Roger, I am glad that you had success! Earlier this year I had tried the ODI driver method for a Realtek 8168 NIC unsuccessfully (the computer was a Zimaboard 832). However, I went the NDIS drivers route successfully. It was a bit of an adventure finding everything that was needed, but perseverance won out in the end!
Best Regards, Bill Allen On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM Roger via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I have the following computer and network ethernet card: > DELL OPTIPLEX 755 > Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02) > > Supposedly the 82566DM is supported by the Intel e1000 driver, however > only NDIS drivers, no apparent ODI. (eg. prodos-22.10.exe, > prodos-24.30.exe, ...) > > Regardless, somehow Dell.com has obtained and provides an ODI DOS driver > for the Intel 82566DM ethernet device, packaged as R162323.exe and found > on their website. > > > FREEDOS-1.4 CORRECTIONS > > 1) Following the FreeDOS Networking documentation, I had a heck of time > finding a reliable site for the Novell dw271e.zip/dw271e.exe file. > Think I obtained the file from zx.net.nz domain. The FreeDOS > Networking/help documentation seems to provide bad links, or confusing > history of links. > > 2) However, thankful the help documentation was complete, just needs > better organization and/or augmentation for being concise. In my > opinion, users should merrily only have to glance at the documentation, > and effectivley use the knowledge. Usually essential information is put > at the top, with extensive specific/background knowledge posted below > for elaboration. > > 3) ODIPKT.COM file is still packaged within FreeDOS-1.4, but now located > at: C:\NET\ARACHNE\I386\SYSTEM\PKTDRVRS\ODIPKT.COM > > 4) LSL.COM Incorrect Incantation, missing '=' sign. > -- LH C:\NETWORK\NWCLIENT\LSL.COM /C C:\NETWORK\NET\NET.CFG > ++ LH C:\NETWORK\NWCLIENT\LSL.COM /C=C:\NETWORK\NET\NET.CFG > > > MY SETUP FOR MY Dell OPTIPLEX 755 > Intel 82566DM-2 ethernet device > FreeDOS-1.4 CDROM install to removable USB flash media. > > 1) Obtain Novell's dw271e.zip/dw271e.exe, copy over DW27E/NIOS/LSL.COM > to a new C:\NET\DELL directory. > > 2) Obtain Dell.com's R162323.exe DOS drivers, provides E1000ODI.COM and > NET.CFG files, copy to C:\NET\DELL directory. > > 3) Edit NET.CFG > FILE: C:\NET\DELL\NET.CFG > Uncomment line containing: > FRAME Ethernet_II > > 4) Create/Edit NET.BAT, or other name. > FILE: C:\NET\DELL\NET.BAT > REM DELL OPTIPLEX 755 INTEL NIC > REM Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 02) > lh C:\NET\DELL\LSL.COM /C=C:\NET\DELL\NET.CFG > lh C:\NET\DELL\E1000ODI.COM > lh C:\NET\ARACHNE\I386\SYSTEM\PKTDRVRS\ODIPKT.COM 0 105 > > For ODIPKT.COM options, 0 references the only line uncommented within > NET.CFG 'FRAME Ethernet_II'. The 105 is the interrupt vector location > which works for me, all others failed; requiring subsequent reboots if > running ODIPKT.COM had any error or failing interrupt vector option. > > 5) After starting FreeDOS operating system, at commmand prompt, > additionally run/execute C:\NET\DELL\NET.BAT when the FreeDOS USB flash > media is being used on the Dell Optiplex, or machine having a Intel > 82566DM-2 ethernet device. > > Funny, the ODI driver works better than Qemu emulation! > > > QUESTIONS > > 1) When users install from CDROM media to removable USB flash media, are > there any methods of detecting network hardware and then installing > drivers? Seems most everything is static, with little ability for > detecting hardware without resorting to exquisite methods/packages. > > 2) My NET.BAT would not save/update after subsequent editing, and keeps > reappearing after deleting upon reboot of FreeDOS. During setup, forgot > I had Qeme running the USB flash media FreeDOS operating system, and > mounted and edited files on the USB flash partition at the same time. > Oops! However, fsck should resolve this but did not. Guessing mtools > or have a Windows OS scandisk/chkdisk this, or am I screwed with that > file name now until the sector gets overwritten? > > Roger > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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