I have recovered from my embarrassment re the "ALT-ENTER" episode, and now I
have another issue which I hope you guys can help me with.
I'm actually ahead this time, trying to make sure that everything is working
BEFORE the NAQSO Party begins and have come up with a problem...using the
new computer running WindowsXP, TRLog and the interface will not key the rig
in cw mode. I confirmed that the interface was working by transmitting cw
from TRLog running on an older laptop running Windows 98.
I ran the BIOS setup on both machines and saw some differences in the LPT1
set up. I changed the settings on the new machine to match the laptop, but
the interface still didn't work.
According to TRLog's I/O Port Address Table LPT1 = $03BC, whereas the
computer's BIOS setup indicates that the base I/O address is 378. On the
laptop, both addresses are shown to be 378. I am assuming this is why the
interface works on the laptop and not on the newer machine.
3BC is not an option on the computer's BIOS setup menu. I believe TRLog has
the ability to change I/O addresses via the "IOPORT" Command? Can someone
talk me through either changing the appropriate setting in TRLog and/or
perhaps the Device Manager menus on the XP?
FWIW...I have tried the following BIOS settings with no joy..
Default: Parallel Port: Auto Mode: Bidirectional
Enabled Bidirectional
Base I/O 378
IRQ7
Enabled ECP
Base I/O 378
IRQ 7
DMA 3
I freely admit that I know just enough to be dangerous here....
Thanks and 73,
AA5CH
Brad Johnson
ARRL, QCWA, FISTS, AMI, CCA,
CRA, NorCal QRP Club
"Nothing worth having comes without some kind of a fight...
Sometimes you have to kick at the darkness before it bleeds daylight."
-- Bruce Cockburn in "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"
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