Document #: 00434

3C589 - Why am I getting "Initialization Failed" error messages?

Question: I'm trying to load my NetWare ODI driver on my IBM ThinkPad 755CE and I'm getting "Initialization Failed" messages. What am I doing wrong?

Answer: Modify the DICRMU01.SYS driver line in the CONFIG.SYS file on your ThinkPad to include the /SH=1 parameter. The driver line should look like this:

device=c:\thinkpad\DICRMU01.SYS /MA=C800-CFFF /SH=1

The /SH=1 parameter allows for modem interrupt sharing to resolve some of the initialization conflicts when loading the ODI driver.

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