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Powerbook 180 "Serial Ports already in use" error message.
Posted by: bittersweet47 on 2023-07-22 14:59:09
Did you ever get an error message, when trying to print from a Powerbook 180 (to the original HP Deskwriter via HP Print application), that the serial port(s) were already in use? If yes, what is the solution?
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-07-22 15:14:13
Did you ever get an error message, when trying to print from a Powerbook 180 (to the original HP Deskwriter via HP Print application), that the serial port(s) were already in use? If yes, what is the solution?
Have you turned AppleTalk/TCP/IP and MIDI off? Is anything else turned on that uses the ports?
Posted by: bittersweet47 on 2023-07-29 21:24:20
Have you turned AppleTalk/TCP/IP and MIDI off? Is anything else turned on that uses the ports?
Thanks for the suggestion. I did solve the problem.
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-07-30 01:37:05
Thanks for the suggestion. I did solve the problem.
Can you share what it was? It helps anyone else searching the forum for the same issue.
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