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G6KUI > BPQ 30.10.04 16:20l 87 Lines 3032 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: bpqcode communicate with com port under window
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Steven N1OXH asked.....
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} Hello. I am attempting to use bpqcode with fbb16 under windows98.
} bpq works fine under dos but once windows is started bpq wont
} send data to the com port. i can log onto bpq switch from fbb16
} in windows so that aspect is working o.k. anyone got bpqcode
} to work under win?
} tnx,73
} Steven
A very detailed answer to this problem was given by Roger G8MZX/G4IDE
back in Sept 1998. It amounted to 5 pages. Saddly Roger is now SK.
Briefly......
1. Clear up any mess
check the following:-
a). Control panel, system, "device manager", "ports (COM & LPT)" should
show ALL the COM ports. None of them should have red crosses through them.
b). In the BIOS, all the COM ports on the motherboard should be enabled.
Do not use "automatic" - assign specific addresses.
c). the address and IRQ you are specifying in BPQCFG.TXT for any COM ports
that BPQ is going to use match the address and IRQ in "device manager".
2. create two hardware profiles
In Control Panel, select System then "Hardware Profiles". Highlight
"Original Configuration" and rename it to "Original".
Now select Copy and make a copy of "Original" as "BPQ"
Reboot the PC, and it should offer you a menu with two options -
"Original" and "BPQ". Select "BPQ".
3. "Remove" the COM port
In control panel, select system then "device manager". Expand "ports (COM &
LPT)" and highlight COM2 ( or whatever port you want BPQ to use).
click "remove", select "remove from specific configuration", select BPQ.
You will now probably be prompted to reboot.
When you reboot , select "BPQ" from the menu. Check in Device manager and
it should no longer list COM2. If COM2 is listed and marked with a red cross,
you havn't followed the above instructions correctly!
4. Changes to CONFIG.SYS
The aim of the changes to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT is to create two DOS
boot configurations with names that match the names you used for the
hardware profiles you have created in Windows.
Edit CONFIG.SYS. Put at the top the following lines :-
[menu]
menuitem=Original
menuitem=BPQ
[common]
REM all your existing CONFIG.SYS entries go below [common]
Atthe end of CONFIG.SYS, put the following lines:-
[original]
REM put here any entries that you only want to be processed when
REM BPQ is NOT loaded.
[BPQ]
REM put here any entries that you only want to be processed when BPQ IS loaded.
5. Changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT
Edit AUTOEXEC.BAT Atthe end put the following lines:-
goto %config%
:bpq
REM put here your commands to load BPQ.
goto end
:original
REM if you want some AUTOEXEC.BAT commands that are only
REM executed when BPQ is NOT loaded, then put them here.
:end
6. Give it a try
reboot , you should have 2 options , select BPQ
Open a DOS window, go into your BPQ directory and run PAC4. You should
be able to make reliable connections.
There is a lot more that Roger wrote, not included here.
If you have got so far and all is ok then try your FBB.
73, Pete G6KUI
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