Help setting up trunker 3.83

[ford2002]

need help with setting trunker 3.83 made trackenv.txt word file with all the variables and save it in c: also tried and saved it in the trunker file when i set the autoexec.bat to set trackenv=c:\trackenv.txt i get
cantload vdm ispx support c:\ trackenv.txt permission denied

what am i doing wrong or is it just the computer three days and no luck

Thanks

 

[SCPD]

What OS are you using?

Remove the TRACKENV entry from autoexec.

1. open a command window.
2. set your working directory ( eg. "chdir C:\" )
3. type the "SET TRACKENV= ... " command by hand inside a command window.
4. run trunker.

-rick

 

[ford2002]

no luck

thanks for the reply Rick
i deleted the set trackenv=c:\trackenv.txt from the autoexec.bat went to
c:\set trackenv=c:\trackenv.txt and entered i hop this line took not good with dos. trunker still not working looking for sig?inv it seems to me it cant find the com port i have it set to com1 irq4 03f8-03ff my slicer works on com1 with a good signal

windows xp pro sp2 dos 5.1 2.0 pentium

Thanks
Ford2002

 

[SCPD]

Hmmm ... okay we'll start over with the basics. Here's a message by Rich Carlson off of the Trunker Yahoo! groups mailing list where he describes his XP setup.

I have been running Trunker in XP all along, I just can't get it to
use a single com port for the slicer and track radio. If you do not
need a track radio or if you have 2 serial ports then you should be
able to run things in XP.

The Autoexec.nt file is in the System32 folder within the Windows
folder. If you double click on it it should come up with a menu that
asks if you want to search for a program to open with. Select Browse
and scroll down to Notepad. Alternately you can right click on
autoexec.nt and select Open With and scroll to Notepad

Add a line at the end of the file that says:

set trackenv=c:\track.txt

Make sure that you track.txt file is where you say it will be in that
above statement and that it contains your Trunker variables. Here is
one I use in NT. Since I use a BC250D I have it set to monitor
digital talkgroups with the last line. If you do not have a digital
track radio delete the last line since Trunker by default ignores
digital groups.

TRACKSLICERPIN=DSR
TRACKSLICERPORT=COM1
TRACKSLICERMODE=INVERT
TRACKSCANPORT=COM3
TRACKSCAN=BC245
TRACKSCANPARK=866.0125
TRACKDIGITAL=1

Things you will need to check include the ports involved, whether you
need Invert or Normal mode for the slicer and the radio used as the
tracking radio. If it is a Uniden BC245, 895, 780, 785, 250, 296 or
796 then the BC245 or BC895 setting will work fine.

See the Trunker.pdf manual in the Files section for more info on how
to write your track environments file.

Here's an alternative configuration suggested by Scott Baldwin. This is also from the Trunker Yahoo! mailing list.

First... I never use batch files. I don't even edit autoexec.nt or any
other kind of files. I'm putting this here because I see a lot of people
with problems running under XP.

I have two hard drives, and Trunker is installed to D:\Trunker. I go to
System Properties and select ADVANCED tab and click on the "Environmental
Variables" button at the very bottom.

In that window, I click NEW and in "Variable Name" I place

TRACKENV

In "Variable Value" I put

D:\TRUNKER\TRACKENV.TXT

Now in my Trackenv.txt I have the following (note: your track*** variables
may vary from mine):

TRACKSLICERPORT=COM2
TRACKSLICERPIN=CTS
TRACKSLICERMODE=INVERT
TRACKSCANPORT=COM1
TRACKSCANBAUD=19200
TRACKSCAN=BC895
TRACKSCANPARK=854.0000
TYPE2LURK=1
TRACKDIGITAL=1
NOEMERGENCY=0
NEWRADIO=50
NEWGROUP=8
FILTERLOG=0

I then go to the D:\TRUNKER folder and right click on TRUNKER.EXE and
select properties. I choose the Screen Tab and choose WINDOW. I click OK
until I'm completely out of that, then I double click on the new icon
created (it's a PIF). It runs my Windows XP Professional SP-1 without errors.

If these suggestions don't work for you, join the list and search the archives there.

-rick