TechNote

Number: 06804-02
Date: May 1994

Madge driver support for UnixWare stations

This document describes how to set up your computer to use a Madge Smart 16/4 Ringnode on a network that is running UnixWare.

The Madge UnixWare driver is called unixware.drv. It is available from the Madge BBS or on floppy disk (part number: 87-03) from Madge Technical Support. For the telephone and BBS numbers, refer to the Madge Smart LAN Support Software Installation Guide (part number: 100-091).

Note

Before you install the Madge driver for your Smart 16/4 Ringnode ensure that you have installed Univel TCP/IP. (When you install Univel TCP/IP, you do not need to select the Token Ring packages, but you must install the Networking packages).

1 Installing the UnixWare driver from the Madge BBS

  1. With the files that you have downloaded from the BBS, run the rawrite command by typing the following at the DOS prompt:

    rawrite

  2. Type the name of the driver:

    unixware.drv

  3. Type the drive-letter (A or B) of a DOS-formatted 3.5" floppy disk in your computer.

  4. Follow the instructions in Section 2 for installing the UnixWare driver from the Madge floppy disk.

2 Installing the UnixWare driver from the Madge floppy disk

Files that you have received on disk from Madge are already in "package" format. Proceed as follows:

  1. Log on as root or owner, and go into the X-11 windowing system.

  2. From the Desktop menu, select the System Setup icon.

  3. From the System Setup menu, select the Appl-n Setup icon.

  4. From the Appl-n_Setup menu, select View Uninstalled applications, and then select either Disk_A or Disk_B.

  5. Select the Mtok icon, and then click on Application. Click on Install. You do not need to configure the driver. It checks, automatically, for the I/O location that your Ringnode is using, every time your system boots.

  6. Shut down and reboot your system.