Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "JohnT" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Major problem with my Yaroze! :( Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:29:11 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 64 Message-ID: <6kecjs$hca25@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <6kbkav$hca19@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <356A2D9C.DBDF7AAB@netmagic.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: nettech.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3007.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3007.0 Being an experienced Win95/98 user and a programmer for all Windows systems I know how to fault find problems of this sort. Among the first things I did was to check the COM port setting for conflicts and double check my SET commands in 4START.BTM (I use a 4DOS prompt. 4START.BTM is a batch file that runs whenever 4DOS is started and before AUTOEXEC.BAT if at bootup) so that DTLH3000 was correct for each port I tried the Yaroze on. Yes, I tried the Yaroze on both ports. Here is what I did to come to the conclusion that it might be the Yaroze at fault. I plugged the Yaroze into COM2. Edited 4START.BTM so that DTLH is set to 0x2F8,3,115200. Started a 4DOS prompt. Ran SIOCONS. Got the Ok then the >> prompt. Started a batch download. Got a timeout error. Escaped from SIOCONS. Ran SIOCONS. No Ok and >> prompt. Escaped SIOCONS. Reset Yaroze. Ran SIOCONS. Go Ok and >> prompt. Started batch download. Timeout error. Reset Yaroze without exiting SIOCONS. Got Ok and >> prompt. Tried to type CLS and nothing happens (Hmmm, could be SIOCONS at fault? I'll try a re-install... Nope, still the same). Reset Yaroze. Got ok and >> prompt but still can't type anything. Then I did it all (well, almost all) again using COM1 and still the same results! JohnT Elliott Lee wrote in message <356A2D9C.DBDF7AAB@netmagic.net>... >I've not seen Windows '98, but my guess is that you've got >Plug-and-Pray, ne? Well, go and check the properties of your computer >and make sure that no devices are conflicting. Check to see if your >modem is using the same IRQ as you've set up for the Yaroze. Other >devices might be listining in on that same COM port used for the the >Yaroze serial data transfer. Try moving the Yaroze cable to another >port and setting DJSETUP.BAT appropriately. > >- e! > >JohnT wrote: >> >> Hi, I am posting this on freetalk because there never seems to be any >> replies to technical problems on the 'right' groups for them! >> >> Ok, today I wanted to do some work on my Yaroze after not doing anything for >> a number of weeks. Since I had used the Yaroze I have re-installed Windows >> 98 on my computer. The problem is that when I run Siocons it 'sees' the >> Yaroze once then will not communicate with it even if I re-run Siocons. If I >> reset the Yaroze it does the same thing again. I have tried it on both my >> COM ports and the same thing happens. I even tried YarozeMaster which also >> worked before but seems to do the same as Siocons. Due to it almost working >> every time I reset the Yaroze (not resetting my PC though) I assume it has >> something to do with it and not the PC. Any ideas as to what is wrong? I >> really need to get it working with a new joint project coming up. >> >> Regards, >> JohnT > >-- >- e! > tenchi@netmagic.net > http://www.netmagic.net/~tenchi/yaroze/