Windows 95/98 operating system. Resource Settings Conflict 1) In the "Add New Hardware" Wizard you will see the message, "The software for this device is now installed..." resolve the conflict by clicking the "Start Conflict Troubleshooter" button at the bottom of the wizard. 2) Under "Windows Help" click the "Start the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter" button. 3) Under "Start Device Manager" click the button to view the Device Manager" 4) The "System Properties" list will display with the "3270 adapters" showing the "Forvus Coax Adapter-ISA" selection with a diamond with a red X through it. Click the diamond and push the "Properties" button. 5) Click the "Resources" tab at the top of the adapter properties dialog box. Then push the "Set Configuration Manually" button to display the resource the adapter is conflicting with. 6) The "Conflicting device list:"at the bottom of the dialog box will display the devices that are conflicting with the adapter. On occasion, this may say "No conflicts". Other devices listed may include sound cards, network cards, etc. You will have to change the resources for these devices as the Forvus adapter's resources are fixed and cannot be changed. 9) After resolving your conflicts, press the "OK" button and reboot your system. FORVUS Home Page © 2000 Forvus Research, Inc. Technical Bulletin #102 COMMDVR Start Error with Windows 95/98 and Forvus Coax Adapter - ISA (Revised 02/22/1999) This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of the FORVUS Coax Adapter in a Pentium PC to configure the BIOS settings to allow the Coax Adapter to communicate with the system's memory. The following symptoms may occur: The "PC Coax Adapter Board not present" error message occurs. The "Adapter memory failure" error message occurs. The "Coax Adapter system resource conflict detected" error message occurs. A session screen is blank and the connection status row is blank. The "Error loading adapter - Driver was NOT installed." message occurs. These symptoms may be caused by a conflict between the memory range of the FORVUS Coax adapter and the shadow RAM on the Pentium PC. Many Pentium PC's will shadow RAM used for its plug in adapters on its internal bus. The FORVUS Coax adapter uses the memory range CE00 through CFFF on the system bus. Most Pentium PC's will shadow or disable this range by default to reserve this space for internal use. Newer PC's with Plug-n-Play may refer to this setting as ISA Shared Memory Size and ISA Shared Memory Base. Resolving Conflicts 1) If you are using a memory manager with Windows 95/98, be sure to exclude the memory address range the FORVUS Coax Adapter requires. In the CONFIG.SYS file, edit or add the following statement: device = c:\path\emm386.exe X=CE00-CFFF 2) Depending on the model and manufacturer of your PC, you will need to access the setup of your system's BIOS setup. Locate the Disable Shadow Memory BASE option Select CC000h as the base address Locate the Disable Shadow Memory SIZE option Select 16K 3) If your PC has Plug-n-Play, the following options may be found instead: American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS Select the Plug-n-Play option Select the ISA Shared Memory size option Select 16K as the size Select the BASE address as CC00 or: Award Software (AWARD) Select PNP/PCI Configuration Select Resources Controlled By Manual Select Used MEM base addr to CC00 Select Used MEM Length 16K 4) Save these BIOS setting and reboot your PC 5) If you have not registered your Adapter with the Windows 95/98 Control Panel settings, refer to Technical Bulletin 101 found on this website Technical Bulletin #103 FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy setup for Windows 2000 This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of Microsoft Windows 2000 to register the FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy (P/N 70000) in the hardware settings found under the Windows Control Panel/Device Manager. This is required since this adapter in not a Plug and Play device and to avoid Resource Settings Conflicts with other hardware devices that may be installed on your PC. Windows 2000 uses device information files (.INF) to inform the operating system of the hardware devices that are attached with the PC's environment. To avoid conflict between these devices, the "Add/Remove Hardware" icon found under the Windows 2000 Control Panel will register the hardware device in the system registry. Driver Signing - Windows 2000 now uses driver signing for its hardware and software drivers installed on the Windows platform. Depending on settings in your device manager, Windows 2000 may "block" installation of "unsigned" driver files (files certified by Microsoft hardware labs). At this time, Forvus does not currently have "signed" driver files for its hardware adapters; however, these drivers have been tested by Forvus for use in Windows 2000 platforms. To load the Forvus drivers on your Windows 2000 PC, you will have to change the default setting on your Device Manager to accept "unsigned" drivers for Windows 2000. Refer to your Windows 2000 documentation for further information. This bulletin will require a file download - click here to obtain the Coax Adapter Driver for Windows 2000. Unzip the files to a diskette labeled "Forvus Coax Drivers". Then follow the steps below to setup Windows 2000 for use with your FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy. 1) Double-click the "My Computer" icon on the Windows desktop. 