Short:    No More Problems HyperCOM3Z & CyberStorm
Uploader: fredputz@geocities.com (Fred Puetz)
Author:   fredputz@geocities.com (Fred Puetz)
Type      hard/misc
Kurz:     Behebt Probleme: HyperCOM3Z & CyberStorm

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A copy (with eventual updates) can be found on my homepage at:

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/track/3571/

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# FreD'S HyperCOM3Z Solution #
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As I don't know if it is an "official" solution, and as I cannot guarantee that this solution
will work on your AMIGA as good as on mine, please take note of my machine's specifications:

        A 4000 (desktop bought as 030, Kick3.0, OS3.1)
        Cyberstrom 060 MKII (SNr: B002517)
        50 MB RAM
        1,4 GB HDD
        CyberVision64 (4MB) (gfx-board)
        M1438S (14" monitor)
        Philips PCA 82 CR/M2 (8x CD-ROM)
        Tandem CD+IDE Controller
        HyperCom 3.0 Z (1xPAR + 2xSER-Port)
        2nd internal HD and 3rd external DD floppies
        Brother HL-4PS (laserprinter)
        USR Sporster Flash 56k (modem)

What do You need
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	-an AMIGA 4000 :)
	-a phase5 processor (accelerator) borad :)
	-latest phase5 libraries for the board including "SetCacheMode"-tool
	-HyperCOM3Z communication board :)
	-latest HyperCOM3Z devices for the board	
	-a tool that gives you the loaction-address (and memory size) of the HyperCOM3Z board

The Story
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On the Computer'97 Show in Germany I decided to buy a USR Sportster FLASH 56K modem. But as I knew that
with the original AMIGA serial-port I could not get the full speed out of it, I wanted to buy a MULTIFACE
serial board. But for that moment those boards were not available. So I fell on the HyperCOM3Z, which seemed
a very good alternative, or so I thought...

The first test was great !!! What a gain in speed !!! But  joy should not last long, after more or less 20
minutes the transfer stopped ! The modem still seemed to heavyly receive data but my IBrowse and YAM did not
continue receiving ! Onther major problem was the parallel-port on the HyperCOM3Z, I just can't use it !

To resolve this "ever-happening" I tried everything: updated the new HyperCOM3Z devices, tried configurating
with "SerPrefs", new version of MIAMI... nothing made a difference !

But on 12-JUL-98, I downloaded the latest library update for the CyberStrom060 (phase5) from AmiNet. This package
included a tool named "SetCacheMode". In the release notes of the 060-library, phase5 announced that this new
version could finally handle "non-existing memory" that is needed for some ZorroII boards (ATEO concept). As
the HyperCOM3Z is a ZorroII board, I immediately re-started testing... and this time with success !

The "Guidelines"
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	-Get the location-address of your HyperCOM3Z borad. I used "SysInfo" for this.
	 The memory-size is needed to, but you can find it here and it should be the same for every HyperCOM3Z.
	-Get and install (depack) the phase5 library update.
	 Copy the SetCacheMode into your C-directory (not the C-compiler directory).
	-Get and install (depack) the latest HyperCOM3Z devices (copy them into your DEVS-directory).
	-Inserted following command-line into your startup-sequence:
	 run >NIL: C:SetCacheMode address=$xxxxxxxx size=$10000 NoCacheSerialized
	 where xxxxxxxx corresponds to the board's location address.

Notes
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	-"SysInfo" deliverd 64KB as memory-size for HyperCOM3Z. (64K=10000h)
	-Please make sure to insert the command line after the ENV-declaration in your startup-sequence,
	 otherwise you will get some system-requests to insert the ENV volume ! (bad for CGX users)
	-The problem with the parallel-port of HyperCOM3Z still persists... I just can't access it !
	 Do YOU have an answer to this ?
	-If this solution works for YOU, PLEASE infrom me by mail indicating your detailed system-specifications.

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A copy (with eventual updates) can be found on my homepage at:

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/track/3571/

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