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Started by Andy
Mon, 07 Sep 1992 19:50
Modem Problems with Windows 3.1
Author: Andy
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 19:50
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 19:50
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I am new to this group, so please bear with me or let me know if this is not the place for this. I just bought a 486-50, 8Mb Ram, 130MB HD. I set up dos 5.0, windows 3.1 and Norton Desktop 1.0. Most stuff works fine except for my modem. I can use the modem software when I am not in windows. If I am in windows, I get a one charachter delay, so that is no good to me. I tried using other software such as that telcom for win or Pro Com Plus. PCPlus will not even work outsede of windows. I got com 4 selected on the board, but win reads it as com 3. I have a Cardinal 2400 - Fully Haynes Compatible. Most programs will connect but the writing is messed up, no matter what I change. (I am not new to computers, and I tried all modes, emulations, etc). Also I noticed that my mouse does not want to work properly, i.e. it sometimes locks up when I exit a non-win application. Also I find that that Notron Desktop makes the start up very slow, about twice as long as the program manager. The reason I think it has something to do with windows is because it worked on my old XT, where windows was not avialable. Thank you for any help!! ANdrew (gajewski@ug.cs.dal.ca) Here are my autoexec and config files, maybe there is something there not right Config.sys DEVICE=C:\TVGABIO.SYS %increases the video speed DEVICE=C:\DOS\himem.sys DEVICE=C:\DOS\emm386.exe 640 ram DOS=HIGH,umb DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 1024 /e DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DEVICE=C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS %microsoft mouse driver FILES=50 BUFFERS=50 SWITCHES=/w %win did this-don't know what for Autoexec.bat @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH C:\;C:\DOS;C:\MOUSE;c:\windows;c:\windows\norton;C:\util\xtgold loadhigh c:\windows\smartdrv.exe 2048 2048 loadhigh c:\dos\fastopen.exe c:=130 ep /on %Norton did this image %Norton did this mkdir d:\temp %Ram drive SET TEMP=d:\temp SET TMP=d:\temp win -- ---....-------------****----*******-) GTI FUN-atic o --. \/ .-----GTI---******--*********) Don't forget to bike: ,-\ --.\/\/.-----------******--*********) (and sail and windsurf and ski) 0\-0 ---....-------------****----*******-) gajewski@ug.cs.dal.ca,goaway@ac.dal.ca
Re: Modem Problems with Windows 3.1
Author: Sietec Consulting
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 13:18
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 13:18
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In <Bu84G4.DA5@cs.dal.ca> gajewski@ug.cs.dal.ca (Andy) writes: >I just bought a 486-50, 8Mb Ram, 130MB HD. I set up dos 5.0, windows 3.1 >and Norton Desktop 1.0. Most stuff works fine except for my modem. >I can use the modem software when I am not in windows. If I am in windows, >I get a one charachter delay, so that is no good to me. I tried using other >software such as that telcom for win or Pro Com Plus. PCPlus will not even >work outsede of windows. I got com 4 selected on the board, but win reads it >as com 3. I have a Cardinal 2400 - Fully Haynes Compatible. Most programs >will connect but the writing is messed up, no matter what I change. (I am not >new to computers, and I tried all modes, emulations, etc). Also I noticed >that my mouse does not want to work properly, i.e. it sometimes locks up when >I exit a non-win application. Also I find that that Notron Desktop makes the >start up very slow, about twice as long as the program manager. I had the same problem with a modem card configured as COM4. The problem obviously lies with the interrupts: the defaults are COM1:IRQ 4, COM2:IRQ 3, COM3:IRQ 4, COM4:IRQ 3. Now, if your mouse and your modem port use the same interrupt (or any other two devices), you probably have that kind of phenomenon. I now placed my mouse at COM2 and my modem at COM3. (COM4 and COM1 are never used at the same time as COM2 and COM3 - so it works quite well.) Try to change your ports accordingly. Bye, Ralf. -- < Dr. Ralf Wiegandt > < SIETEC Consulting Frankfurt > < Herrnrainweg 5, D-6050 Offenbach, GERMANY > < E-Mail: sietec@infohh.rmi.de >
Re: Modem Problems with Windows 3.1
Author: Byte Cruncher
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 10:20
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 10:20
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From what I hear Norton Desktop 1.0 has some incompatibility problems with WIndows 3.1 Try upgrading Norton Desktop and see if that solves the prob. Joe
Re: Modem Problems with Windows 3.1
Author: Andy
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 21:20
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 21:20
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In <18019@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> ez006385@hamlet.ucdavis.edu (Byte Cruncher) writes: >From what I hear Norton Desktop 1.0 has some incompatibility problems with WIndows 3.1 Try upgrading Norton Desktop and see if that solves the prob. > Joe I don't know what you are talking about, but I had problems with the modem also. I also have the desktop. The problem got solved in my case, by using pro comm plus for windows. Dodn't have a problem afterwords. Before I couldn't even get one modem package working out of about 8 different packages. ANdy -- ---....-------------****----*******-) GTI FUN-atic o --. \/ .-----GTI---******--*********) Don't forget to bike: ,-\ --.\/\/.-----------******--*********) (and sail and windsurf and ski) 0\-0 ---....-------------****----*******-) gajewski@ug.cs.dal.ca,goaway@ac.dal.ca
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