Are you sure you haven't had an operating system change?  Sounds like the
behavior of NT/W2K/XP if the software was assuming 9x.  Also, beware that
some programmers expect the serial port to put out something like 9 volts,
and lots of modern serial ports generate a tenth of that.

If you can wiggle the lines with ic-prog, first step is to put your
voltmeter on the serial connector at the back of the PC and see what's
happening there.  No amount of fiddling with the progammer/cable is going to
help if the PC ain't actually saying anything.

--McD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "liam ." <liaaam2@gmail.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC] Sick PIC Programer


> On 5/1/05, Hopkins <rdhopkins@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > Perhaps you have changed the serial cable and have either a straight
> > through one or one that swaps the tX/RX lines.
> >
>
> That was what I though but changes in cable havent helped so maybe its
> the computer. Changing computers is next on the list. Pitty my laptop
> doesnt have serial....
>
>
> Liam
>
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