Makes sense. But even if you don't migrate the preferences backwards,
shouldn't the older preferences stay the same? Not a major issue, just a
curisoity question.
Andrew
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:22099@palm-dev-forum...
>
>
>
> At least some of the problems you're running into are due to switching
back and
> forth between 3.0a6 and 3.0a7. The serial port-related preferences changed
> between those versions. I support migrating the preferences forwards, but
not
> backwards.
>
> -- Keith Rollin
> -- Palm OS Emulator engineer
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Andrew Lathrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/23/2000 07:06:46
AM
>
> Please respond to "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Sent by: "Andrew Lathrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: (Keith Rollin/US/PALM)
> Subject: Re: Serial Problems with the new emulator
>
>
>
> One more thing i noticed. After I open the 3.0a7 emulator, i can't get
the
> 3.0a6 emulator to use the serial port. If i restart the computer, reset
the
> COM port in 3.0a6, the serial port still doesn't work. But if i try to
use
> the 3.0a7, the serial port works. Either something between the two is
> really messed up, or I have done something strange. Yesterday afternoon,
> the only one i could get to work was the 3.0a6, and now its the 3.0a7.
> Right now, as long as one works, I'm good.
> Andrew
> Andrew Lathrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:22008@palm-dev-forum...
> >
> > Sorry about the confusion. The problem was emulator related. I think i
> > figured it out. For some reason all the COM port settings were reset
and
> > refused to stay as the COM port I needed to use. That was the first
thing
> I
> > checked, and they were set to none. So i reset it to my proper COM
port,
> > COM 1. It still didn't work. I tried all the other COM ports, and they
> > didn't work either. So i returned it to COM 1. But then I later went
> back
> > and checked the port setting, and it was again at none. This time i set
> it
> > COM 1, and it worked. So i'm guessing (The only thinig I can think of),
> > when I installed the new emulator, it reset the COM settings to none.
Why
> > the settings didn't stay in is beyond my grasp. The same thing just
> > happened again. I checked the 3.0a6 emulator, the settings were
correct,
> > COM 1. The then closed that one, and opened up 3.0a7. The setting
there
> > was COM 1. But when I close the 3.0a7 emulator, and open the 3.0a6
> > emulator, the settings revert back to none.
> > But I am using Win98, emulating a IIIe with 8mb using the 3.5dr4 en none
> ez
> > rom. I'm not seing anything, just I realized something was wrong when
> > programs that work, and use the serial port, no longer worked. I
> reproduce
> > the problems by using 3.0a6, setting the com port, closing it. Open
> 3.0a7,
> > check the com port (still the same) and close it. Open the 3.0a6 back
up,
> > and the com port returns to none.
> > Maybe this always happens (Switching between emulators changes the COM
> port
> > to none), but it messed me up for a while. if you can reporduce it, or
> tell
> > me its supposed to happen, I will feel better knowing i didn't toast
> another
>
> > computer. Thanks
> > Andrew
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:21969@palm-dev-forum...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Andrew,
> > >
> > > I'm not clear on what kinds of problems you're having. Are they serial
> > related?
> > > Or are they debugger related. I'm not sure if you're talking about one
> or
> > the
> > > other or both.
> > >
> > > Details (device being emulated, platform you're running on, overview
of
> > what
> > > you're seeing) and instructions on how to reproduce problems would be
> > helpful.
> > >
> > > -- Keith Rollin
> > > -- Palm OS Emulator engineer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Andrew Lathrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/22/2000
08:19:10
> > AM
> > >
> > > Please respond to "Palm Developer Forum"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > Sent by: "Andrew Lathrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > >
> > > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > cc: (Keith Rollin/US/PALM)
> > > Subject: Serial Problems with the new emulator
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone else has problems using serial communications with the new
> > > emulator? I have several programs that use serial communcations that
> all
> > > worked fine before i got version 3.0a7. Now they work randomly, but
not
> > > very often. They occasionally work when i first start up, but then
not
> > > after the the first few times debugging. I have tried to use the
> earlier
> > > versions i still have, 3.0a5 and 3.0a6, but they don't work either.
> They
> > > work before i use the new one, but once again, only for a short period
> of
> > > time. The only change i have made to my computer has been the new
> > emulator.
> > > It also appears to crash more often. I get many more Failed to
connect
> to
> > > remote errors than i am used to. This happens even after closing
> > > CodeWarrior, the Emulator, and even occasionally after a restart of
the
> > > computer. Anyone else seen this or have any ideas?
> > > Thanks
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > >
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