the windows/dos configuration will not effect linux. however if this is a hardware conflict then it would. On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 11:07:04AM -0500, Kyrath. (AKA Rob) wrote: > OK, I admit to not being the most knowledgeable about the inner workings of > hardware and software interaction, but, if I were to boot off a linux > floppy/cd, wouldn't the DOS and windows confusion about com1 be a mute > point? > Doesn't linux assess the hardware and assign its own device labels, > regardless of what DOS/windows would want to name them if they were booted? > -- Rob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:00 AM > Subject: Re: can't find serial port > > > > Some device might indeed be using the settings for com1 but that might be > > resolved by deleting com2 and restarting. > > Then if there is no ports in device manager, then he could add a port and > > assign the typical address for com1 > > In fact he should go into the properties and attempt to manipulate the > > settings to the com2 to match the typical com 2 settings if they aren't > > already. > > Com1 & 3 use IRQ 4 > > and > > Com2 & 4 use IRQ 3. > > Then there is the memory range, which I always have to check before > setting, > > but com1 usually uses 03f8 I think and com2 uses 02f8, or something like > > that. > > But in windows we sometimes have to shuffle this stuff around and > sometimes > > we have to delete the item and a few others so we can re-assign the > problem > > devices. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:24 AM > > Subject: Re: can't find serial port > > > > > > This suggests to me that some other device is being assigned com1. > > Recognize that the designation com1 is logical, not physical. > > > > Kyrath. (AKA Rob) writes: > > > From: "Kyrath. \(AKA Rob\)" <kyrath at cox.net> > > > > > > Alright, I tried the mode command and it seems to work in that it made > the > > > adjustment. When I tried the mode command for com2 or com3, it gave me > an > > > illegal device error. > > > The strange thing is that I looked in the windoes device manager and > found > > > that there was no com1 listed, but there was a com2. Go figure. > > > I guess that I'll have to wait for some eyes before I can do any more. > > > Thanks for all of the help. > > > -- Rob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> > > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:54 PM > > > Subject: Re: can't find serial port > > > > > > > > > > You might also try the following in a DOS box or at the DOS prompt: > > > > mode com1 9600,n,8,1,, > > > > That is the typical port settings. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Kyrath. (AKA Rob)" <kyrath at cox.net> > > > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:20 PM > > > > Subject: Re: can't find serial port > > > > > > > > > > > > OK, it looks like the port might be disabled. The copy command came > > back > > > > with 1 file copied, but there was no output. > > > > is it possible that the port is ph > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka > > Email: janina at rednote.net > > Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175 > > > > Director, Technology Research and Development > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > http://www.afb.org > > > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > > Free Standards Group > > http://a11y.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
