> >Open Transport seems to block my serial port. >> >>The only way to print or to sync my Palm is to restart with Open >>Transport extensions disabled. > >I assume you mean Serial Port Monitor, which is the Palm's detector >software - it scans your ports checking to see if a Palm device has >been connected. . .
No, I mean Open Transport. I need to disable the Open Transport extension in order for Serial Port Monitor to work - in order for ANYTHING to use my serial port. It is true that Serial Port Monitor will block the serial port for any other use (like my printer). I toggle it on & off with HotSyncCSM, and extremely convenient little CSM (except the times I forget, and swear at my computer for getting worse & not printing even with OT not loaded, and then find I forgot to toggle it off!). But it doesn't appear to be the problem, since my printer spit out the same garbage when booting off the OS 9 install CD (no palm software) as it does whenever my computer boots with the Open Transport extensions. I take this to mean that whatever's grabbing the serial port & preventing other use of it is part of the system - so the basic problem might be hardware. In fact, the symptom of spitting out garbage to my printer is similar to a problem I used to have after crashes, where (IF I remember correctly) Appletalk or the modem or something reverted to the printer/modem port. I fixed that by locking the Appletalk & Modem & other settings by changing my user mode to administration & clicking the padlock icons. I've checked, & all those settings are still what they should be. Anne -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
