On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, T REX wrote: > I am trying to get an home automation system called Thinkboxx > to run on a linux system, Thinkboxx has a windoze program that controls > the Thinkboxx over the com port. the program seems to be running well, but > when it tries to open the com ports it say that it has an "Unknown > Communications problem". I think my configuration of wine and the com port > is ok, i have spent > some time reading manuals and howtos but cant seem to find the flaw. > can somone help. > > Here folows some output i got using -debugmsg +comm,+file > > trace:file:CreateFileA COM2 GENERIC_READ GENERIC_WRITE OPEN_EXISTING > trace:file:CreateFileA opening device 'COM2' > trace:file:DOSFS_CreateCommPort COM2 c0000000 40000000 > trace:comm:SetCommTimeouts (60,0x405c521c) > trace:comm:BuildCommDCBAndTimeoutsA (COM2 96,n,8,1,0x405c51d8,(nil)) > trace:comm:EscapeCommFunction handle 96, function=6 > trace:comm:EscapeCommFunction CLRDTR > trace:comm:EscapeCommFunction handle 96, function=4 > trace:comm:EscapeCommFunction CLRRTS > > Does anyone know what the error might be? > > The1trex Not from that. Is there not any more? AFAICT, it hasn't tried to _do_ anything yet. I guess you have snipped off the trace too soon, we don't see it close the comm port. If that is all there is, maybe +comm,+file,+relay would give an idea what it doesn't like. Lawson ---oof---