Laptop from Hell...Tamed
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Rodent,
Turned out I needed to turn of the FIFO buffers via the Device Manager. Gabe
Duran suggested that to me this AM, and bada-bing, there she goes!
Thanks a ton for your help, and we'll all remember this one for the next
poor &*&^ who has a Toshiba!
Jonathan
Original Message
From: "Rodent" <daweasel@s...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Laptop from Hell
> OK, so this tells us you have two COM ports and they are most likely set
up
> OK. If I remember right, the model of laptop you have is older, but I
don't
> think anyone asked -- you do have a 9-pin male connector on the back of
the
> laptop labeled serial or 010101, and this is where the programming cable
is
> connected, correct? Also, any idea what the second port is? Do you have an
> I/R port?
>
> Also, are you using a homemade cable or PC board for the Stamp, or are
they
> Parallax items?
>
>
> In DEVICE MANAGER, under PORTS (COM & LPT), how many devices are listed?
Do
> any have a red X or yellow exclamation point?
>
>
Original Message
>
> > Smile! The first pair is as you say it should be. Thanks though! Just in
> > case, here is the whole line:
> >
> > 0000:0400 F8 03 F8 02 00 00 00 00-73 03 00 00 00 00 0B 02
>
>
> > > Keep in mind Windows will find the built-in I/R port even if its
turned
> > > off -- so, what you want to do is set the serial port to COM1 or 03F8,
> and
> > > the I/R to COM2 or 02F8 in the BIOS. Let Winders detect the I/R port,
> then
> > > go in and disable it (don't delete it) in Windows. If you have an
> internal
> > > modem you may need to disable it as well.
> > >
> > > Reboot and go into Windows and do this:
> > >
> > > Click START, RUN and type COMMAND, then press ENTER. This will take
you
> to
> > a
> > > DOS prompt.
> > >
> > > Type DEBUG and press ENTER -- you will see a '-' prompt. Type D0:0400
> and
> > > press ENTER. Make sure you use the number zero and not a letter O.
This
> > will
> > > display the ports as DOS sees them from Windows. The first line will
> look
> > > something like this:
> > >
> > > 0000:0400 F8 03 00 00 00 00 00 00-78 03 00 00 00 00 80 9F
> > > ........x.......
> > >
> > > See the F8 03 -- this is COM1 -- it should be in this position. If you
> had
> > a
> > > second port set up as COM2, it would have F8 02 in the next two pairs
of
> > > digits. COM3 and COM4 would be after this. Anyhow, if you see
something
> > > other than F8 03 in the first two pairs of digits, Windows has
assigned
> > the
> > > wrong address to COM1, and most likely this is because the BIOS
setting
> > for
> > > COM1 is set to auto.
> > >
> > > Type Q and press ENTER to quit and return to DOS.
>
>
>
>
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Turned out I needed to turn of the FIFO buffers via the Device Manager. Gabe
Duran suggested that to me this AM, and bada-bing, there she goes!
Thanks a ton for your help, and we'll all remember this one for the next
poor &*&^ who has a Toshiba!
Jonathan
Original Message
From: "Rodent" <daweasel@s...>
To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Laptop from Hell
> OK, so this tells us you have two COM ports and they are most likely set
up
> OK. If I remember right, the model of laptop you have is older, but I
don't
> think anyone asked -- you do have a 9-pin male connector on the back of
the
> laptop labeled serial or 010101, and this is where the programming cable
is
> connected, correct? Also, any idea what the second port is? Do you have an
> I/R port?
>
> Also, are you using a homemade cable or PC board for the Stamp, or are
they
> Parallax items?
>
>
> In DEVICE MANAGER, under PORTS (COM & LPT), how many devices are listed?
Do
> any have a red X or yellow exclamation point?
>
>
Original Message
>
> > Smile! The first pair is as you say it should be. Thanks though! Just in
> > case, here is the whole line:
> >
> > 0000:0400 F8 03 F8 02 00 00 00 00-73 03 00 00 00 00 0B 02
>
>
> > > Keep in mind Windows will find the built-in I/R port even if its
turned
> > > off -- so, what you want to do is set the serial port to COM1 or 03F8,
> and
> > > the I/R to COM2 or 02F8 in the BIOS. Let Winders detect the I/R port,
> then
> > > go in and disable it (don't delete it) in Windows. If you have an
> internal
> > > modem you may need to disable it as well.
> > >
> > > Reboot and go into Windows and do this:
> > >
> > > Click START, RUN and type COMMAND, then press ENTER. This will take
you
> to
> > a
> > > DOS prompt.
> > >
> > > Type DEBUG and press ENTER -- you will see a '-' prompt. Type D0:0400
> and
> > > press ENTER. Make sure you use the number zero and not a letter O.
This
> > will
> > > display the ports as DOS sees them from Windows. The first line will
> look
> > > something like this:
> > >
> > > 0000:0400 F8 03 00 00 00 00 00 00-78 03 00 00 00 00 80 9F
> > > ........x.......
> > >
> > > See the F8 03 -- this is COM1 -- it should be in this position. If you
> had
> > a
> > > second port set up as COM2, it would have F8 02 in the next two pairs
of
> > > digits. COM3 and COM4 would be after this. Anyhow, if you see
something
> > > other than F8 03 in the first two pairs of digits, Windows has
assigned
> > the
> > > wrong address to COM1, and most likely this is because the BIOS
setting
> > for
> > > COM1 is set to auto.
> > >
> > > Type Q and press ENTER to quit and return to DOS.
>
>
>
>
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