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- DG>Has anyone had any luck getting modem play to work with doom with a Bocamode
- DG>V.fast 24bps, I am putting in the correct ini string(according to the book),
- DG>but doom just keeps giving me this message(Attempting to connect across seri
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- So far it only works at 9600, no compression. Also mine wouldn't
- work till I set the com port speed before loading doom.
- MODE COMX:96 Where X is your com port. then run setup.
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-
-
- I had the same problem. You should try connecting in another term
- program, then exiting to dos and typeing:
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- sersetup -com#
-
-
- I recently had a problem with doom trying to connect across a serial link, and
- I know I had my modem (BocaModem V.fast class 24bps) set to the right settings
- but it still wouldnt connect correctly. Then I downloaded a file called
- Sdoom12.zip and it fixed all of my problems, it also gave me and my friends a
- great connection with no slowdown at all. I glad I got Doom to work for me and
- I have noticed that there are similar problems with other people so I thought
- I'd post this and I hope the program works for you.
-
-
- For those of you who are still having difficulty with the fact
- that ID left out a crucial instruction for modem play in Doom
- 1.2, here is a working modem.cfg file for the Intel 144i modem
- (I have no reason to doubt that it would work for the 144e modem
- as well).
-
- The crucial instruction that they left out is that hardware flow
- control must be disabled.
-
-
- Here's what I use on my 144i modem, which is working flawlessly
- with modem play (took about 2 seconds to connect and start
- playing after the phone answered):
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- AT %C0 "H0 \N0 \Q0
- AT H0
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- Modem play is difficult to get started. Read the README file
- that comes with the PATCH. Near the end of the README is information
- about the PATCH and modem play. You need to configure a MODEM.CFG file
- that comes with the patch for your modem. The CFG file say to turn off
- error control and data compression, but doesn't mention flow control which
- has to be disabled as well. If you check you modem Quick Reference card,
- and set these, you should be able to get SETUP to activate your modem. If
- everything is correct, you may even get as far as playing Doom. Good luck.
-
-
- FYI...For a USR Sportster 14.4 Modem, the initiation string to use is:
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- AT &F &A0 &K0 &M0
-
- - &F : factory settings (handles the flow control setting)
- - &A0: sets ARQ results codes disabled
- - &K0: Data compression disabled
- - &M0: Error control disabled
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-
- BR> I'm using a Boca 14.4 and a friend of mine is using an InfoTel 14.4
- BR>and we can't get proper init strings to get DOOM past the point of it
- BR>"waiting to detect serial connection"<or something like that>. I've seen
- BR>that many people on Compu$erve is having the same problem. Can anyone
- BR>here offer some help?
- Brad,
- Check the flow control setting (disable CTS), it's not documented
- in MODEM.CFG, but its seem this has to be disabled for the connection to
- be established.
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-
-
- If anyone is interested....To get the USR Sportster 14400/FAX to work
- with the modem in Doom, here is what worked for me. Both modems were
- Sportsters in this case:
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- Calling modem: ATF&D2&K0&M0&N6 This is the two lines
- AT Z H0 in the MODEM.CFG file
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- Answering modem: ATZ&D2&K0&M0&N6 MODEM.CFG file
- AT Z H0 also
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-
- If you can't get it to work, try a cold boot after editing your
- MODEM.CFG file and try again. Have fun!
-