From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 00:04:04 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 601 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 24 April 2003 Number 601 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: The smoke escaped : Ed Durrant 2 modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 3 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au 4 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Gavin Miller" 5 Re: The smoke escaped : bob 6 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : bob 7 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 8 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 9 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : bob 10 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 11 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : bob 12 [ot] A new spokesman : bob 13 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 14 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 15 No sound with WarpVision : Peter Rehfisch" 16 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Voytek Eymont 17 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Ed Durrant 18 V92 ?? : Ed Durrant 19 Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped : Ed Durrant 20 Re: No sound with WarpVision : Ed Durrant 21 Re: No sound with WarpVision : madodel at ptdprolog dot net 22 modems : Daryl Pilkington" 23 Re: modems : John Wildgoose 24 Re: modems : Voytek Eymont 25 Re: modems : bob 26 Re: modems : John Angelico" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:15:35 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: The smoke escaped All X3 does (AFAIK) is ignore what the dialtone sounds like. If the modem is not configured for the Australian phone system. If that's all you put in, the modem will run with all the other settings left as they are from the last time you set them of the factory default settings if you haven't set them. My experience with this is that often your modem will then only work at 33k6 and not try to work at 56k (I say try as the best I have ever got is 52k). I always need a string of settings to get to > 33k6 and these settings are hardware dependant. This is all relevant to "real" ie non Win-Modems of course. Cheers/2 Ed. bob wrote: > On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 02:59 pm, you wrote: > > Strip the init strings from the windows "driver" file. - windows modem > > drivers are not real drivers, rather setup.ini type flat files. > > Well... depending if they're win-modems or not :). > > In general I find that X3 is usually about all thats needed to add to an > init to get a modem to work ok. Further effort than that is dependent on > how bad the copper to the exchange is. > > > Ed. > > -- > <<<<< EVACUATION ROUTE <<<<< > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:27:12 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from Ed Durrant Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:15:35 +1000 > All X3 does (AFAIK) is ignore what the dialtone sounds like. If the modem is not > configured for the Australian phone system. If that's all you put in, the modem will > run with all the other settings left as they are from the last time you set them of > the factory default settings if you haven't set them. My experience with this is that > often your modem will then only work at 33k6 and not try to work at 56k (I say try as > the best I have ever got is 52k). I always need a string of settings to get to > 33k6 > and these settings are hardware dependant. This is all relevant to "real" ie non > Win-Modems of course. Ed et all talking about modem setup strings, etc: I have an External '56 WebExcel' modem . no matter what I do, that's what happens: *if* modem connects at 33,600, I can stay connect indefinitely, it works puurfect *if* modem connect at **anything** HIGHER that 33.6, within approx. 10 to 60 seconds, connection drops off, after redial, it connects at 33.6, works purrfect forever. in the 10 to 60 seconds at higher speed, it does work, until it drops off so, at 33.6, I can not fault it; at anything higher, I can not use it . suggestions ? same happens from windoze98 or OS/2 InJoy in windoze, I installed Intel/Cirrus driver for MD56, as well as, generic modem, made no difference current InJ setup string is: AT&F ATQ0S0=0V1X4&C1&D2W2&K3%C1%E1\N4 (I think a lot of these are defaulkts, but, I've entered them 'in desperation') Voytek Eymont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:51:06 +1030 From: brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped Voytek, This sounds to me like a noisy telephone line problem. I had similar experiences at home. Get telstra to check your line. ----------------------------------------- Brian Butler System Administrator brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Voytek Eymont cc: Subject: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke 24/04/2003 19:57 escaped Please respond to os2genau ** Reply to note from Ed Durrant Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:15:35 +1000 > All X3 does (AFAIK) is ignore what the dialtone sounds like. If the modem is not > configured for the Australian phone system. If that's all you put in, the modem will > run with all the other settings left as they are from the last time you set them of > the factory default settings if you haven't set them. My experience with this is that > often your modem will then only work at 33k6 and not try to work at 56k (I say try as > the best I have ever got is 52k). I always need a string of settings to get to > 33k6 > and these settings are hardware dependant. This is all relevant to "real" ie non > Win-Modems of course. Ed et all talking about modem setup strings, etc: I have an External '56 WebExcel' modem . no matter what I do, that's what happens: *if* modem connects at 33,600, I can stay connect indefinitely, it works puurfect *if* modem connect at **anything** HIGHER that 33.6, within approx. 10 to 60 seconds, connection drops off, after redial, it connects at 33.6, works purrfect forever. in the 10 to 60 seconds at higher speed, it does work, until it drops off so, at 33.6, I can not fault it; at anything higher, I can not use it . suggestions ? same happens from windoze98 or OS/2 InJoy in windoze, I installed Intel/Cirrus driver for MD56, as well as, generic modem, made no difference current InJ setup string is: AT&F ATQ0S0=0V1X4&C1&D2W2&K3%C1%E1\N4 (I think a lot of these are defaulkts, but, I've entered them 'in desperation') Voytek Eymont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:25:58 +1000 (EST) From: "Gavin Miller" Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped There is an article out there somewhere, and I'm going to be a pain in the rear and say I can't remember the URL, but the jist of it was; getting full 56K is close to impossible as to the great many variables related to line guality, distance, ISP's and modem init strings. It also mentioned that the connect info might say 56k, but the actual throughput could be less, and in some cases noticably so. They recomended forcing a lower connection speed if this was the case. Cheers G I'm averageing 49333 per connection but have gone as low as 28000 and as high as 50k (about) >> All X3 does (AFAIK) is ignore what the dialtone sounds like. If the modem is not >> configured for the Australian phone system. If that's all you put in, the modem will >> run with all the other settings left as they are from the last time you set them of >> the factory default settings if you haven't set them. My experience with this is that >> often your modem will then only work at 33k6 and not try to work at 56k (I say try as >> the best I have ever got is 52k). I always need a string of settings to get to > 33k6 >> and these settings are hardware dependant. This is all relevant to "real" ie non >> Win-Modems of course. > > >Ed et all > >talking about modem setup strings, etc: > >I have an External '56 WebExcel' modem . > >no matter what I do, that's what happens: > >*if* modem connects at 33,600, I can stay connect indefinitely, it works puurfect > >*if* modem connect at **anything** HIGHER that 33.6, within approx. 10 to 60 seconds, connection >drops off, after redial, it connects at 33.6, works purrfect forever. > >in the 10 to 60 seconds at higher speed, it does work, until it drops off > >so, at 33.6, I can not fault it; >at anything higher, I can not use it . > >suggestions ? >same happens from windoze98 or OS/2 InJoy > >in windoze, I installed Intel/Cirrus driver for MD56, as well as, generic modem, made no difference >current InJ setup string is: > >AT&F >ATQ0S0=0V1X4&C1&D2W2&K3%C1%E1\N4 > >(I think a lot of these are defaulkts, but, I've entered them 'in desperation') > > > >Voytek Eymont > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:14:56 +0800 From: bob Subject: Re: The smoke escaped On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 05:15 am, you wrote: > All X3 does (AFAIK) is ignore what the dialtone sounds like. If the modem > is not configured for the Australian phone system. If that's all you put > in, the modem will run with all the other settings left as they are from > the last time you set them of the factory default settings if you haven't > set them. My experience with this is that often your modem will then only > work at 33k6 and not try to work at 56k (I say try as the best I have > ever got is 52k). I always need a string of settings to get to > 33k6 and > these settings are hardware dependant. This is all relevant to "real" ie > non Win-Modems of course. Sorry, I trying to say the difference between not connecting and connecting, not "working to max capacity" :). X3 is my first port of call when asked about modem problems and it usually sorts things out so it will dial and connect... then you get busy with the alphabet soup :) > Cheers/2 > > Ed. > > bob wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 02:59 