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Re: [WriteLog] Possible Problem with 10.56C No Problem

To: w5xd@writelog.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Possible Problem with 10.56C No Problem
From: n5po@juno.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 20:19:30 -0600
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The fix below took care of my problem...10.56D works fine for me now.

Lee, N5PO


On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 00:39:58 -0000 "Wayne, W5XD" <w5xd@writelog.com>
writes:
> >So far four ops have reported having the "No Rig" problem, i.e. 
> when
> quickly
> >tuning up or down the band, the program loses the rig, and it stays 
> lost.
> >These were using FT-1000, TS850, and IC756's
>  
> I suspect if you redo your survey and ask this time what kind of 
> COMM port
> your correspondents are running, you will find a little more 
> commonality.
> 10.56 introduced a change to work around a bug in a certain COMM 
> port
> driver (from microHam) and has apparently found a bug in some other 
> 
> hardware/driver combination. The change in WL is to notice the COMM 
> port
> has quit sending characters and to reset it. It seems I must make WL 
> 
> even more tolerant of buggy hardware.
>  
> To that end, I have posted the following:
> Instructions: 
> 1. Download this: 
> http://www.writelog.com/Downloads/WL1056D_COMMPORT.zip
> 2. With WriteLog not running, make a copy of the file WriteL32.exe 
> in
> WL's \programs folder
> 3. Unzip the download into WL's \programs folder.
>  
> WL will now say its running 10.56D
>  
> Wayne
>  
> P.S. In the "good old days" where all COMM port hardware was right 
> on the
> motherboard, there was only one COMM port driver (which came from 
> Microsoft)
> and it was nearly bug free. Now with USB drivers coming from all 
> sorts
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> of manufacturers, there are many, many drivers out there, and each 
> has
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> its own failures to comply with the WIN32 API, and we're having to 
> work 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> through those. 
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