can't find serial port

[Alex Snow]

the windows/dos configuration will not effect linux. however if this 
is a hardware conflict then it would.
On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 11:07:04AM 
-0500, Kyrath. (AKA Rob) wrote:
> OK, I admit to not being the most knowledgeable about the inner workings of
> hardware and software interaction, but, if I were to boot off a linux
> floppy/cd, wouldn't the DOS and windows confusion about com1 be a mute
> point?
> Doesn't linux assess the hardware and assign its own device labels,
> regardless of what DOS/windows would want to name them if they were booted?
> -- 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: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: can't find serial port
> 
> 
> > Some device might indeed be using the settings for com1 but that might be
> > resolved by deleting com2 and restarting.
> > Then if there is no ports in device manager, then he could add a port and
> > assign the typical address for com1
> > In fact he should go into the properties and attempt to manipulate the
> > settings to the com2 to match the typical com 2 settings if they aren't
> > already.
> > Com1 & 3 use IRQ 4
> > and
> > Com2 & 4 use IRQ 3.
> > Then there is the memory range, which I always have to check before
> setting,
> > but com1 usually uses 03f8 I think and com2 uses 02f8, or something like
> > that.
> > But in windows we sometimes have to shuffle this stuff around and
> sometimes
> > we have to delete the item and a few others so we can re-assign the
> problem
> > devices.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: can't find serial port
> >
> >
> > 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."
> > > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > 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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