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- From: Jomo <jbrandt@cris.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm
- Subject: Re: 9600 better than 28800?
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 17:16:32 -0800
- Organization: Concentric Internet Services
- Message-ID: <3133ACF0.1C64@cris.com>
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- jen fuller wrote:
- >
- > Jomo <jbrandt@cris.com> wrote:
- > >I'm getting all kind of CRC errors and overruns on the machine
- > >at work. I guess that could be at fault. I'm using both a Matrox
- > >Millenium and an Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI adapter at work, and I hear that
- > >either of these could be messing with my comms.
- >
- >
- > Try cybercom.drv , it's free ware. If you want, you can pay for
- > Kingcom or turbocom. The problem with overruns, in your case, could be
- > due to the fact that Win's comm.drv has the interrupt trigger level
- > set at 14, Uart chip is 16, which means that your app only has 2
- > characters in which read from the FIFO buffer. And also Com.drv only
- > enables the FIFO buffer on the 16550 for receive only. Try this
- > first.
- >
- > jfuller
-
- Jen,
-
- I installed wfxcomm.drv (the Winfax comm driver) and I also downloaded
- the latest Matrox video drivers and bios upgrade. One, or all of these
- things fixed my problem. My Sportster is smokin! Thanks to those
- who sent suggestions.
-
- Jomo
-