Things I've tried:
Note: when wiping the memory, the system reports itself like this:
Microsoft
(R
) Windows
(R
) CE, Handheld PC Edition Version 3.0:
Core System Version 2.11
Pocket Internet Explorer Version 3.0
Pocket Outlook
(TM
) Version 3.0
Build 8262
- wiped memory, then tried installing 3c589-ce3.mips.CAB, from
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/cesd/h/0017.asphttp://www.hpcfacto...
Result: Installation complained about the wrong version of Windows CE, but I installed anyway. Installation otherwise worked, I could ping my IP, I could ping other IPs on the network, but I could not get DNS working, or ping with larger packets.
- wiped memory again, then tried installing
http://www.hpcfactor.com/hcl/
Result: Error message on desktop machine "Some source files not found on installation disk. Setup exit."
- tried installing 3c589ce.MIPS.CAB from
http://www.hpcfactor.com/hcl/
Result: installation didn't complain on MP770, but it doesn't recognize the card. When I plug in the card, the link light blinks twice and then goes dark, as the "Unidentified PCCard Adapter" error window comes up. I close this window without saving the name, because I know it won't work.
- Installed pcmcia update ftp://ftp.necsam.com/pub/Catalog/3050/mp8pcm.exe. There are other patches listed at
http://support.necsam.com/downloads/search/default.htm?header=False...
Result: No change. This update is apparently for fixing problems with the CF card, and is a good idea anyway.
There is another update for the MP770 and MP800 in particular,
(http://support.necsam.com/download/mp77_update.cab
) but that only fixes some bugs involving the startup screen bitmap.
- Installed ce_sp1-1.exe, downloaded from ftp://ftp.necsam.com/pub/Catalog/2527/ce_sp1.exe. This included "network and printer updates" and may be some help somehow.
Result: There have been no changes. Build version still says Build 8262. There is however, an extensive list of new programs in the Remove Programs list in the Control Panel. Well, it's installed.
- Reinstalled 3c589ce.MIPS.CAB from
http://www.hpcfactor.com/hcl/
Windows still doesn't recognize the card. It pops up the Unidentified PCCard Adapter error message when windows starts from a reset.
It seems that the only driver that works at all for me is the one for the HPC2000. Except it doesn't quite work all the way.
Also, under Network Configuration in the Control Panel, the driver is listed as "3com Megahertz
(589E
) Ethernet driver". But I'm using the 589C! Is this a mislabelling, or is there something odd with the driver at
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/cesd/h/0008.asp
If there's something I'm doing wrong, I'd *love* to hear about it. I'll even write a FAQ for the MP770 and detailed documentation for how to make it work.