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to: BOB JUGE
from: LAWRENCE MINTZ
date: 1998-03-31 16:33:00
subject: OS/2 Update Wizard Word A

* In a message originally to Lawrence R. Mintz, Bob Juge said:
 > Lawrence R. Mintz wrote in a message to Bob Wingender:
 > LRM> Well, in a DOS session under OS/2, using SIO.SYS rather than IBM's
 > LRM> own COM.SYS, I get the following:
 > LRM> Current Settings:
 > LRM>   COM Port   : 2
 > LRM>   IRQ Number : 3
 > LRM>   Base Addr  : 0x2f8
 > LRM>   Bit Rate   : 115200 bps
 > LRM> DOWNLOAD USING THESE SETTINGS? (Y/N) : Y
 > LRM>   Looking for modem...
 > LRM>   ERROR (15) Handshake failed
 > Did you do a SU 2 LOCK 0?  If your SIO is not registered,
 > this won't work, and you'll have to reboot without a locked
 > port.
If you had followed the thread, I deliberately left the port locked to show 
Bob Wingender what happens.  When I actually update the SDL, I make sure that 
the port is unlocked, and then my text matches Bob Wingender's except for the 
port information since he is using COM1 and I am using COM2.
Larry
--- RA/Pro 2.50
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* Origin: Mintz BBS, Silver Spring, MD (1:109/493)

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