pm, you wrote: > > > Strip the init strings from the windows "driver" file. - windows > > > modem drivers are not real drivers, rather setup.ini type flat files. > > > > Well... depending if they're win-modems or not :). > > > > In general I find that X3 is usually about all thats needed to add to > > an init to get a modem to work ok. Further effort than that is > > dependent on how bad the copper to the exchange is. > > > > > Ed. -- If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. -- Woody Allen, "Without Feathers" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:21:27 +0800 From: bob Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 06:27 pm, you wrote: > Ed et all > > talking about modem setup strings, etc: > > I have an External '56 WebExcel' modem . > > no matter what I do, that's what happens: > > *if* modem connects at 33,600, I can stay connect indefinitely, it works > puurfect > > *if* modem connect at **anything** HIGHER that 33.6, within approx. 10 > to 60 seconds, connection drops off, after redial, it connects at 33.6, > works purrfect forever. > > in the 10 to 60 seconds at higher speed, it does work, until it drops off > > so, at 33.6, I can not fault it; > at anything higher, I can not use it . > > suggestions ? > same happens from windoze98 or OS/2 InJoy > > in windoze, I installed Intel/Cirrus driver for MD56, as well as, generic > modem, made no difference current InJ setup string is: > > AT&F > ATQ0S0=0V1X4&C1&D2W2&K3%C1%E1\N4 > > (I think a lot of these are defaulkts, but, I've entered them 'in > desperation') You dont mention if this is a 56k FLEX or V90 modem... anyway, try adding one of these to your init string +ms=11,1,1200,33600 If your modem has problems accepting the above string, try: +ms=v34,1,1200,33600 These force the connect to be 33.6 max. > Voytek Eymont -- "But this one goes to eleven." -- Nigel Tufnel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:03:45 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:51:06 +1030 > This sounds to me like a noisy telephone line problem. > I had similar experiences at home. > Get telstra to check your line. have you ever tried that ? you: I'm having a problem with my line T: can you hear me OK ? you: yes T: I can also hear you OK, so, there is nothing rwong with your phone line you: but my modem.. T: you're having problem with modem, would you like me to transfer you to data products sales, where you can order a data service ? BTDN Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 8 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:11:04 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:21:27 +0800 I think it's a V90, I'll check tonight > You dont mention if this is a 56k FLEX or V90 modem... anyway, try adding > one of these to your init string > +ms=11,1,1200,33600 > If your modem has problems accepting the above string, try: > +ms=v34,1,1200,33600 > > These force the connect to be 33.6 max. I'd prefer a string that makes it connect at higher than 33.6... ;>) under circumstances, I guess I might have to settle for what's offered. thanks, Bob Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 9 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:58:33 +0800 From: bob Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped Telstra can test your connection using a MOLDS (Modem Online Diagnostic System) test. If you are losing connections on a regular basis or getting low connection speeds, call 13 2203 and request a MOLDS test. On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 09:03 pm, you wrote: > ** Reply to note from brianb at kdfisher dot com dot au Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:51:06 > +1030 > > > This sounds to me like a noisy telephone line problem. > > I had similar experiences at home. > > Get telstra to check your line. > > have you ever tried that ? > > you: I'm having a problem with my line > T: can you hear me OK ? > you: yes > T: I can also hear you OK, so, there is nothing rwong with your phone > line you: but my modem.. > T: you're having problem with modem, would you like me to transfer you to > data products sales, where you can order a data service ? > > BTDN > > Voytek Eymont > SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd > http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ > phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------- -- Don't tell me what you dreamed last night for I've been reading Freud. