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From: Ross Irvine <rirvine@netlink.com.au>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Msdos Kermit & Windows 95 DOS prompt.
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 12:49:50 +1000
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Hello All,
I have a situation where at some of my remote sites I use
ms dos kermit 3.15 to transfere some files overnight.
The PC's reboot into windows 95 command prompt only (eg no windows GUI)
to run Kermit. I have to use kermit for dos as kermit95 (which I also
have) will not run in the command prompt mode as it's not a 32bit
environment.
My problem is setting the com port in DOS. Here's an example of what
happens :
** START EXAMPLE
MS-DOS Kermit: 3.15 15 Sept 1997 patch level 1
Executing F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT\MSKERMIT.PCH...
Installing patches...
MS-DOS Kermit 3.15 Initialization File...
Dialing directory "F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT\DIALUPS.TXT" not found.
?Warning: unknown hardware for port. Using the Bios as BIOS1
Unimplemented speed
?Cannot use RTS/CTS on non-UART ports
Smile!
[F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT] MS-Kermit>quit
Bye!
F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT>kermit
IBM-PC MS-DOS Kermit: 3.15 15 Sept 1997
Copyright (C) Trustees of Columbia University 1982, 1997.
Type ? or HELP for help
MS-DOS Kermit: 3.15 15 Sept 1997 patch level 1
Executing F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT\MSKERMIT.PCH...
Installing patches...
MS-DOS Kermit 3.15 Initialization File...
Dialing directory "F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT\DIALUPS.TXT" not found.
Smile!
[F:\MIS\ISDN\REGISTRY\KERMIT] MS-Kermit>
** END EXAMPLE
The line it's dying on in the mscustom.ini files is:
set port 1
As you can see, the first time I ran kermit it doesn't find the com port
and sets the port to bios 1. I then exit kermit and reload it straight
away (without rebooting or doing anything) and kermit finds the com port
and works happily.
My question is why? This is on an old Compaq Prolinea 5100 32Meg ram,
nothing special, normal com port settings (irq,base addres etc). It also
seems to happen on all the PC's I have access to.
Regardless of if I run it from the windows 95 command mode or in a dos
windows inside windows 95 gui it does the same thing. Kermit 316 Alpha 5
also does this.
It just seems like sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I've tried, trying to capture the warning message on the set port 1
statement in the mscustom.ini, so I can just loop the set port 1
staement until it works. The problem with this is that the warning
message is all that is returned from the set port command. It does not
return FAILURE, so I can't "test" to see if it worked or not.
Should I be using "set port com1" instead of "set port 1" is there any
difference?
If anyone has any ideas I would be greatfull.
regards.