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From: sumner@metrowerks.com (Joel Sumner)
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.codewarrior
Subject: Re: System memory
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:37:34 -0500
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In article <33d63d08.2134142@news.scea.sony.com>, jamin1@psu.edu says...
> That's what I thought as well.  You may still use PSComUtil without
> rebooting, but to use siocons, you need that "brick" screen.  

In addition to the "brick" screen, SIOCONS also requires the Net Yaroze 
to be in 'console mode' rather than in HSS mode (the packet-oriented 
debugging protocol that we use. It's the reason for the "Remote Debugger 
Startup" line on the TV screen when you activate PSComUtil or the 
Debugger).

I'm not sure if there's a way to exit HSS mode without rebooting the 
console. (Anyone from Sony want to let me know on this one? <grin>)

> By the way, MAKE SURE you do not use PSComUtil if an MS-DOS prompt
> is currently active.  On my system if you do, you can't use PSComUtil
> thereafter even if you close MS-DOS and reenter PSComUtil.  It seems
> like it refuses to reidentify the serial connection, since it didn't
> work last time!  My only resort is to reboot the computer.  Can some
> Metrowerks guys confirm me on this??

Hmm. I'll have to take a look at it.  I assume this only happens after 
you have run SIOCONS in an MS-DOS window.  MS-DOS windows that haven't 
touched the serial port that PSComUtil is trying to use should be fine. 
  
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