Hey all, got something I would love some advice/direction on:
Recently my RIB stopped working....or maybe it was my laptop. I am not sure which is to blame.
I have an older Pentium II laptop running at 133 mhz tat I have successfully use to program with over the last 4-5 years. I have a chinabay RIB ~AND~ an RLN4008D OEM RIB and a smattering of older handhelds (HT600, MT1000, Saber II, HT1000, and some MTS2000s). Lately, If I connect either the knockoff or OEM RIBs, I get varying failure messages from the RSS(es) and am unable to read/write/whatever.
*Yes, the laptop has a legit serial port and not some USB---->serial cable crap.
*Checked all the cable connections and switched to a known good cable. NO change.
*Ensured the RIB(s) had good/new 9v batteries. Still no change
*Tried another laptop (also old PII machine). Even more lack of change.
*I uninstalled and reinstalled the COM port in device manager. I Rebooted and now the computer starts to read the radio and then throws a "COM PORT EVENT" error. Probable causes are listed as No RIB, No RIB power, Malfunctioning RIB, and serial card or RIB--PC connection problem...
*I ran the RSS after running the Slow program to turn caches OFF. The result was the same.
*I repaired a roken connection in the RIB cable as well.
!!!But!!!
?? If I take the RIBs and connect my MTS2Ks to a newer laptop running win 7 and fire up CPS, they recognize and read/write the MTS's FINE.
?? The same old laptop runs any CPS JUST FINE (Kenwood TK380 CPS, for example) and I can read/write to the TK380 as well.
I am inclined to believe that there may be some problem with the older laptop and its COM port or with components in the RIBs (I believe there is a resistor that likes to go out over time and creates problems in operating with/on certain older gear?). Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Recently my RIB stopped working....or maybe it was my laptop. I am not sure which is to blame.
I have an older Pentium II laptop running at 133 mhz tat I have successfully use to program with over the last 4-5 years. I have a chinabay RIB ~AND~ an RLN4008D OEM RIB and a smattering of older handhelds (HT600, MT1000, Saber II, HT1000, and some MTS2000s). Lately, If I connect either the knockoff or OEM RIBs, I get varying failure messages from the RSS(es) and am unable to read/write/whatever.
*Yes, the laptop has a legit serial port and not some USB---->serial cable crap.
*Checked all the cable connections and switched to a known good cable. NO change.
*Ensured the RIB(s) had good/new 9v batteries. Still no change
*Tried another laptop (also old PII machine). Even more lack of change.
*I uninstalled and reinstalled the COM port in device manager. I Rebooted and now the computer starts to read the radio and then throws a "COM PORT EVENT" error. Probable causes are listed as No RIB, No RIB power, Malfunctioning RIB, and serial card or RIB--PC connection problem...
*I ran the RSS after running the Slow program to turn caches OFF. The result was the same.
*I repaired a roken connection in the RIB cable as well.
!!!But!!!
?? If I take the RIBs and connect my MTS2Ks to a newer laptop running win 7 and fire up CPS, they recognize and read/write the MTS's FINE.
?? The same old laptop runs any CPS JUST FINE (Kenwood TK380 CPS, for example) and I can read/write to the TK380 as well.
I am inclined to believe that there may be some problem with the older laptop and its COM port or with components in the RIBs (I believe there is a resistor that likes to go out over time and creates problems in operating with/on certain older gear?). Can anyone point me in the right direction?