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01sporty
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 Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:20 pm Post subject: Win7 32bit |
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My cable is a simple parallel cable that I got eons ago.
I just got a new computer with Win7 32 bit and can't get it to talk to the remote. I see a number of posts concerning Win7 64bit problems, does the 32bit have the same issues?
The computer has no parallel port built in so I installed an old PCI card I had lying around. There are no settings for parallel in the Bios.
In RMIR under Remote/Interface I tried Auto. When that didn't work I set it to parallel. In the Device Manager under Resources it lists the I/O as C050-C057 and C040-C047. I set the Other to C050.
None of this worked. Any suggestions as to what should be my next step? |
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Killer2600
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I don't think I can offer much help as I've never worked with the parallel cable and the older JP1 remotes but right off the bat I can tell you those i/o addresses are not the standard parallel port addresses. LPT1 = 0x3BC-0x3BF, LPT2 = 0x378-0x37F, and LPT3 = 0x278-0x27F. Either reconfiguring your parallel card or IR (if either is even possible) will probably yield better results.
On a side note, how does one buy a NEW computer that doesn't have Win 7 64-bit? I haven't seen a Win 7 32-bit pre-installed computer for sale in ages and even then it was only in low budget netbooks, laptops, and refurbed or super cheap desktops. |
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andyross
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:33 am Post subject: |
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I recently bought a computer for my mother. I went to the Dell BUSINESS side, where you can still get Win7 in 32-bit or 64-bit.
As far as LPT's, I had a similar issue. I think I had to manually enter the address of the port in IR. You can find the address in Windows Device Manager. For mine, it was CCC8.
Since I now have JP1.x remotes, I bought the USB cable, along with a small adapter that lets me use it with older JP1 remotes. |
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01sporty
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| Killer2600 wrote: | I don't think I can offer much help as I've never worked with the parallel cable and the older JP1 remotes but right off the bat I can tell you those i/o addresses are not the standard parallel port addresses. LPT1 = 0x3BC-0x3BF, LPT2 = 0x378-0x37F, and LPT3 = 0x278-0x27F. Either reconfiguring your parallel card or IR (if either is even possible) will probably yield better results.
On a side note, how does one buy a NEW computer that doesn't have Win 7 64-bit? I haven't seen a Win 7 32-bit pre-installed computer for sale in ages and even then it was only in low budget netbooks, laptops, and refurbed or super cheap desktops. |
PCI cards don't use the 'standard' legacy addresses. They use whatever the OS assigns. In my case C050-C057 and C040-C047.
I thought that is why RMIR has the provision to manually enter the address. I've tried both C050 and C040.
As far as your side note, I don't buy off the shelf just because you have to take whatever they hand you. I have no 64 bit software but lots of 32 bit engineering software that is often happier in a 32 bit environment. I also have a lot of older programs such a RMIR that seem to prefer 32 bit. I would have stuck with XP if mother microsoft would sell it to me. |
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01sporty
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| Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:47 pm Post subject: Back In Business |
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I have another computer in the shop that I thought had all the same problems. I had checked the back and there was no parallel port.
Just to be sure, I checked the bios as I booted it and, sure enough, there's a provision to assign a parallel port to legacy address.
So, I looked inside and hidden at the bottom of the MB are pins for a parallel port. Rummaged around and found a cable that fit, buttoned everything up, installed RMIR and it's happy with its new home.  |
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binky123
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| Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| FYI: There is IR8.04 that does support Win7 now. |
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andyross
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| Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| 01sporty wrote: | | As far as your side note, I don't buy off the shelf just because you have to take whatever they hand you. I have no 64 bit software but lots of 32 bit engineering software that is often happier in a 32 bit environment. I also have a lot of older programs such a RMIR that seem to prefer 32 bit. I would have stuck with XP if mother microsoft would sell it to me. |
Actually, you do have some customization options available when you do it online. You may have to fiddle with the initial starting model, but you can often add/remove various features as you want. They are not 100% off-the-shelf. I've ordered several Dell's on-line, and can get exactly what I want. I have twice bought computers in stores, and ended up returning both due to issues. |
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