I would try booting from a Linux LiveCD and trying to connect to it. I'm pretty sure the SysRescCD has minicom.
- Alex -- Smart is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wise is knowing better than to put one in a fruit salad. On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Jeffrey Race <[email protected]> wrote: > ==================BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE================== > > Thinkpad Configuration shows this port enabled > Communications Port (COM1) shows this port enabled > > >COPY file.txt COM1 results in blinking light on attached modem > > BUT!! > > (1) C:\>mode com1 > Device COM1 is not currently available. > > (2) when I try to address COM1 from the Hyperterminal ap in WXP, > nothing happens; the ap also does not echo input to screen as I > have configured it to do > > (3) Procomm for DOS addressing COM4 internal winmodem: > at > OK > at > OK > ati3 > SoftK56V_B2.1_V7.22.00.52 > OK > > > (4) Procomm for DOS addressing COM1 physical modem > screen error message WXP Command Prompt procomm > Driver does not support selected Baud Rate (19200) > [of course it does because I have just used it to address the > winmodem] > > > Ideas what has gone wrong and how to fix? > > Thanks for any help, > > Jeffrey Race > > ===================END FORWARDED MESSAGE=================== > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
