Situation:
computer store sells a computer with LT modem
LT modem software is installed
Com1 and Com2 are on the Motherboard normal assignments
LT modem is on Com3 IRQ10
Hey, I noticed that ltport is _not_ loaded.
Symptoms:
any attempt to communicate with modem in windows gives Open Port: Port
already open. there is no driver loaded for the comm port. installing,
reinstalling, registry edits, mystical incantations all fail to resolve
the situation.
Solution:
FINE! I've tried nearly every trick known to get this bastard working.
Loaded firmware 5.39, 5.32, WinMod v90 (forgot to mention this is win98
and a Jaton winMOD). Now I get a flash, or was that some girl passing by?
hmm, anyhow, I start thinking that the modem soft is there, the port
/virtual comm driver is there, but they aren't communicating. Then I
think about the IRQs and how those can NOT be changed in Win98. *zing* At
the moment I had the winMOD installed, so I went to the directory that
contained the .inf / .vxd / etc from the installation. then I edited
the ltport.inf to change the comm settings originally 2F8-2FF (com2) and
IRQ 3 to 3E8-3EF and IRQ 10 to match what the modem thought it was set to.
Installed the port again, add/remove hardware and have disk and all that
fun stuff and selected the lt port. Once that was set, *BAM* as Emeril
will say, modem starts to respond.
Summary:
Installation of LT_modem.
get latest known working drivers. current 5.39 (11 Feb 1999 is todays
date) run that file, but do NOT allow setup to run.
Most likely it'll unzip to /windows/temp or whatever your temp directory
is set.
Go to this directory and edit the ltport.inf... It helps is the modem
software/firmware is already installed and you know what comm port and IRQ
it's trying to use. With this information edit the ltport.inf to reflect
these settings.
Using Add/Remove Hardware manually install the lt port.
reboot, and if you already have the modem firmware installed, it should be
recognizable. If you don't have it, then the system should find it and
proceed to load it. Elsewise, you can run the setup from the update and
let it go through the process.
Otherwise, I hope this works for you.
!*disclaimer, hey this worked for me and may _not_ work for you. Use at
your own risk, heck if installing and reinstalling and everything else
didn't work, you have almost nothing to lose. BTW, I would use this
method as an absolute last resort... actually, I'm a risk-taker, so
*shrug* I'll do it again as the situation warrants, but this is a
disclaimer so it's your fault if you break it.*!
8)
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