Appendix H. Communication Adapter and Device Driver Installation in Windows
7 and later versions
This appendix discusses how to install device drivers
for supported IBM® communications adapters (Coax, Twinax, MPA,
SDLC, WAC) in Windows 7 and later versions.
For those operating systems, the Personal Communications installation program does
not copy the required device driver files and .INF files onto the
system. Instead, these files are available in the Personal Communications
Docs_Admin_Aids package, under the \admin\drivers subdirectory.
For information about configuring and using communications adapters,
refer to the attachments chapter in Administrator's Guide and Reference.
Following is a support list of communications adapters in Windows 7 and later versions.
Following is a list of adapter files provided with Personal Communications.
INF files
IBMSLDCA.INF (for SDLC/MPA adapters)
SYS files
PDLNAW2P.SYS (PnP-compliant common device driver)
PDLNAMPA.SYS (SDLC/MPA adapter device driver)
These files are located on the Personal Communications product CD or installation
image, in the \admin\drivers subdirectory.
Communication Adapter Installation
This section describes how to install a device driver for an IBM communications
adapter to be used with Personal Communications Version 12.0 and above, in Windows 7 and later versions.
New Installation of Personal Communications
Installing Device Drivers for Plug-and-Play Adapters
Installing Personal Communications before installing adapter hardware
and software (recommended)
Install Personal Communications; then install the adapter hardware
and reboot the system. The Windows Found New Hardware wizard should
recognize the new adapter. Follow the wizard steps to install the
adapter software. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory
on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Installing the adapter hardware and software before
installing Personal Communications
Install the adapter hardware. When you boot the system, Windows should recognize the hardware and start
the Windows Found New Hardware wizard. To provide
the device drivers, you can then do either of the following procedures.
Provide the drivers now (recommended)
Follow the Found New Hardware wizard steps to install
the adapter software. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory
on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Provide
the drivers later
If you select this method, cancel the Windows New
Hardware wizard. When you are ready to provide the device drivers,
you should use the following procedure.
Start the Windows Device Manager.
Find the adapter in the Device Manager under Other
devices. At this point, the adapter name that is displayed may
be generic, such as PCI communications adapter.
Look at the Properties for the device.
Click the Device tab, and click Update Device. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory
on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Troubleshooting
If the Windows Found New Hardware wizard
does not recognize the hardware, follow the procedure in the section Provide the drivers later.
Installing Device Drivers for Non-Plug-and-Play Adapters
Installing Personal Communications before installing adapter hardware
and software (recommended)
Install Personal Communications, then install the adapter hardware and reboot
the system. Windows will not recognize the
adapter, because it is a non-Plug-and-Play adapter. Now follow the
steps in Creating a device and installing a device driver.
Installing the adapter hardware before installing Personal Communications
Install the adapter hardware and reboot the system. Windows will not recognize the adapter, because
it is a non-Plug-and-Play adapter. Now follow the steps in Creating a device and installing a device driver.
Creating
a device and installing a device driver
Use the Windows Add Hardware wizard (Windows 7 and later versions)
to create a device for the adapter and install a device driver. The
procedure is described in detail as follows:
From the Windows Control Panel, start the
Add Hardware wizard. Let the wizard search for new hardware.
When asked whether you have already connected the hardware to
the system, click Yes.
When prompted to select an installed hardware device, select Add a new hardware device. Click Next.
When prompted to search for new hardware, select the Advanced option,
which allows you to select the hardware from a list. Click Next.
When prompted to select a hardware category, select Show
All Devices. Click Next.
When prompted to specify the manufacturer and model, click Have Disk.
Browse to the \admin\drivers subdirectory
on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package. Click OK.
From the list of IBM communications adapters, select
the non-Plug-and-Play adapter for which you want to install a driver.
Click Next to install the device driver.
Reboot the system when prompted.
Open the Device Manager and verify that a device for the adapter
has been created under Other devices.
Troubleshooting
If a problem occurs or you make a mistake, look in the Windows Device Manager to see if a device has
been created for the adapter under Other devices.
If a device has not been created, or if a device was created but is
not working properly, then remove the device from the Device Manager
and reinstall it using the procedures for the specific operating system.
For each adapter, you should review the documentation provided
by the adapter vendor. Using the Personal Communications adapter configuration menus,
assign the resources that the adapter will use (IRQ, Memory, I/O,
and possibly DMA). Reboot the system and go into the system setup
provided by the machine vendor. Using the system setup, reserve the
required resources so that Windows will
not assign them to some other device.
When you try to start a session, if Personal Communications cannot acquire a system
resource needed by an adapter, an error panel is displayed, identifying
the unavailable resource. To resolve this resource conflict, use the Personal Communications configuration
panel to select another I/O address, memory address, or IRQ. If a
conflict still exists, reconfigure the device that is currently using
the resource to use some other resource.
Installing Personal Communications Version 13.0 over a Previous Version
The Personal Communications Version 13.0 installation program
removes prior program versions, which will cause any communications
adapter drivers to become disabled. Therefore, if you are using any
IBM communications adapters (MPA and SDLC) with the prior versions,
and you plan to continue using these adapters, you must update the
devices using the device drivers provided with Version 13.0.
For a Plug-and-Play adapter, update the device driver. Use the
following procedure.
Start the Windows Device Manager.
Look under Other devices and find the adapter
(for example, IBM PCI 3270 Emulation Adapter).
Select the adapter and click the right mouse button. Click Properties on the menu.
Click the Driver tab and wait for the driver
information to be displayed.
Click Update Driver.
Follow the steps in the Upgrade Device Driver wizard. This wizard
is similar to the Add/Remove Hardware wizard.
When prompted to specify the manufacturer and model, click Have Disk.
Use the newer driver in the \admin\drivers subdirectory
on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
For a non-Plug-and-Play adapter, there will not be
a device already created from Personal Communications Version 6.0.
Instead, you must install the device driver. See Installing Device Drivers for Non-Plug-and-Play Adapters for the correct procedure.
When Personal Communications product removal is performed, the installation program
checks for any installed communications adapters and removes the appropriate
drivers. In order to remove the device driver package, the entire Personal Communications product
package must be removed.
Uninstalling Plug-and-Play Adapters
If you uninstall the device driver through the Windows Device
Manager and no other device drivers are using the Personal Communications Plug-and-Play-compliant
common driver, then Windows will
uninstall the common driver.
If you then start a communications adapter session, you will get
a message indicating that the device driver is not loaded. To remove
the remaining adapter software, you must uninstall Personal Communications.
Uninstalling Non-Plug-and-Play Adapters
If you start a communications adapter session after removing a
non-Plug-and-Play adapter, you will get a message indicating that
the device driver is not loaded. To remove the remaining adapter software,
you must uninstall Personal Communications.