Hi there, I've done this on my desktop with XP. I've used Kensington dongle. Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:17 AM To: Joseph Lee; [email protected] Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal So how did you get around this Joseph? Also, what dongle were you using along with the drivers? Thanks in advance. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > Hi there, > I use Witcom driver that comes with XP SP2. I've even used it with my > Vista computer, but it does not work (it allows my ghrlNote to access my > laptop, but not the other way around). > Cheers, > Joseph > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Chris Hallsworth" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Joseph Lee" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ist.humanware.com >>Date sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:17:15 +0100 >>Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting > finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > >>Joseph, I did all this, with no luck. I made > sure that the mPower used the >>ActiveSync service, and that my dongle was > "turned on" (in my case it's >>plugged in). Can I just say that my mPower > doesn't always see the list of >>services for my PC. The way around this, for > me at least, was to temporarily >>tell ActiveSync to allow serial cable or > infrared connections, which you can >>set from within the connection settings > dialogue box. Once it's found the >>list of services, I then turn it off, and my > mPower remembers this until I >>perform a 4-5-6 reset. You say your > Kensington dongle works without trouble. >>Does this use the Windows XP SP2 drivers? If > so, then I may have to conclude >>that Belkin's the culprit and consider buying > a new dongle, because I bet >>even Belkin's own software won't allow this. > Thanks in advance. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Joseph Lee" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Chris Hallsworth" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >><[email protected] >>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:12 AM >>Subject: re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting > finding when >>attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > > >>> Hi Chris, >>> Few questions about this: >>> * When you selected your computer from "List > of Bluetooth devices" page, >>> then at the prompt "List of Services" page, > did you select ActiveSync? It >>> is a good idea to select, it, as it ensures > that your computer would be >>> "fooled" to believe that you are going to > use ActiveSync service. >>> * You'll need to make sure that your > Bluetooth device is turned on (go to >>> System Tray, go to Bluetooth, and make sure > it says "Stop"; this means >>> that your adapter is on). >>> Yeah, someday I'll upload Bluetooth display > podcast on either Blind Cool >>> Tech or Blind Geek Zone (probably tomorrow). >>> I've found that my own Kensington Bluetooth > dongle works fine. >>> Cheers, >>> Joseph > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: "BrailleNote List" >>> <[email protected] >>>>Date sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:01:52 +0100 >>>>Subject: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting >>> finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > >>>>Sorry guys, forgot to include this address in >>> my reply, sorry about that. >>>>Nicole, sorry for the duplicate message, it >>> was meant to go to the list. >>>>Below is my reply. >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: "Nicole B. Torcolini" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:00 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>> finding when attempting >>>>touseBrailleTerminal > > >>>>> The thing is though, I have discovered that >>> the serial port needs to be >>>>> "forced" open in order for Braille terminal >>> to even connect, never mind >>>>> work. Why? If I try to connect to the >>> Braille Terminal, via bluetooth this >>>>> is, without the com port being open in the >>> first place, I get the >>>>> following message on my mPower: "The serial >>> port is not available." >>>>> followed by: "The operation completed >>> successfully". The same is true for >>>>> the remote synthesizer, except I get a >>> different message: "The specified >>>>> network resource or device is no longer >>> available". Well I'm sorry, but >>>>> how can this be when no programmes I have >>> running are accessing the serial >>>>> port? And how come that if I open the serial >>> port, say, via Hyperterminal, >>>>> both Braille Terminal and Remote Synthesizer >>> will connect properly? I'm >>>>> beginning to wonder if there are >>> compatibility issues with my Belkin >>>>> adaptor and the Windows XP SP2 drivers, >>> causing the serial port to be >>>>> denied access, even though nothing's >>> accessing it. Hmm, strange. I should >>>>> also point out that if I use the serial port >>> option (I'm on about the >>>>> "real" serial port option), both Braille >>> Terminal and Remote Synthesizer >>>>> will connect properly. Thanks in advance >>> once again for the help. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> To: "Braillenote List" >>> <[email protected] >>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:43 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>> finding when attempting >>>>> touseBrailleTerminal > > >>>>>> On the same note, whenever you use the same >>> port on the computer and bn >>>>>> for different things (active sync, visual >>> display, Braille terminal), >>>>>> always make sure the other programs are >>> turned off before using one of >>>>>> them. My active sync gets mad when I try to >>> use visual display, but it's >>>>>> fine when I tell it to go away and stop >>> trying to connect. > >>>>>> HTH, >>>>>> Nicole >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Joseph Lee" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> To: "Chris Hallsworth" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:36 AM >>>>>> Subject: re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>> finding when attempting to >>>>>> useBrailleTerminal > > >>>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>>> Because Visual Display interferes with >>> Braille Terminal. You'll have to >>>>>>> turn Visual Display off before you can use >>> Braille Terminal. Speaking >>>>>>> of this, you'll have to restart JAWS while >>> BrailleNote is in Braille >>>>>>> Terminal in order for it to truly work. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Joseph > >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>To: "BrailleNote List" >>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>>>Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:34:59 +0100 >>>>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] Interesting finding >>>>>>> when attempting to use BrailleTerminal > >>>>>>>>Hi all, >>>>>>>>I have looked further into my problem of not >>>>>>> being able to use Braille >>>>>>>>Terminal via bluetooth on my laptop. I ran >>>>>>> Hyperterminal, and I could >>>>>>>>successfully connect to the com port. When I >>>>>>> launch Braille terminal, I >>>>>>>>still get a blank display at the mPower's >>>>>>> end, however when I press keys on >>>>>>>>my mPower BT 32 garbage appears on the screen >>>>>>> of my laptop. However, when I >>>>>>>>enable visual display via Bluetooth, which is >>>>>>> a cool feature I have to say, >>>>>>>>the information is displayed correctly on my >>>>>>> laptop. Now can anyone help in >>>>>>>>why this would be the case? I'm slightly >>>>>>> worried that my mPower BT 32's at >>>>>>>>fault here. Thanks in advance for the help. >>>>>>> P.S. I'm using a Belkin >>>>>>>>bluetooth adaptor which uses Windows XP SP2 >>>>>>> drivers as its bluetooth >>>>>>>>software. >>>>>>>>Chris Hallsworth >>>>>>>>Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group! 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