[Dx4win] Winkey Problems

[Paul Pescitelli]

Guy,

Thanks for your assistance. However, it still does not work.
Unfortunately at this time this software does not meet my needs and
until some of the bugs get worked out I will be forced to use another
package.

Bugs:

1) There is no reason that failure to open a com port should ever
prevent a program from gracefully exiting. Using an equivalent to
force kill (CTL+ALT+DEL) to end a task is not good error handling
code.

2) To say that USB to serial converters can't be used is one thing,
but telling me to hook it up, disable the config, reboot, then
uninstall the converter...etc etc. This is not acceptable. I have
written several protocols all over serial and never encountered
anything like this.

In addition, I have not received input from anyone else in the
community, not even the author.

Guy, please do not take any of this personally and you are doing a
wonderful job at supporting something that you believe in, but
apparently it is just not for me at this time.

regards,
Paul K4UJ

On 10/24/06, ON4AOI <on4aoi at skynet.be> wrote:
> Ok Paul,
> That is the problem
> You first have to disable the winkey
> with the USB to serial converter CONNECTED
> and normally WORKING in dx4win
>
> Next close dx4win normally,
> (maybe you need to reboot also)
>
> unplug the USB to serial
> attach to the pci serial card and then
> restart DX4WIN and select where winkey
> is attached now.
>
> It will work then
>
>
> 73 Guy ON4AOI
>
> BAND DECODER and related stuff at
>
> http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm
>
> DX4WIN soft and related stuff at
>
> http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm
>
> DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B & RITTY CW & RTTY interfaces at
>
>  http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm
>
> ARSWIN link and related stuff at
>
> http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm
>
> DXTELNET soft and related stuff at
>
> http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Pescitelli [mailto:dx.k4uj at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:08 PM
> To: ON4AOI
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems
>
> Yes, I did have a USB to serial converter... However, I took it out
> this morning and replaced it with a new pci serial card. I still have
> the same problem.
>
> regards,
> Paul
>
> On 10/23/06, ON4AOI <on4aoi at skynet.be> wrote:
> > Yep Paul,
> > You have probably unplugged or plugged in the winkey
> > via a USB to serial converter and then you get this problem.
> > Check if winkey is on com1 or has a good connection
> >
> > you only can end DX4WIN with CTRL+ALT+DEL and then stop the program 2 or 3
> > times
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 Guy ON4AOI
> >
> > BAND DECODER and related stuff at
> >
> > http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm
> >
> > DX4WIN soft and related stuff at
> >
> > http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm
> >
> > DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B & RITTY CW & RTTY interfaces at
> >
> >  http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm
> >
> > ARSWIN link and related stuff at
> >
> > http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm
> >
> > DXTELNET soft and related stuff at
> >
> > http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dx4win-bounces+on4aoi=skynet.be at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:dx4win-bounces+on4aoi=skynet.be at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul
> > Pescitelli
> > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:15 PM
> > To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems
> >
> > Running version 7.02.15
> >
> > When I try to open the CW keying window I get an error on the title
> > bar of the window that says  "could not open winkey port 1". So then I
> > try to close the window and then a modal dialog box appears with
> >
> > An exception occured!
> > ThreadError:Access is denied(5)
> >
> > With only an OK button, so I click it..the box goes away, but you
> > still cant do anything in the program. At this point you can't even
> > quit the program, so there is surely a bug or 3 in there somewhere.
> >
> > I have tested the com port setup with Logger32, so I know everything
> > works from a hardware perspective.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> > --
> > 73 - Paul    K4UJ / FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ
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