usb ports

[walld13]

i am runing a laptop computer that is using windos xp sp3
how do u tell trunker 3.83 that you are using usb port and not com ports

 

[fmon]

i am runing a laptop computer that is using windos xp sp3
how do u tell trunker 3.83 that you are using usb port and not com ports

The USB port is a Com Port. Look in device manager (under Ports (COM & LPT) for a USB Serial (COMx). x is the comport.

 

[N4ADE]

i have the same problem as him and in device manager there is not any category called ports an any of the views there is something in system information close to it but it does not list any of the ports

 

[fmon]

i have the same problem as him and in device manager there is not any category called ports an any of the views there is something in system information close to it but it does not list any of the ports

I'm currently using Windows 7 but XP has same details.

Edit: fat fingers!

 

[N4ADE]

nope but when the usb is plugged in the program seems to find it fine anyways

using instructions inline works fine for me

Inline
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signal

com 6
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logging checked

still would like to find the ports for when i have more than 1 usb plugged in
i am getting a net top pc for to control my radios and would like to find out this information

 

[puzzleriddle]

the computer should recognise anytime you plug in an USB device

 

[SCPD]

i am runing a laptop computer that is using windos xp sp3
how do u tell trunker 3.83 that you are using usb port and not com ports

You're at the mercy of the Windows NTVDM service (provides an emulation layer to run 16 and 32 bit DOS programs) to map the USB serial port so that it appears as a "real" serial port to any DOS programs (such as trunker and etrunk).

I don't know if NTVDM service is smart enough to do that.

 

[offsite]

USB Issues

Here's an interesting topical link from the SDR-IQ Yahoo group provided by Simon Brown, HB9DRV

Why does Windows not recognize my USB device as the same device if I plug it into a different port? - The Old New Thing - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

 

[slicerwizard]

You're at the mercy of the Windows NTVDM service (provides an emulation layer to run 16 and 32 bit DOS programs) to map the USB serial port so that it appears as a "real" serial port to any DOS programs (such as trunker and etrunk).

I don't know if NTVDM service is smart enough to do that.

USB to serial adapters can be accessed by DOS programs running under NTVDM - just don't expect the interrupt timing to be good enough for Trunker/Etrunker apps.

 

[NotSoFast]

I had a similar problem on Vista. I had to Add Hardware, Com Port, and keep adding until I got the Com Port 4 I needed to connect my USB interconnect to. Once I did that, I rebooted, changed the software to reflect the com port I created to use and tested it. Sure enough, it linked right up.

Chuck