Category : OS/2 Files
Archive   : SONY31A.ZIP
Filename : README.31A

 
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Sony CDU-31A Adapter Device Driver (ADD) for OS/2 2.x
Beta Release 05/05/93
Installation Notes

Trademarks and Copyrights

IBM(TM) and OS/2(TM) are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.

Spectrum(TM) is a trademark of Media Vision, Inc.

Sony(R) and Desktop Library(TM) are registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.

NOTICE: The device driver (SONYB31A.ADD) accompanying this file is a BETA
version provided for testing. Use at your own risk. The device
driver and this file are owned by Sony and protected by United
States copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and all
other applicable national laws. You may not reverse engineer,
decompile, or disassemble the device driver.

Instructions for installing SONYB31A.ADD device driver for OS/2 versions
2.0 and 2.1:
1) Copy the file SONYB31A.ADD to the OS2 directory of the boot
drive:

ex.: copy A:\SONYB31A.ADD C:\OS2\SONYB31A.ADD

2) Add the following line to your OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file:

BASEDEV=SONYB31A.ADD

Note that it is not necessary to specify the full path to the
file - OS/2 expects the file to be in the root directory or
the OS2 directory.

3) The valid parameters and the associated actions are shown below.

Parameter Action
--------- ------
/A:d Identifies a specific adapter, d
/P:hhhh Set base I/O port address for current adapter
(this should be a four-digit value - use
leading 0's if necessary)
(default = 0340)
/IRQ:dd Set the interrupt level used to dd for current
adapter (default = none)
/AT:dd Set the adapter type. Current legal values are:
00 = Sony CDB-334 (default)
08 = Media Vision PAS-16

For example, to access a CDB-334 host adapter at IO port 360h,
use the following line in your OS/2 2.x CONFIG.SYS file:

BASEDEV=SONYB31A.ADD /A:0 /P:0360

To access a Media Vision PAS-16 adapter, use the following
line in your OS/2 2.x CONFIG.SYS file:

BASEDEV=SONYB31A.ADD /A:0 /AT:08

(the default port address for the CDU-31A in this case is
1F88h.)


FOR USERS OF THE OS/2 2.1 BETA RELEASE(S):

4) Open the OS/2 System Folder. Open the System Setup sub-folder.
Open the Selective Install application.

5) Click on the CD-ROM Device Support Checkbox. Click on the OK
button.

6) Select "OTHER" from the list of CD-ROM devices. Click on the
OK button.

7) Click on the Install button and follow the instructions displayed
on the screen.

FOR USERS OF OS/2 VERSION 2.0:

4) Download the file OS2CDR.ZIP from Library 17 of the IBM OS/2
Support forum on CompuServe and follow the instructions given
in that file. If you do not have an OS/2 account then you can
download the file OS2CDROM.ZIP from file area 17 on the IBM
PCC Bulletin Board. The number for this BBS is (404) 835-6600.

FIXED IN THIS RELEASE:

Previous version could only access the first 10 tracks (songs) of an audio
CD.

Previous version could not initialize the Media Vision PAS-16 card after a
cold boot/power cycle/hard reset.


KNOWN PROBLEMS:
None.

Any other problems found with this device driver should be reported to Sony
by sending a message to Chuck Roman of Sony Corporation at CompuServe ID
74130,220. Messages will be checked between the hours of 7:30 and 5:00
(Mountain Time Zone, USA) daily excluding (most) weekends and holidays. In
order to prevent repetitive reports of the same problems, you may wish to post
your message in the OS2USER forum (section 3), in the PSPBETA forum or in
the CDROM forum (section 4). These areas are checked several times a day, so
your message should be answered in a timely manner.

SONY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH
RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.
BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, SONY GRANTS NO
LICENSES TO ANY RELATED PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.

Copyright Sony Corporation, 1993, all rights
reserved.


  3 Responses to “Category : OS/2 Files
Archive   : SONY31A.ZIP
Filename : README.31A

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