Thinkpad 365XD & MTSX RSS

videonerd · Post by **videonerd** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:18 pm

I just got an IBM Thinkpad 365XD. I thought about making it a strictly programming laptop (versus a dual-boot system). However, the RSSs somehow doesn't like the serial port. Even with the "Test COM port" (MTSX F9-F3-F6) pauses, then comes back with a "cannot acquire busy line error." Other programs can use the serial port just fine... how do I know if the serial port has a hardware handshaking line? That's what's causing the error, right?

mredding · Post by **mredding** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:56 pm

I'm still trying to get my Thinkpad 600 to work, put this got me closer. From DOS, find where PS2.EXE is (usually C:\THINKPAD or C:\DRIVERS\WIN\UTILTY) and "CD C:\THINKPAD". If it's not there, you need to install the DOS Configuration Utility. Then, run the following command:

PS2 ? SERA

If current state is not "enable", type:

PS2 SERA ADD X
PS2 SERA ENABLE

Where "X" is your COM port (1 - 4).

This gets me a "TIMEOUT ERROR" instead of "CANNOT ACQUIRE LINE BUSY ERROR" but I guess it's an improvement.

EDIT: I reboot TWICE (not once like PS2 said) and the TIMEOUT ERROR went away. SUCCESS!

videonerd · Post by **videonerd** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:04 pm

I ended up picking up an i-series Thinkpad that works fine now... gave up on the 365. Traded it for a USB memorystick.

mredding · Post by **mredding** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:39 pm

Eh. At least this might help someone else.