From: Sonny Hung (sonnyhung_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Mon May 24 2004 - 12:36:48 PDT
Hi Andres,
I was having the same issue also.
Running a P4 2.6GHz XP
There are a few items youi should look over before trying to run NCU or
anything.
You need to review all apps to see if you have anything running that
accesses the COM port.
This is especially important if yoiu have Palm Desktop or ActiveSync or
other applications installed that use the COM port.
I uninstalled Palm Desktop and disabled ActiveSync access to the COM port
and then tried running NCU. This sometimes worked and sometimes it just
never saw the Newt. Now I am unable to confirm which application was the
issue or if were both but since both access the COM port (both items need to
be taken care of)
As suggested in the Wikki and by others on the List I installed an instance
of Slowdown and then tested, then two instances and tested. With my MP2100 I
used 2x Slowdowns and one step form the slowest setting in both instances
and tested fine. I still have issues at times installing packages that are
larger than 200-250kb the PC Window just closes after some time. I can try
again and some times it will go through, but most of the time it just stops
again.
On my other PC P4 1.6MHz the same setup always works.
I will have to fiddle with three instances of slowdown and see it that
stablizes my 2.6Ghz PC NCU connectivity.
So, do we have a list of computer configurations and setups for NCU and
slowdown anywhere? Maybe this would be helpful to those just starting out
point instead of the use an instance of slowdown and test...?
God bless,
Sonny Hung
the Hung Family
>From: "Andrés Galluzzi" <agalluzzi_at_gmx.net>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Connection Kit - MP100
>Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 18:25:26 +0200 (MEST)
>
>Hello everybody. I'm new in the group and have the same problem. A few days
>ago I've bought a Newton MessagePad 120 with the oldtime NewtonOS, and have
>no luck to make it run. I've make the cable myself, searching in the
>internet and following the specification on how to build it. It's ok,
>tested
>and worked fine, nor the newton. In my 486 DX4-75Mhz nor in my Athlon 2
>Ghz.
>Particulary in the Athlon I've sniff on the COM port and see how the newton
>send a lot of data, but the system don't send anything, it looks like it's
>waiting for somenting else. Next, I've build a Windows App that open the
>COM
>port and read the data on it, putting the caracter number of every caracter
>arrived on the screen, and for each COM speed it's different. Now, I'm very
>confused, on some sites I've read that the Newton with OS other than OS 2
>would not work with the NCU but I will work the Backup Utility. No luck
>with
>any of both.
>
>¿May be is different the cable specification for first generation Newton?
>¿Whitch connection software SURE work for windows with this kind of Newton?
>¿Whitch COM port configuration is the right for this device?
>
>Thank you for you time, and excuse my bad english please.
>Andy.
>
> > I am running a P4_at_2Ghz and I tried 4 Slowdown.exe - all that happened
>was
> > my
> > machine Slllllllloooooooooowwwwwed down and eventually locked up - So I
>am
> > going to drag the old 486 that is in the garage out and try that
>tomorrow.
> > All I want to do is load some apps. I have a 4Meg card that I can do my
> > backups on.
> >
> > Does the problem have to do with the processor speed or the port speed?
> > Can
> > I reset the Com port speed to something and then set the same connection
> > speed in the prefs of the NKC or should I give up while I am a head
> >
> > But this raises anudder question - Am I going to have simular problems
> > with
> > the Connection Utility and a Newton 2100 as well ?
> >
> >
> > Laurie
> >
>
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