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From: "Max" <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: Siocons and COM2
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:49:00 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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I had a similar problem when I first got my Yaroze, my problem was that I
had a COM port (port 2) used by an internal modem - sounds weird huh? but
this meant that when windows started building a driver information database
for the Yaroze connection it started screwing around with my modem - I got a
shitload of port conflicts as a result, the only thing I could do was format
my machine and create a virtual port for the modem - the damn manufacturer
should have done this in the first place (mind you my PC was custom built).
This worked and ever since have not had the problem again.

Max

Rikki Prince <rprince@dircon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9hnmh6$kbs3@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> Now I have a bit of time, I want to do some stuff on the Yaroze, but
> alas, as always, siocons won't bloody work. I'm not sure when the last
> time I had it working was, or whether I had any problems with it. I
> think all the environment variables and such are there and working,
> but when I try to download with siocons, I get a binary write error.
> I've tried some of the Windows 95 based download programs, and they
> say they can't access COM port 2. I have COM port 2 enabled in the
> BIOS, and the IR port (normally mapped to COM 2), disabled in the
> BIOS, so I'm pretty sure it's not that. I've also recently had a cable
> modem installed, which has meant a NIC has had to be installed. I've
> also noticed some resource conflicts going on, but none to do with the
> COM ports (though involving the NIC and some IDE controller.
>
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
> Cheers,
> Rikki
>
>