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- From: profgmby@raven.cybercom.com (Sir Spamalot)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Sporster 28.8 power on problems
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 20:53:47 GMT
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- nimbus@leland.Stanford.EDU (Iwan M Tjioe) wrote:
-
- >I'm having a problem with my Sporster 28.8 external with true V.32
- >On startup, I have to flash the TR serial line to get the modem to
- >respond and accept any commands at all. Usually, I do this by
- >turning the modem on first, and when the computer is powered on,
- >the TR line flashes briefly. Or, I usually just issue a hangup
- >command from Procom which has a similar effect. If the modem is
- >turned on when TR is high, the modem doesn't respond. If the modem
- >is turned on when TR is low, TR must return to low, and then high to
- >work properly.
- >Any ideas - an error in the ROM perhaps?
-
- I had the same problem with my 28800. Seems that the Sportster takes
- a while to "come up". I found that by waiting 10-15 seconds or so
- after powering the modem on, everything was always O.K.
-
- Hope this helps.
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- This is my theory, which is mine.
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