rename com3

[andy7512]

Hi all,

I have an executable that I control a robot on COM1 (all this on win98).

The executable has been compiled to output to COM1 and no way to change.

Now that the COM1 port is physically damaged, I got a usb-rs232.

But this leaves me on COM3 and I have the runs on COM1.

How can I do to turn in COM1 COM3?

thank you very much

bye

[jds]

Firstly you have to disable the broken COM1 port, probably in BIOS, perhaps in Device Manager.

Secondly you have to reconfigure your USB Virtual COM port; there is probably an option in Device Manager provided by your device driver. If not, get a different brand of USB converter (for instance, if it's an FTDI device, this option is in the "Advanced" settings).

Joe.

[jumper]

If you also have a physical COM2 port, perhaps you can just swap them:

In BIOS:

• swap COM1 and COM2 addresses and IRQ values
  

In Windows:

• in System Properties->Device Manager->Resources unselect "Use automatic settings" for both COM1 and COM2
  
• swap their Basic configurations.
  

In Hardware:

• if you suspect a damaged connector, swap connector headers
  

In DOS this might work:

• mode com1=com2