[TRLog] Mark-V Working 100%

[Gil Baron]

Yes, that is true, forgot about that.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas M. Schaefer [mailto:toms@xmission.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 2:17 PM
> To: Gil Baron; n5pa@arrl.net; trlog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TRLog] Mark-V Working 100%
>
>
> Actually, even without access to Windows 98 you can go to
> http://www.bootdisk.com/ to find a boot disk. if you run 2000/XP,
> etc. this
> works as long as your drive is not NTFS. If you left it as FAT,
> then it will
> work. DOS cannot read/write an NTFS disk without a 3rd party utility.
>
> Tom NY4I
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gil Baron" <gbaron@charter.net>
> To: <n5pa@arrl.net>; <trlog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [TRLog] Mark-V Working 100%
>
>
> > This is a method that will work only with Win 98 and it s
> derivatives like
> > ME. It will NOT wok with WIN2000, WIN N/T or XP, since there is no DOS
> with
> > these.
> >
> > Much better with any of them is to simply make a DOS BOOT diskette with
> > WIN98 making a WIN98 startup disk.
> >
> > Of course you need access to WIN98 to do it.
> >
> > '
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trlog-admin@contesting.com [mailto:trlog-admin@contesting.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Alan Clark
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:52 AM
> > > To: trlog@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [TRLog] Mark-V Working 100%
> > >
> > >
> > > I finally got my computer totally controlling my Yaesu FT-1000MP
> > > Mark-V.  In
> > > Windows 98 there is a file called C:\MSDOS.SYS.  First you must
> > > right click
> > > on this file with your mouse.  Then you select "Properties".  On
> > > the bottom
> > > of the window is a section called "Attributes" .  You must un-mark
> > > "Read-only" and "Hidden" and press the Apply button.  Now you can edit
> > > C:\MSDOS.SYS with Notepad.  Once you have the file up in your
> > > editor, change
> > > the line BootGUI=1 to BootGUI=0. Then add a line LOGO=0.  Save
> > > the file and
> > > exit the editor.  Now you must right click on the file and change the
> > > Attributes back to "Read-only" and "Hidden".  Now you can reboot
> > > the PC.  It
> > > will boot up in a true DOS mode.  Starting TRLog you now have full
> control
> > > of the rig, providing you have the proper configuration file.  If you
> want
> > > to enter Windows, simply key in the word "win" at a C:\
> prompt and press
> > > enter.  If you enter Windows and want to go back into TRLog, press the
> > > "Start" button, the "Shut Down" option and take the "Restart" option,
> not
> > > the "Restart in MS-DOS Mode" option.  Thanks for all the input
> > > from all you
> > > guys.  Hope to see some of you at Ham-Com this weekend.
> > >
> > > 73's
> > > Alan, N5PA
> > >
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