kav

......if so, can you help me resolve a conflict between the serial port and IR port? They're both on i/o 03F8-03FF and IRQ 4. The Thinkpad configurator is no help whatsoever.

Cheers
Kav

father_jack

I have one here. You can't use both so in the configuration thingy you say I want to use IR so will nick an IRQ from this serial port.
Does that make sense?

kav

Think so but even if I disable the serial port, the IR port doesn't seem to able to use the vacant slot. (Just reached the edge of my technical abililty )

Cheers
Kav

father_jack

So run tpn.exe - then select the icon for IR.
Choose enable then advanced and it lets you choose a port e.g. com2
you can check it's been disabled in the serial port icon on the other side.
Remember IR doesn't work in NT....

kav

Thanks mate
I'm running Win2000 so should be OK. When I try to run tpn.exe from "Start, Run..." I ge the message which says incorrect path etc. Do you know where this executable sits?
Cheers
Kav

firefox

Ok.. slightly different... but still with a T22

Its running NT4 (SP6)

How can you get it so you can hot/warm swap between the CDROM (DVD) and the floppy drive ?

If you boot with the floppy you get device errors for CDFS, etc...

I dont want to use multiple H/W profiles.

Does IBM have a driver/utility that allows for hot swapping, or booting with the floppy that doesnt produce errors ?

I have searched the IBM website...and nothing

Cheers,

J.

kav

It's getting wierder......
I've now got the serial port and IR port on different i/o and IRQ (03F8-03FF, IRQ4 and 02F8-02FF, IRQ03 respectively) but my Palm Hotsync manager keeps telling me the IR port is not available (?!).

Any clues?

Cheers
Kav

father_jack

fox - had a look at swapping devices. We don't get any error messages it just beeps a lot if you swap the CD for floppy or vice versa. This is NT after all so I wouldn't expect it to work.
Ours boot off floppy ok as we use it for an NT build.

Kav - the IR control panel should tell you if IR is working.

father_jack

Tee hee - just had a look in the bios and floppy boot and IR are both disabled by default. :-
Re the IR problem it gives you a different address for the port, dunno why... so enable IR in the bios and run the config program again and you should get somewhere.

kav

Father Jack - Top Man!

All indications on the IR panel are OK so I need to get into the BIOS setup. Which key do you hit on startup?

Cheers
Kav

father_jack

I don't know - I'm not at feckin work at the mo. Pay attention when it boots up - F1 or F2 or F12 or Del or something should do it!

kav

Alright, alright - keep your cassock on!