2) Double-click the "Control Panel" icon. 3) Double-click the "Add/Remove Hardware" icon found under the Control Panel. 4) Follow the instructions in the "Add/Remove Hardware Wizard." 5) Select "Add/Troubleshoot a device" When you are prompted with "Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware?" Select "No" and click the "Next>" button. 6) Scroll through the Hardware types list and select "? Other devices". Click the "Next>" button. 7) You will now be prompted to "Select a Device Driver..." Click the "Have Disk..." button. 8) You will now be prompted to "Insert the manufacturer's installation disk into the drive selected...". Enter in the "Copy manufacturer's files from:" box, the directory where you downloaded the file to. Click "OK". 9) Select the "Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy" and click the "Next>" button. 10) The "Add/Remove Hardware Wizard" will display one of the following prompts: "Windows has finished installing the software for this device." Click the "Next>" button and proceed to step 11 below. "Check your hardware documentation...." proceed to "View Resource Settings" found below. 11) Select the "Finish" button. 12) Your FORVUS Coax Adapter is now registered with the Windows 2000 operating system. Windows 2000 may or may not reboot depending on other machine settings. View Resource Settings 1) Click the "Resources..." button on the "Add/Remove Hardware Wizard". 2) The following message may appear "This device isn't using any resources because it has a problem." Push the "Set Configuration Manually" button to display the resource the adapter is conflicting with. 3) The "Conflicting device list: "at the bottom of the dialog box will display the devices that are conflicting with the adapter. On occasion, this may say "No conflicts". Other devices listed may include sound cards, network cards, etc. You will have to change the resources for these devices as the Forvus Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy resources are fixed and cannot be changed. 4) After resolving your conflicts, press the "OK" button and reboot your system. Technical Bulletin #104 FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA PnP setup for Windows 2000 This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of Microsoft Windows 2000 to register the FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA PnP (P/N 75000) in the hardware settings found under the Windows Control Panel/Device Manager. This is required to avoid Resource Settings Conflicts with other hardware devices that may be installed on your PC. Windows 2000 uses device information files (.INF) to inform the operating system of the hardware devices that are attached with the PC's environment. To avoid conflict between these devices, the "Add/Remove Hardware" icon found under the Windows 2000 Control Panel will register the hardware device in the system registry. Driver Signing - Windows 2000 now uses driver signing for its hardware and software drivers installed on the Windows platform. Depending on settings in your device manager, Windows 2000 may "block" installation of "unsigned" driver files (files certified by Microsoft hardware labs). At this time, Forvus does not currently have "signed" driver files for its hardware adapters; however, these drivers have been tested by Forvus for use in Windows 2000 platforms. To load the Forvus drivers on your Windows 2000 PC, you will have to change the default setting on your Device Manager to accept "unsigned" drivers for Windows 2000. Refer to your Windows 2000 documentation for further information. This bulletin will require a file download - click here to obtain the Coax Adapter Driver for Windows 2000. Unzip the files to a diskette labeled "Forvus Coax Drivers". Then follow the steps below to setup Windows 2000 for use with your FORVUS Coax Adapter - ISA PnP. 1) Install the Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - ISA PnP in an empty ISA slot in your PC and restart your PC to the Windows 2000 desktop. Adapter should install itself and start the "New Hardware Found Wizard". (If this has been done previously - skip to step 7) 2) At the "Install Hardware Device Driver" panel select "Search for a suitable driver..."Set the directory you downloaded the driver files (or insert Forvus Drivers Diskette into Drive A:) Click Next> 3) Follow the instructions provided by the Installation Wizard. Reboot if prompted. 