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 10 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:08:46 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:58:33 +0800 > Telstra can test your connection using a MOLDS (Modem Online Diagnostic > System) test. If you are losing connections on a regular basis or getting > low connection speeds, call 13 2203 and request a MOLDS test. thanks, Bob, I might try that last time I tried (which is several years ago, admitedly) they essentially told me to get lost, or rather, to buy a data service, and, not complain about data problems (hence my reply to Ed). as an aside, I've always blamed the 'poor line quality', though, last week, I had a windoze pc with internal modems (probably a winmodem at that), and, much to my surprise, I was getting 'reliable' connects at higher than 33.6, I think, about 44 or so, which made me wonder Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 11 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:28:16 +0800 From: bob Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped More init strings for WebExcel modems... Web Excel 56K K56Flex &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=56,0,9600,46000 Web Excel 56K K56Flex V.90 (Australia) %C0 Web Excel 56K K56Flex V.90 (Australia) W2%C0M1L3E1 Web Excel 56K V.90 &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=12,0,9600,46000 Web Excel 56K Voice/Fax modem V.90 &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=12,0,9600,46000 WebExcel PT-3515 +MS=V90,0,9600,31200,9600,44000 On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:08 pm, you wrote: > ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:58:33 > +0800 > > > Telstra can test your connection using a MOLDS (Modem Online Diagnostic > > System) test. If you are losing connections on a regular basis or > > getting low connection speeds, call 13 2203 and request a MOLDS test. > > thanks, Bob, > > I might try that > > last time I tried (which is several years ago, admitedly) they > essentially told me to get lost, or rather, to buy a data service, and, > not complain about data problems (hence my reply to Ed). Persistence. I've always found that if you don't get what you want out of telstra on that call hang up and try again. Its amazing the different responses you get to the same problems. Down side is that it turns a 1/2 hr on the phone into 1/2 a day... but then you get the joy of listening to all that on hold "music" :) > as an aside, I've always blamed the 'poor line quality', though, last > week, I had a windoze pc with internal modems (probably a winmodem at > that), and, much to my surprise, I was getting 'reliable' connects at > higher than 33.6, I think, about 44 or so, Any line work been done in your area lately? > which made me wonder > > Voytek Eymont > SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd > http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ > phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 -- Is a wedding successful if it comes off without a hitch? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 12 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:51:12 +0800 From: bob Subject: [ot] A new spokesman Just found this :). http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister dot com/images/microsoft.jpg -- sushi, n.: When that-which-may-still-be-alive is put on top of rice and strapped on with electrical tape. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 13 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:54:08 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:58:33 +0800 > Telstra can test your connection using a MOLDS (Modem Online Diagnostic > System) test. If you are losing connections on a regular basis or getting > low connection speeds, call 13 2203 and request a MOLDS test. I've booked myself in, it takes up to 5 days to get MOLDSed they also warned me about 'trying to send data at such agressive speed can be counterproductive' I guess a laymen's term of fcs overflows Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 14 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:15:13 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:28:16 +0800 > Any line work been done in your area lately? no idea, don't think so but my neighbour is an ex T (well, I think he's ex, perhaps, he still works there, and, he has the toys, oops, the tools, to do things on MDFs, etc, as well, as, he has Austel licence I might rechec terminations, etc also, we have a new 50 pair a new Krone, I'm still on the old-style (not Krone) MDF, perhaps, I'll move my pair to the new Krone Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 15 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:35:19 +1100 From: "Peter Rehfisch" Subject: No sound with WarpVision I can't get any sound when playing a DVD with WarpVision. When the video starts, the speaker icon on the front panel is overlaid with a cross, and then returns to normal when video playback stops. The video will play both as a window and full-screen. I think my sound setup is OK as it will play system sounds and music CDs. On the Warpvision Audio settings page it shows- Audio ID=0 Disable audio unchecked Normalize audio checked Device=0 Shared access unchecked No resampling and I have tried fiddling with these settings with no success. Anyone able to help? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 16 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:10:20 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped ** Reply to note from bob Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:28:16 +0800 > > More init strings for WebExcel modems... > > Web Excel 56K K56Flex &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=56,0,9600,46000 > Web Excel 56K K56Flex V.90 (Australia) %C0 > Web Excel 56K K56Flex V.90 (Australia) W2%C0M1L3E1 > Web Excel 56K V.90 &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=12,0,9600,46000 > Web Excel 56K Voice/Fax modem V.90 &FX3W2%C0%E1\N3+MS=12,0,9600,46000 > WebExcel PT-3515 +MS=V90,0,9600,31200,9600,44000 BTW, the 'original' WebExcel had metal cases, were Rockwell based, that's what I used for my Terminal Server, they worked very well, then, they had plastic cases, still same shape, still Rockwell then, apart from name, everything changed, I was told they were still same modems in new cases, but, they were not; they now were Cirrus chipset, (whch I think is now Intel) anyhow, I just found the box, I still have 2 or 3 of them: it states: ME220N MD5650 (Australia) V90 56K ITU-T V90 V43 V32b V32 V22b V22 V42 MNP2-4 V42b MNP5 V17 V29 V27ter V21ch2 interestingle, the box has both Cirrus Logic and Rockwell logos, perhaps, they vary from production to production...? Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 17 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:32:31 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped Sounds like your phone line could be noisy but try this initialisation string anyway: ATZ AT&F%E2W1S91=13S9=13AT+MS=12,1,300,56000,0,0 &W&W1X3 And before we all start di-secting this string, please just try it first. "it works for me". Cheers/2 Ed. Voytek Eymont wrote: > talking about modem setup strings, etc: > > I have an External '56 WebExcel' modem . > > no matter what I do, that's what happens: > > *if* modem connects at 33,600, I can stay connect indefinitely, it works puurfect > > *if* modem connect at **anything** HIGHER that 33.6, within approx. 10 to 60 seconds, connection > drops off, after redial, it connects at 33.6, works purrfect forever. > > in the 10 to 60 seconds at higher speed, it does work, until it drops off > > so, at 33.6, I can not fault it; at anything higher, I can not use it . > > suggestions ? > same happens from windoze98 or OS/2 InJoy > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 18 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:36:03 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: V92 ?? Slightly off topic from what we have been talking about, the latest 56K modems are now labeled as V92 instead of V90 - does anyone know what the difference is ? I just downloaded the latest AT&T service driver to my works laptop and the connection speed has gone up from 52k max to a constant 54K connection, so perhaps this is something to do with V92 vs. V90 ?? Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 19 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:39:30 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: modem setup strings for 56k Re: The smoke escaped I'm pretty sure National semiconductor bought Cirrus, not Intel. Ed. Voytek Eymont wrote: > they now were Cirrus chipset, (whch I think is now Intel) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 20 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:42:53 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: No sound with WarpVision Which "Zone" is the DVD written for ? Which "Zone" is your DVD drive set to ? Did you select "english" as the language in the setup ? (Strange but apparently it affects several things). and last which version are you using and when you installed it, did you remember to delete video2.ini before installing over any previous version ? Cheers/2 Ed. Peter Rehfisch wrote: > I can't get any sound when playing a DVD with WarpVision. When the video starts, the speaker icon on the front panel is overlaid with a cross, and then returns to normal when video playback stops. > > The video will play both as a window and full-screen. > > I think my sound setup is OK as it will play system sounds and music CDs. > > On the Warpvision Audio settings page it shows- > > Audio ID=0 > Disable audio unchecked > Normalize audio checked > Device=0 > Shared access unchecked > No resampling > > and I have tried fiddling with these settings with no success. > > Anyone able to help? