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- From: costmo@rosenet.net (Christopher Ostmo)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm
- Subject: Re: HELP PLS, question on com port data reported by MSD
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 06:43:59 GMT
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- bpocock@ionline.net (Ben Pocock) wrote:
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- >>In the MSD report, 'COM Ports' section, under COM2: column, the
- >>following couple of odd things (odd to me) appear ...
- >>Port Address 02F8H
- >>Baud Rate 1
- >>Parity None
- >>Data Bits 5
- >>Stop Bits 1
- >>etc. (everything else as expected)
- >>
- >>What is the deal with baud rate=1 and data bits=5 ?? Does anyone
- >>know where MSD pulls these values from? BIOS data area? A query to
- >>the serial port? There is some 'evidence' these values change
- >>occasionally (seen by running MSD now and then) for 'no reason'
- >>(where quoted words denote possible, 'tho unintended, BS).
-
- >Try setting your COM port in dos. I'm not sure the exact string, but I think
- >it's MODE. Try HELP MODE for more information on setting your COM port. Then
- >see what MSD reports. If it still screws up, it's probably MSD.
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- WHY WOULD *ANYONE* BELIEVE WHAT THEY SEE IN MSD?
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