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Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:53:10 -0700
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>Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:45:52 -0700
>To: "Terry Ashland" <wk0f@nethtc.net>
>From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
>
>At 08:16 AM 4/13/05 -0500, Terry Ashland wrote:
>
>>In this world of XP, I'm not sure, but doesn't LPT2 use 278?
>
>Yes, let me clarify.  The system has one LPT port.  XP calls it LPT1.  The 
>address reported by the device manager is 378.  Writelog refuses to see 
>LPT1, that port is greyed out.  LPT2 is the only port selectable in the 
>"Ports..." dialog. My tweakage was an attempt to get WL pointed at the 
>port that exists.
>
>73, Dave N6NZ
>
>
>>On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:37:15 -0700
>>  Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net> wrote:
>>>The old logging computer has gotten too crotchety to be trusted... so I 
>>>am building up a spiffy new shack computer.
>>>I have hit a roadblock on LPT CW keying.
>>>The system is a Shuttle with Intel mobo/chipset.
>>>OS is XP Home sp1.
>>>Writelog is 10.52f
>>>Userport 1.0
>>>1. Installed Writelog on a fresh install of WinXP, got it talking to radio.
>>>2. Ran Userport, got Writelog to send CW via LPT1. Using old reliable 
>>>cable from years past.
>>>3. Tried to set up audio recording... no go... remembered that I had not 
>>>installed the motherboard resources drivers to enable the on-board 
>>>audio, so went back and did that.
>>>4. Audio recording now working FB.
>>>5. CW now fails -- and Writelog only reports finding LPT2.  System has 
>>>only LPT1. LPT1 and LPT3 greyed out in Writelog.
>>>I have made sure that Userport opens entire 0-3ff range.
>>>I have tried writelog.ini line:
>>>     lpt2=378
>>>in an attempt to trick writelog into getting to lpt1.
>>>I have renamed fport16.exe.
>>>The motherboard resource drivers seem to have added some extra 
>>>intelligence to the LPT drivers over and above the stock XP lpt drivers 
>>>that somehow broke how things get reported to writelog.  Now, I admit 
>>>that things should have been installed in the opposite order.  Oh 
>>>well.  I did even go back and uninstall and re-install Writelog, but 
>>>there was no change -- although I did not delete the writelog.ini before 
>>>the reinstall, so perhaps there was some state left laying around that 
>>>should have been deleted.
>>>What next?
>>>73, Dave N6NZ
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