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 21 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:10:54 -0400 From: madodel at ptdprolog dot net Subject: Re: No sound with WarpVision In <0056737450.000060VA at server1.os2site dot com>, on 04/24/03 at 01:35 PM, "Peter Rehfisch" said: >I can't get any sound when playing a DVD with WarpVision. When the video >starts, the speaker icon on the front panel is overlaid with a cross, and >then returns to normal when video playback stops. >The video will play both as a window and full-screen. >I think my sound setup is OK as it will play system sounds and music CDs. >On the Warpvision Audio settings page it shows- >Audio ID=0 >Disable audio unchecked >Normalize audio checked >Device=0 >Shared access unchecked >No resampling >and I have tried fiddling with these settings with no success. >Anyone able to help? I've never gotten sound in WV on my laptop, but that is because of the driver for my Realtek ALC201 chipset is not working right. What I'd suggest would be to set Audio ID=128 which I'm told is for the English audio stream in a DVD. Also on the DVD/VCD tab in the settings make sure that "English, American" is selected as the Audio Language. Finally make sure you delete or rename the video2.ini file everytime you install a new version of WVGUI, then make all these changes to the settings settings all over again. Its a pain, but since WV is still in development the INI structure is subject to change, and I have seen weird problems reported that sometimes go away if a new video2.ini is cretaed. Mark -- From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel Warpstock 2002, In the home of OS/2 - Austin, Texas. Were you there? http://www.warpstock dot org For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice dot org "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself. That in it's essence, is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power." Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Message proposing the Monopoly Investigation, 1938 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 22 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:13:30 +1000 (EST) From: "Daryl Pilkington" Subject: modems Hi All, The only problem with WinModems these days is exactly that:- they only Work under Windows, or an OS that has a driver. Modern computers have enough CPU to handle the extra processing required. Agere, (formally Lucent), Rockwell & other chipsets work very well in a well-designed modem with good analog electronics & CODEC algorithms. A quality modem will provide more reliable connects & higher throughput than a crappy-one. I've got a WinModem in my W2k box:- works great! All *serial* external modems are hardware modems, most USB modems are WinModems. Internal PCI modems are almost always WinModems. Surprisingly-enough Dick Smith "Spirit" external modems are quite good, I bought a PCMCIA one, works a treat. V90 rockwell command-set is almost the norm now, do a search on google for what all the alphabet soup does. Regards, Daryl Pilkington //// The PC-Therapist, Business Computing Integration O OS/2 Warp, Redhat Linux, DB2 IBM Certified Systems Expert email: darylp at pc-therapist dot com dot au Mob: 0425-251-300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 23 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:29:16 +1000 (EST) From: John Wildgoose Subject: Re: modems group, What are your experienes with the Netcomm and Banksia modems? jaw ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 24 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:33:20 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: Re: modems ** Reply to note from John Wildgoose Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:29:16 +1000 (EST) > What are your experienes with the Netcomm and Banksia modems? good I use a Banksia 28.8 upgraded to 33.6 as a voice/fax/data with PMfax etc, and, some really ancient Netcom 1234 with SuperPager for SMS gateway Voytek Eymont ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 25 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:34:24 +0800 From: bob Subject: Re: modems On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:29 pm, you wrote: > group, > > What are your experienes with the Netcomm and Banksia modems? Well... the reason I started asking about modems is that the Banksia I had let the smoke out. Having said that though it stood in good service for ~3 years. > jaw -- A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation. -- C.E. Ayres ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 26 ==========================** Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:55:33 +1000 (EST) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: modems On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:34:24 +0800, bob wrote: >On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:29 pm, you wrote: >> group, >> >> What are your experienes with the Netcomm and Banksia modems? > >Well... the reason I started asking about modems is that the Banksia I had >let the smoke out. Having said that though it stood in good service for ~3 >years. I have a 33.6K Banksia inboard modem that is now almost 8 years old, still fitted with original smoke. I would still recommend them highly, although I agree with Daryl about the Tricky Dicky PCMCIA Spirit modem. It's a lovely little unit for my Thinkpad - a pleasant surprise. Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG talldad at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au -------------------------------------- PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------