Ulrich,
That program I linked to earlier, microsofts ComDisable, will stop that com
port from detecting attached devices on boot for selected ports.
Once the system boots there is no issue using the com ports. We used to have
that problem with weather equipment attached to com ports. Windows would
configure the com port with the data on boot as a mouse and the curser
bounced all over the screen. That program just modifies a registry entry. It
is executed on a command line.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ulrich Bangert" <[email protected]>
To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking
Since this problem arises at Windows BOOT time (long before any
application software possibly not directly written into XP environments
can get active), this is clearly NOT an application program problem.
The problem arises ONLY with external serial devices that send serial
information on a regular base without being asked for. During the boot
process Windows tries to detect what kind of pointing devices are
connected to the serial ports and sarches for mice, trackballs ad so on.
With devices that always talk Windows thinks it gets an answer and
believes that the device is a mouse or a trackball or whatever. The
problem first got discussed with GPS receivers that sent NMEA information
with a 1 s timebase. One clue is to limit the searched serial ports by a
entry in a Windows Ini-file.
Best regards
Ulrich
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Hi,
this Windows XP serial port problem is the biggest headache when you
run a program which is not directly written into XP
environments....... I have an old compi running under WIN
98SE and never got any
problem.........
just think... when was the Tbolt software developed.........
many years
before XP was born......
Rgds Ernie.
-----Original Message-----
From: phil <[email protected]>
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 5:56 pm
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking
Where windoz incorrectly detects a serial device that is connected to
your computer on boot.
check this out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/819036
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Darlington"
<[email protected]>
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking
> If mine was attached to the system at boot, Windows XP
thought it was
some
> kind of serial mouse -even when I was going through USB/RS-232
adapter.
> Try disconnecting, reboot, then hook it back up and run the
software.
>
> To "fix" Windows so that didn't happen again, I booted with it
attached,
> disconnected so it didn't make my mouse cursor jump around, and then
went
> into device manager and disabled the
new device which showed up as
some > type
> of mouse.
>
> -Bob
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:02 AM, John Green <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>> I got one of the Chinese Tbolts off eBay and when I powered it up
and ran
>> Tboltmon, I got nothing. I checked the com port and it is
correct. I
am
>> using a USB to serial converter but I don't believe that
is what the
>> problem
>> is since I have used it to program some Motorola radios
that have a
>> reputation for being picky about their serial connections. I will
try a
>> standard serial port but are there other things I should look at? I
did
>> look
>> at the manual but didn't see anything that might help. This is my
first
>> experience with Tbolts. I already have a Z3801 and recall having
some
>> problems getting it to talk. Any help appreciated.
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