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- From: rgaudre@triton.unm.edu (Ron Gaudreau)
- Subject: OS2 Bug: problems with COM1/2/3/4 when using COM1(mouse)
- Message-ID: <b#dq3pm@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 07:29:21 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- I figured out the problem I was having with my computer and the
- new Service Pack that I installed.
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- SYMPTOM: Whenver I used my mouse which is on COM1 to open folders scroll
- through windows etc it would cause my other COM ports to screw up. This was
- very noticeable with my modem which I had on COM4 - then on COM2 and also
- on COM3. It would cause the relay to open and close and eventually hang
- my modem. I would ahve to power down in order to reset my modem.
-
- CAUSE: I finally figured out that it was the video driver I was using
- because it would also screw up my modem when I only used the keyboard
- to operate the PM and when I ran a screen saver with an aquaruium scence
- it would really drive my modem wild. I was using the TSENG drivers that
- came with the service pack at the 600x800 resolution. When I reinstalled
- the video driver back to the default low resolution driver that you start
- out with in OS2 then everything was fine. I then went back and tried each of
- the three TSENG driver resolution and it did it on all three.
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-
- So I'm now forced to the crummy default driver until OS2 can fix this
- problem or soemone writes some decent drivers for the TSENG chipset.
- I left a message with the IBM service person who was handling my problem since
- I discovered this late this evening. Tomorrow I'll talk to them and see
- what kind of a response I will get from them.
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- Ron Gaudreau | rgaudre@polaris.unm.edu
- University of New Mexico |
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