WaveRunner Microsoft Windows 95 Device Driver Release
Version 3.0 November 1997 (Windows 95 GA)
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*WaveRunner Installation Notes and Known Incompatibilities*
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The purpose of this README file is to provide a quick setup
guide for all WaveRunner adapters (PCMCIA, ISA, and
MicroChannel), a list of known incompatibilities and a list
of updates to the previous WaveRunner driver release. The
information in this README file is supplemental to the
WaveRunner installation manual. If you did not receive a
copy of this manual, it can be found on the IBM site at
http://www.networking.ibm.com/nes/neshome.html. It is
recommended that you obtain the manual before you begin.
CONTENTS
-Before you begin
-Removing an existing WaveRunner installation
-Installing the WaveRunner ISDN/Analog modem
-Updates from the previous WaveRunner release
-Existing known bugs/problems
-Special information for Thinkpad 380 and 770 users
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*BEFORE YOU BEGIN*
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NOTE: You MUST clear up any hardware conflicts (red "X"s and
yellow "!"s) in Device Manager (In Control Panel, double-
click System) before attempting a WaveRunner installation.
Before you begin your WaveRunner installation, be sure you
have the following items installed on your computer
1. Dial-up Networking (DUN), DUN 1.2 or DIALs
2. Dial-up Adapter
3. TCP/IP
Consult Windows 95 Help for instructions on “Dial-up
Networking,” "network adapter, adding," and "TCP/IP,
installing," respectively, to install the above items. The
manufacturer for all is Microsoft.
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*Removing existing WaveRunner installations*
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If you have previous installations of any WaveRunner
adapter, follow the instructions below to remove it.
1. Copy WRUNINST.EXE from the Installation software to the
Windows directory
2. Click on Start and select Run
3. Type C:\WINDOWS\WRUNINST.EXE (use your Windows path)
4. Click OK
5. Follow the on-screen instructions
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*Installing the WaveRunner ISDN/Analog Modem*
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1. If you have not done so already, uninstall previous
versions of WaveRunner software by following the directions
above.
2. If your WaveRunner software is not on your hard disk or
network disk, insert WaveRunner Installation Disk 1 or CD-
ROM.
3. In My Computer, open up the disk or folder where the
WaveRunner software resides (e.g., if you are installing
from diskette, you would open 3 1/2 floppy).
4. Double-click the Setup icon.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions
NOTE: SETUP will not run from a DOS shell or from RUN on
some systems. Only follow the steps above to run SETUP.
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*Updates from the Previous WaveRunner Release 29.05.97*
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- New installation procedure (SETUP.EXE) for all adapters.
- Modem configuration (sound, etc.) is now controlled
through the Windows 95 Modem Properties. THIS REQUIRES THAT
IF THE WR VERSION YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM IS THE 5/29
("GOLD") VERSION OR BEFORE, YOU MUST DELETE AND REBUILD ANY
DUN CONNECTOIDS THAT USE THE WaveRunner INTERNAL MODEM,
WaveRunner PCMCIA MODEM OR WaveRunner V120 MODEM.
- The memory range for use by the PCMCIA card has been
limited to less than 0x000FFFFF. This corrects a problem
when trying to address memory above that value.
- Uninstall will prompt the user if it can't figure out the
bus. It used to assume PCMCIA.
- WaveRunner Property page strips non-numeric characters
from phone numbers and SPIDs.
- WaveRunner Property page pre-fills the SPID with the
entered phone number.
- WaveRunner Program Group is no longer left open on desktop
after installation.
- Corrected error where WaveRunner ISDN/Analog PCMCIA Modem
would appear as an invalid modem in the modem control panel
for OSR2.
- Corrected error where Japanese users would see "WaveRunner
line not active. Your SPID may be invalid," in a message
box. The message was invalid.
- PCMCIA sound volume increased.
- Fixed "early connection cancel" bug. You should now be
able to reconnect without rebooting if you cancel your DUN
connection.
- ISA Rev C supported.
- The Help file is now found in Port Monitor and Modem.
- Support for DUN 1.2 in Setup.
- Corrected error where two telco screens appeared in pre-
OSR2 installs.
- Hong Kong support has been changed from North American
ISDN to Euro ISDN.
- Uninstall program will now fully uninstall the WaveRunner
program group.
- Corrected a problem that resulted in a RUNDLL.32 error.
- Version Information has been added to the WaveRunner
program group.
- New and improved setup Help file.
- Abort button added to setup help file. This button aborts
the WaveRunner setup program and will uninstall any
WaveRunner files that may have been copied.
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*Existing Known Bugs/Problems*
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Please check the IBM website
http://www.networking.ibm.com/nes/neshome.html for updates
and fixes to the problems listed below.
MWAVE Incompatibilities – Earlier versions of the Mwave
manager on systems with an onboard Mwave chip were shipped
with Version 2.1 of the Mwave Manager. This should be
updated from the IBM web site or by calling the IBM help
center. Before installing new MWAVE code, uninstall
WaveRunner. After installing the new MWAVE code, reinstall
WaveRunner.
Analog Hiss - Depending on your machine, the analog modem
driver may create an audible hiss when the modem driver is
loaded and started. This is a hardware compatibility issue
that, while annoying, will not cause any degradation in the
performance of your WaveRunner adapter.
Password Verification Hang – On some systems, WaveRunner
connects but during password verification, the system hangs.
There is currently no remedy for this problem but one is
being developed.
DIALS/DUN1.2 – The DIALs client may report “Connect Failed:
Invalid Channel Specified.” This is believed to occur only
when DIALs has been installed over DUN 1.2. Uninstall
WaveRunner, then uninstall DIALs and DUN 1.2. Install DUN
(not 1.2), then install DIALs and WaveRunner.
ERR26/Adapter Not Available - On some machines, you may get
an ERR26 or Adapter Not Available message when trying to
start the Port Monitor or any other part of the WaveRunner
installation. To resolve this, click Start->Shut down-
>Restart and, while holding down the Shift key, click
restart. A permanent resolution to this problem is being
worked on.
Token Ring adapter conflicts - Some Token Ring adapters may
create IRQ conflicts with the WaveRunner. To resolve this
problem, manually assign IRQ addresses.
Processor Speed - It has been reported that some systems
with high processor speeds (PII above 180Mhz), hang while
trying to connect with the WaveRunner. Currently, there is
no solution for this problem but a solution is being worked
on.
TAPIEXE error – On some systems, when the user tries to
connect or "Make New Connection" in DUN he/she gets a dialog
saying "TAPIEXE error.” Please download the WAN.TSP file
from the IBM site listed at the top of this page. Replace
your existing WAN.TSP file located in the C:\Windows\System
directory, with the one you downloaded.
V120 - For PCMCIA, if you remove and reinsert the card, a
question mark appears on the 2nd WaveRunner modem (usually
V120) in Device Manager. To resolve this, simply reboot.
ACCCFG.EXE – During installation, Setup reports that
acccfg.exe is not found. This happens after installing
MSISDN then going through Add Network Adapter. This happens
as a result of a Windows 95 anomaly that will not allow
directory names greater than eight characters. Revert to
the eight character equivalent of the directory (e.g.
C:\WaveRunner\Drivers would be C:\WAVERU~1\Drivers.
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*Special information for Thinkpad 380 and 770 users *
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IBM ships with the TP 380 and TP770 a new software tool
called CardWorks or CardWizard. This is a tool to install
PCMCIA adapters. To get the WaveRunner ISDN/Analog modem
and other PCMCIA's running in this software, click on
Viewer->Properties->Driver->Card Driver Change and change
the settings to Plug and Play.