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From: Brian Dawson <brian_dawson@interactive.sony.com>
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.pc
Subject: Re: siocons.exe hickup
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 16:38:17 -0700
Organization: Sony Computer Entertainment America
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To: Rex Wilhm <rwilhm@earthlink.net>

If you are using a Win95 Dos Box try setting properties/misc/idle 
sensitivity to the lowest setting.

Rex Wilhm wrote:
> 
> I'm having a similar problem. For me, siocons is consistantly "slow". Slow on
> the order of transfering about 1K of data per 2-3 minutes at the highest baud
> rate setting. If I hold down the space bar, things go lightining fast. (Though
> sometimes this hangs the connection.)
> 
> Same here with using a modem; I have a switch to flip between the modem and
> the Yaroze. (And I'm making sure that the port's not active when I'm
> switching.)
> 
> Anyway,
> Rex
> 
> In article <3361BCD5.6E3D@charlie.cns.iit.edu>, fedeedw@charlie.cns.iit.edu
> wrote:
> >I have been noticing a problem with siocons.exe:
> >(different than the [DTLH3000 not ready] mentioned in other posts)
> >
> >Sometimes when downloading a program, it "hangs".  The wierd thing is
> >that if I press "F1", it continues downloading the current file, but
> >before the next line in the batch file executes, it prints the siocons
> >help screen, and asks me if I "want more (y/n)?".  I press "n" and the
> >next line executes.
> >
> >I really don't think it is a bad connection, since I use this COM port
> >for my modem all the time without trouble.  (I disconnect the modem
> >cable and plug in the Net Yaroze cable...  gotta get a second serial
> >board soon!)  The cable is attached solidly.
> >
> >Other than the slight inconvienence of the manual intervention, the
> >downloads work fine.
> >
> >Has anyone else seen this?
> >EdF