Carl,
What are these "kernel drivers"? Are they part of XP or a separate product?
Thanks
Dave/K8CC
At 09:40 PM 2/14/02 -0500, Carl - WC4H wrote:
>Hi guys.
>
>All this has been batted around in the CT reflector. You cannot send CW in
>XP using the same drivers as in 9x. XP requires something called "kernel
>drivers." There's nothing that you can do with your setup to get CW to work
>in XP.
>
>The good news is that once the kernel drivers are used, it works just fine.
>I am able to use CW with Win-EQF and CT Win on my XP Pro PC.
>
>This is not a plug for any product just to let you know that it can work
>with some changes in the program.
>
>73
>Carl
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Pruett" <k8cc@mediaone.net>
>To: "Darrel Daley" <kl7dn@sover.net>; "NA Reflector"
><na-user@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [NA-User] XP and W9XT
>
>
> > Darrel,
> >
> > I'll bet you have a BIOS address problem. NA can't find any COM or LPT
> > port which is set for "PnP" in the BIOS setup. While a W9XT card is not
> > PnP capable, any other PnP ports might throw off the BIOS when its setting
> > up the BIOS data table LPT addresses.
> >
> > A W9XT card set for LPT1 is hard coded to 378hex; when set for LPT2 its
> > hard coded to 278hex. If a PnP LPT port gets set to 378hex, you might
>have
> > a conflict with the W9XT card.
> >
> > I'd go into the BIOS setup, set any on-board LPT to LPT1, then set the
>W9XT
> > card for LPT2 (278hex). This combo has always worked for me.
> >
> > On the other hand, it might be that XP is inserting itself between NA and
> > the port, and preventing keying from occurring. I've seen this happen
>with
> > every version of Windows since Win95.
> >
> > Another potential problem - if XP refuses to let NA grab the hardware
>timer
> > interrupt, no CW sending will work.
> >
> > Its at times like this, I love DOS. A $70 surplus P233MMX runs NA just
>fine
> > and I don't have these kinds of problems...
> >
> > Dave/K8CC
> >
> >
> > At 08:15 PM 2/12/02 -0500, Darrel Daley wrote:
> > >Greetings,
> > >
> > >NA functioning in all respects with a new install of XP and running NA
>from
> > >the command prompt, except...............
> > >
> > >No CW out with the W9XT card set for LPT1. For some reason it won't
> > >recognize LPT2
> > >
> > >Any suggestions appreciated.
> > >
> > >Thanks and 73,
> > >Darrel - K1KU
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