null mode cable female to female - my com1 is female too...HELP

[rudy691]

basically - messed up my dm800hd and im getting the 'no ca error'. ive read topics about the fix for it and that I need a null modem cable. i've got one here - but it's F to F ! my com port is female to...what should I do now ? any help is appreciated...

[The fat man]

null cable

you need a null cable to usb cable adapter

[smoggy]

or a male to male 9pin gender changer

[rudy691]

yeah, I just thought would the gender changer work, as I read about the usb adapter that there is a bit of messing around.

i just checked the device manager on my pc and it says COM1 - so i think all should work...im so p**d off because of this...tried lots of images and them I'ves used something called Merlin-2.Excalibur_OE-1.6-dm800-20110709 and i get the 'no ca error' now...it's a dm800hd pro...

does maplin have these changers ?

[smoggy]

I would expect Maplins and many other computer type shops to have them
as an indication of price, Amazon have them for 99 pence with free delivery

[rudy691]

they dont have it on the website though :/

i know amazon do these, but I need ASAP.


is it something like this ? dont know if its got to do anything but it says RS232 on it

Gender Changer 9 pin Male to Male Serial RS232 Adapter | eBay

[barrowmanandrew]

i thought all com ports were male?

is it a new lappy or pc?

[rudy691]

well, it has a pretty new mobo in it, but nothing special. i bought the mobo about 12 months ago, but it was really new back then. its only got one COM and its female

[barrowmanandrew]

are you sure its a com port?
most new machines dont have them, this is why everyone has bother with the usb to seriel drivers .

its definalty 9 pins? 5 pins one row, 4 pins 2nd row

[rudy691]

ive just noticed its a 15 pin port :/

it shows up in my device manager as COM1.
ive only got 2 ports in there and the other one is LPT1.

[barrowmanandrew]

i could be wrong m8, but i would suspect that is a vga port to use an external moniter with it,
do you have a vga lead lying around to see if it fits?

[rudy691]

i feel like an idiot now...forgot about the onboard graphics..it is a VGA socket...

so what are my options now ?

[barrowmanandrew]

, i only know because i made the same mistake before...

you will need a usb to seriel adaptor, what operating system are you using?

[rudy691]

im on xp actually, as windows 7 didnt like my wifi adapter :P

but I can get on 7 at work if thats needed

[barrowmanandrew]

well thats good, less problems with xp/.

you'll need summit like this

USB 2.0 TO SERIAL RS232 DB9 9 PIN ADAPTOR CONVERTER UK | eBay

that one has drivers for xp and vista, so that should do ya..

or if your in a hurry. maplins

http://www.maplin.co.uk/usb-to-serial-9-pin-male-adaptor-29968