                 

            WINPACK - WINDOWS 95 - BPQ & BAYCOMMODEM


Requirements:

BPQ ver 4.08a
BPQAX25.EXE


At first, decide wich comport you want to use.
Disable that comport from windows, becuase when
starting up Win, windows wants to take the
control over all devices on the computer.
We don't want that to happen, becuase the
BPQ-node has to be run from DOS before
we start up Windows.

If you're running your computer with
plug'n play (plug'n fail...) config
from your BIOS-setup, you can forget
to read anymore....it won't (probably) work.
(anyway, it's maybe worth a try...)

How to disable your comport from Windows:

1 - Start up in windows
2 - Go to controlpanel -> system -> devicemanager.
3 - Mark the comport (i.e Com1)
4 - Delete (disable the device)
Ok...
Next time you start up your computer in
windows-mode, It would (i hope) dont
know anything about the Com1...
If so, then everything is OK so far.


There is 2 files in the BPQ-package that we
have to put in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM-dir.
That is: BPQCODE.386 & BPQDLL.DLL

Take the BPQAX25.EXE and put it in the
BPQ-dir.

(It's not distributed together)
If you don't have the BPQAX25.EXE then
check with your local packet-bbs or on
Internet at: ftp.funet.fi/pub/ham/packet/baycom

You'll have to make a file called i.e U.bat
and it have to contain following:

@echo off
    echo.
    echo  Running Winpack PMS with (%1) 
    if "%1"=="" goto missing
    if "%1"=="." cd c:\bpq
    if "%1"=="." bpqcfg
    if "%1"=="." LH C:\BPQ\bpqax25 -i60 -I4 -B3f8 -h500 -s150 -t8 -p128 -T0 -cd
    if "%1"=="." LH C:\BPQ\bpqcode
    if "%1"=="." cd c:\
:missing
    echo.
    echo  Now, do what you have to do......
    echo.
:end


Put this file in the root of C:\
When loading this file you will have to type U . (note! U_.)
at the dospromt or it will not load properly....
(it won't work with typing: U.bat)

Well, you have probably copied your BPQ-files to C:\BPQ  ??
In that Dir, there is a configurationfile named: BPQCFG.TXT.
You'll have to edit in the AX25-ports-section.
And it must look like this:

PORT
	ID=144.550 Mhz on BayCommodem
	TYPE=EXTERNAL
	PROTOCOL=KISS
	IOADDR=3F8H
	INTLEVEL=96
	SPEED=1200
	CHANNEL=A
	QUALITY=10
	MAXFRAME=2
	TXDELAY=500
	SLOTTIME=150
	PERSIST=128
	FULLDUP=0
	FRACK=7000
	RESPTIME=2000
	RETRIES=20
	PACLEN=250
      DIGIFLAG=1
      DIGIPORT=0
ENDPORT

(Its important to have PERSIST at 128 and SLOTTIME at 150!)

Of course you'll have to fill in your CALLSIGN & "BBSCALL" (PMSCALL).....

All set so far?

Restart you computer to DOS (win95's and NOT the old one...)
At the DOS-prompt, type: U .

If yo've got a stream like: "switch initialized ok" (or something)
Then just type: WIN to startup Windows.

Start winpack, and check your "comms setup" in the Optionsmenu
Check so the "Use BPQ" is marked!

If everything is ok so far, it would work....

But please notice that the sound of your packets on the
channel will sound a little bit strange.
I don't know why, but it is probably something
with the hardware......

Please have in mind that I'm certainly NOT a expert in
this subject, but this is how I did it.....
And it works for me....

PS. Parameters above is configured for use with com1


		73 de Stefan, SM7WEG@SK7OA.SKURUP.M.SWE.EU

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