4) After reboot, verify hardware resources by opening the "Control Panel" icon (found under My Computer. 5) Double-click the "System" icon found under the Control Panel. 6) Click the "Hardware" Tab found at the top of the "System Properties" dialog box. 7) Push the "Device Manager" pushbutton. 8) Open "3270 adapters" Click on Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - ISA PnP" and push the "Properties" pushbutton. 9) Select "Resources" tab at the top of the window. If the resources show "No conflicts" at the bottom of the window, installation is complete. If "Set Configuration Manually" pushbutton is displayed proceed to "View Resource Settings" found below. 10) Select the "Cancel" button. 11) Your FORVUS Coax Adapter is now registered with the Windows 2000 operating system. Windows 2000 may or may not reboot depending on other machine settings. View Resource Settings 1) The following message may appear "This device isn't using any resources because it has a problem." Push the "Set Configuration Manually" button to display the resource the adapter is conflicting with. 2) The "Conflicting device list: "at the bottom of the dialog box will display the devices that are conflicting with the adapter. On occasion, this may say "No conflicts". Other devices listed may include sound cards, network cards, etc. 3) Click the "Automatic Settings" check box to clear the checkmark. 4) Select a setting found under "Setting based on...." that does not conflict with other devices 5) After resolving your conflicts, press the "OK" button and reboot your system. Technical Bulletin #106 Using FORVUS ISA Coax Adapters with IBM Personal Communications Update: For PCI adapters, this bulletin has been superseded by TB 108 This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of FORVUS ISA Coax Adapters (ISA Legacy & ISA PnP) to perform the steps necessary to configure the hardware settings found under the Windows Control Panel/Device Manager. The Forvus Line of Coax Adapters are register level compatible with the IBM 3278/79 ISA coax adapter with a few exceptions. There are limits imposed by the Plug and Play specifications, which prevent 100% compatibility. The original IBM 3278 adapter uses a fixed memory range (CE000-CFFFF), I/O range (2D0-2DF), and IRQ 9. The Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - ISA Legacy (P/N 70000) uses these resources exclusively. The Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - ISA PnP is assigned resources by the Plug and Play BIOS of the PC and it is not possible to have fixed resources. Windows 95/98 allows modification to these resources through the Control Panel/System/Device Manager. If the resources required by a third party emulator are not used (or can be moved), the Forvus Coax adapter's settings may be moved to match those settings. Example: The following example will explain the steps necessary to install IBM Personal Communications software with the Forvus Coax adapter - PnP. 1) Install Forvus Coax Adapter - PnP in an empty slot of your PC and power on the PC. 2) Windows will detect the adapter and register it in the Device Manager. 3) Click "My Computer" and select Control Panel. Under Control Panel, select "System" 4) Under "System Properties" select the "Device Manager" tab. 5) Under "3270 adapters" select the Forvus Coax adapter - PnP and press "Properties". 6) Deselect the "Use Automatic Settings" check box. Select Memory range and click "Change Settings" button. *If Windows 95/98 reports "This resource cannot be modified." Click the "Cancel" button and proceed to the PNP/PCI BIOS Settings found below. 7) Change the memory range to 000CE000-000CFFFF. 8) Select the I/O range and click "Change Settings" button. 9) Change the I/O range to 02D0-02DF. 10) Click "Ok" to exit the Control Panel. Reboot the PC to allow the new settings to occur. The Forvus adapter is now set to the IBM register compatible mode of operation. 11) If not already installed, install your IBM Personal Communications emulator. 12) Configure a Personal Communications for an ""interface Type" of coax, "Adapter Number" of 0, "Buffer Address" of CE000 and save the profile (by default, the profile is saved in the directory C:\Program Files\Personal Communications\Private with an extension of .ws) 13) Using Notepad, edit the profile file saved in step 12. After the last line of the [CSDFT] section, add the following line. POLL=Y and then save the modified file. 14) Restart the PC and the installation is complete. PNP/PCI BIOS Settings: Depending on the model and manufacturer of your PC, you will need to access the setup of your system's BIOS setup. 