JohnB
Active member
Pinball2000 Update FAIL - about to give up :-( HALP
SOS all p2k masters, I need your input... I have been trying now since I got my RFM to update my software from 0.9 to 1.5/1.6 - the issue is whatever computer I have connected to it will not connect to the machine, I get an error cannot connect to com1.
I am a pc tech so I not an utter retard when it comes to this stuff so it is baffling me at the moment. I ordered this null modem cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/220594826427?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 and have tried on a dell latitude CPx laptop with Windows XP and also I just tried a dell d620 with a fresh Windows 98 SE installed. I checked device manager and both com ports on both laptops report that the device is working properly, so it cant be the laptops...
I thought maybe the extension serial cable was damaged so I bypassed that, removed my marquee and plugged directly into the parallel / serial card on the p2k computer - and THAT didnt work, still wont connect to the machine...
Is there any way to check in the command shell or something if the parallel serial interface card on the computer is not functioning? I dont know any of the commands to diagnose that. Or is it possible I was sold a bullshit null modem cable?
I am flabbergasted and pissed off I cant update my RFM and refuse to buy a pub card @ $150+ to do this! :-(
HALP KLOV!
Thanks in advance,
John
SOS all p2k masters, I need your input... I have been trying now since I got my RFM to update my software from 0.9 to 1.5/1.6 - the issue is whatever computer I have connected to it will not connect to the machine, I get an error cannot connect to com1.
I am a pc tech so I not an utter retard when it comes to this stuff so it is baffling me at the moment. I ordered this null modem cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/220594826427?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 and have tried on a dell latitude CPx laptop with Windows XP and also I just tried a dell d620 with a fresh Windows 98 SE installed. I checked device manager and both com ports on both laptops report that the device is working properly, so it cant be the laptops...
I thought maybe the extension serial cable was damaged so I bypassed that, removed my marquee and plugged directly into the parallel / serial card on the p2k computer - and THAT didnt work, still wont connect to the machine...
Is there any way to check in the command shell or something if the parallel serial interface card on the computer is not functioning? I dont know any of the commands to diagnose that. Or is it possible I was sold a bullshit null modem cable?
I am flabbergasted and pissed off I cant update my RFM and refuse to buy a pub card @ $150+ to do this! :-(
HALP KLOV!
Thanks in advance,
John
