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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Kermit with PCMCIA Card - HELP!!!
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Date: 25 Aug 97 20:24:30 MDT
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In article <19970826005401.UAA26503@ladder02.news.aol.com>, gazerblue@aol.com (GazerBlue) writes:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running W95 on a Toshiba Satellite 110CT laptop with a USR 33.3 PCMCIA
> modem card. When I try and start kermit I get two errors as follows:
>
> ?Warning: no hardware for this serial port
> ?This port will be operated through the bios as BIOS2
>
> I cannot get kermit to recognize the modem. Help..any patches,
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Eve
----------
In the case of Windows, Windows itself takes over the real serial
port hardware and makes available a "virtualized" port. MS-DOS Kermit tests
the port for having a usable UART chip, and the virtualized port is supposed
to mimic it well enough that Kermit is satisfied. But this mimicry fails
when Windows has allocated the port to something else or the Windows driver
for the port is not all it should be, or when the port is in some undefinable
state of not quite working.
You should ensure that Windows thinks there is a COM2 of the kind
you have and that nothing else is using it. PCMCIA equipment often has a
difficult time of it because special initialization steps may be needed,
not to mention ensuring it is not turned off as a power saving feature.
The bottom line is Windows is in charge of the real hardware, and
you need to have a quiet talk with W95 about making the hardware available.
Joe D.