1) Under PNP/PCI Configuration, enable any setting that refers to "PNP OS Installed". This will enable your BIOS to communicate with Windows 95/98. 2) Contact your computer manufacturer or refer to your user's manual BIOS settings to allow Windows 95/98 to modify PCI resources. Technical Bulletin #108 Forvus 3270 PCI Adapter setup for third party software emulators This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of the Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI to perform the steps necessary to use with 3270 emulators by other manufacturers. The following software emulators are currently supported: IBM Personal Communications V4.3, V5.0, V5.5 Attachmate Extra! V6.5 NetManage Rumba V6.0** and ViewNow V1.0.1 **Requires Rumba Service Pack OPK6001.exe NS/Elite V3.12 This setup program (froemsu.exe) may be used for Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000. Details: Click here to view the readme.txt file provided with the setup program. 1) This bulletin will require a file download - click here to obtain the Coax Adapter Setup program for third party emulators. 2) When download begins, select "Save this program to disk" and press Ok. 3) Under "Save As...." dialog box, select/enter "C:\Windows\Desktop". 4) After download is complete, you will have a file named "froemsu.exe" on your desktop. 5) Double click this file and follow the instructions on your screen. 6) The Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI setup is now complete. Technical Bulletin #109 Forvus Adapter may fail under Windows 2000 with "Virtual Device Driver...registry is invalid" message This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of the Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter family of products to work properly with Windows 2000. The following message may occur: 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem drive:\program path SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers.VDD. Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Details: Click here to view Q254914 - Virtual Device Driver Error Message under Microsoft support. After the issue has been resolved, the Forvus Coax Adapter will have to be re-installed. Technical Bulletin #110 Forvus Emulator with TN3270 connection may fail under Windows ME with "COMMDVR has caused an error in IPHLPAPI.DLL" message This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of the Forvus Emulator family of products to work properly with Windows Millenium Edition (ME). The following message may occur: COMMDVR has caused an error in IPHLPAPI.DLL COMMDVR will now close. This issue also has been known to display an error in NTKERNEL.DLL Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Details: Click here to view Q279866 - Iphlpapi.dll Error Message ... found under Microsoft support. After the issue has been resolved, the Forvus Emulator TN3270 connection should function properly. Technical Bulletin #111 Forvus 3270 PCI Adapter setup for IBM Personal Communications Version 5.0 and above This technical bulletin is issued to assist users of the Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI to perform the steps necessary to use with the IBM Personal Communications Version 5.0 or later. Important Note: You must have your IBM Personal Communications software CD before continuing - you will be prompted for it as files are necessary to be installed from this CD. This updated driver (version 1.0.1125.2) for the Forvus 3270 PCI coax card adds support for version 5.0 - 5.6 of IBM's Personal Communications under Windows 2000/XP. Details: 1) This bulletin will require a file download - click here to obtain the file that will generate a 3270 PCI driver diskette. 2) Extract the files to a blank formatted diskette in drive A 3) Install the IBM Personal Communications Emulator if not already installed. 4a) If you have not yet installed the Forvus PCI Coax card, use this diskette when prompted for the driver location. (Skip Step 4b). 4b) If you have already installed the Forvus PCI Coax card, you will have to update the existing drivers as follows: Right click on the "My Computer Icon" Left click on "Properties" Click on the "Hardware" tab Click on "Device Manager" Click the plus sign next to "3270 Adapters" Double click on "Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI" Click on the "Driver" tab Click on "Update Driver" If Win2000 > select checkbox to "Display a list of known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" If WinXP > select checkbox to "Install from list or specific location", click Next, then select checkbox "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install", click Next. Click "Have Disk" button and Browse to location of new drivers. The updated drivers will install and prompt you to reboot. 5) The Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI setup is now complete.