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From: Steve.Clarkatnre.vic.gov.au
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:03:49 +1000
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 and GPS software


G'day all

I can't offer any suggestions for this specific problem but just thought I'd add
that I've had some success running 32bit Windows programs with OS/2 using the
Odin software.  One app which works reasonably well is OziExplorer.  There are
some screen refresh isues but functions I've tested seem to work.

You can find out about Odin at http://www dot netlabs dot org/odin/

Cheers

Steve Clark
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia


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Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 13:23:32 +1100
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 and GPS software

In DOS Settings have you got com_ direct_access, com_hold,hw_timer, int_during_IO set
to ON,
idle_seconds set to 60, idle_sensitivity set to 100  ???  these are NOT the defaults
but often
fix DOS/Win-OS2 Comms problems.

If I was you, I'd also try the win32 code via Odin - Odin is working with more and
more
WIN32 programs that I am trying !!

Cheers/2

Ed Durrant

Leigh Bunting wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As usual, there is no software available in the way of native-OS/2 stuff
> for GPS's.
>
> But there is still some DOS and win16 applications. The software can
> upload and download data from GPS units via serial port cables to the
> special connectors on the GPS unit, in my case a Garmin GPII+.
>
> Initially, the DOS and win16 apps wouldn't run either. Eventually, I
> found that they didn't like SIO in there but would run on the standard
> com.sys. I was using SIO because on previous hardware setups my internal
> modem wouldn't run with com.sys. However, my current hardware appears to
> accept com.sys and lets the same internal modem chug along happily
> without SIO. So Ray's program has got the flick.
>
> This was with Warp4/FP10. I upgraded to FP15 and the GPS software fell
> over whenever it tried to look at the GPS through the com port.
>
> Tried the software on my testbox and found it works happily with DOS,
> OS/2 2.1, Warp 3, Warp4 out-the-box, Warp 4FP10 and 12 but fell over
> with FP14. Didn't try FP13. Backed out of FP14 to FP12 and it works
> again.
>
> Before I go back to FP10 on my main box, does anyone have the slightest
> idea why this is so.
>
> The message I get is this:
>
> SYS1798: Your application tried to access communications port COM[ASCII
> code 176 which won't reproduce here] that is in use by another
> application. [bulldust!] Press one of the following: ....
>
> Thanks,
> Leigh Bunting
> Colonel Light Gardens
> South Australia
> Find out more about Col. Light Gdns. here -
> http://www.chariot dot net dot au/~pknight/clghs/
>

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Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 20:26:20 +0830
From: Leigh Bunting <vh_gdnatinternode.on dot net>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] OS/2 and GPS software

Ed Durrant wrote:

> In DOS Settings have you got com_ direct_access, com_hold,hw_timer, int_during_IO set
> to ON, idle_seconds set to 60, idle_sensitivity set to 100  ???  these are NOT the
> defaults
> but often fix DOS/Win-OS2 Comms problems.

Hi Ed,

Whether these settings are as you suggest or not, doesn't explain why FP14+ kills access
to the com port, while it is hunky-dory on FP12-.

> If I was you, I'd also try the win32 code via Odin - Odin is working with more and
> more WIN32 programs that I am trying !!

As Steve also suggested, ODIN might be a worthwhile solution.

Cheers,
Leigh Bunting
Colonel Light Gardens
South Australia
Find out more about Col. Light Gdns. here -
http://www.chariot dot net dot au/~pknight/clghs/
