mark@elsie.UUCP (03/21/87)
I'm trying to get the SIDEKICK dialer to work in my IBM PC/AT. I have an Amazing Thing Modem (Hayes Compatible) installed in COM2:. BITCOM and KERMIT work just fine, but SIDEKICK does nothing. SKINST has been run and set to COM2:. As per SIDEKICK'S instructions I've tried to run "MODE COM2: 1200,(bits I can't remember)." I keep getting back a "INVALID PARAMETER: COM2" message. I've tried it with COM1: (my printer) and it works fine. As I said, I know COM2: is there because I can use it with other programs. I haven't been able to find any reference to this problem in my DOS or AT manuals. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx, ..!elsie!mark -- Dr. Mark J. Miller NIH/NCI/DCE/LEC UUCP: ..!seismo!elsie!mark Phone: (301) 496-5688
cs222jrg@uvm-gen.UUCP (03/26/87)
in article <7363@elsie.UUCP>, mark@elsie.UUCP (Mark J. Miller) says: > Keywords: MODE COM2: SIDEKICK DIALER > > I'm trying to get the SIDEKICK dialer to work in my IBM PC/AT. I have A? A? A? > an Amazing Thing Modem (Hayes Compatible) installed in COM2:. BITCOM > and KERMIT work just fine, but SIDEKICK does nothing. SKINST has been A? A? > run and set to COM2:. As per SIDEKICK'S instructions I've tried to > run "MODE COM2: 1200,(bits I can't remember)." I keep getting back a > "INVALID PARAMETER: COM2" message. I've tried it with COM1: (my > printer) and it works fine. As I said, I know COM2: is there because I > can use it with other programs. I haven't been able to find any > reference to this problem in my DOS or AT manuals. Any suggestions > would be appreciated. Thanx, > > ..!elsie!mark I have seen this problem before with severaa PC clones. The problem was that the mode command to set parameters for com2 resulted in the messsage "INVALID PARAMETER: COM2". The problem turned out to be a ROM BIOS problem and was solved with a new BIOS. It was interesting to me to note that before I needed to use the DOS mode command I was getting successful output to a plotter on com2 with BASIC. Try a new BIOS I know D D Pheonix's works.a.a.q (.q) /? a.a.a.q (.q) /? JRG B A A A A A A A A A A A .a.a.q (.q) /? B B B B B > -- > Dr. Mark J. Miller > NIH/NCI/DCE/LEC > UUCP: ..!seismo!elsie!mark > Phone: (301) 496-5688