can't find serial port

[Janina Sajka]

This suggests to me that some other device is being assigned com1.
Recognize that the designation com1 is logical, not physical.

Kyrath. (AKA Rob) writes:
> From: "Kyrath. \(AKA Rob\)" <kyrath at cox.net>
> 
> Alright, I tried the mode command and it seems to work in that it made the
> adjustment.  When I tried the mode command for com2 or com3, it gave me an
> illegal device error.
> The strange thing is that I looked in the windoes device manager and found
> that there was no com1 listed, but there was a com2.  Go figure.
> I guess that I'll have to wait for some eyes before I can do any more.
> Thanks for all of the help.
> -- Rob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: can't find serial port
> 
> 
> > You might also try the following in a DOS box or at the DOS prompt:
> > mode com1 9600,n,8,1,,
> > That is the typical port settings.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kyrath. (AKA Rob)" <kyrath at cox.net>
> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
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> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: can't find serial port
> >
> >
> > OK, it looks like the port might be disabled.  The copy command came back
> > with 1 file copied, but there was no output.
> > is it possible that the port is ph
> >
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