Specifications

DIGITAL-LOGIC AG Geode LX800 Manual V1.1C

Driver, Software & BIOS Information

The remote console application must be loaded and connected before a BIOS start on the remote computer.

Supported options like “Keyboard”, “Video” and “Floppy…” must be chosen before connecting. The remote

application simulates floppy disk access over the “floppy image file”; this image file can be modified with, for

example, WinImage software http://www.winimage.com/winimage.htm. It’s also possible to use Flimfex.exe

from DIGITAL-LOGIC’s remote software package. (Flimfex = floppy image file explorer)

R – enabling this option is helpful when the remote application is working in DirectVideo mode without using

BIOS Int10 functions. Every 0.5-1 second the windows application will send a request to the remote com-

puter to refresh a screen on the host computer.

Options for an MSDOS application: Can be changed in the REMLX800.INI file.

PORT=1: Use COM1 for remote control on the host computer.

KEYBOARD: Enable remote keyboard.

VIDEO: Enable remote video.

FLOPPY=FREEDOS2.IMG: Enable remote floppy and use FREEDOS2.IMG image file for floppy disk

emulation.

MSDOS application: Doesn’t support DirectVideo option.

During startup, the DLINT ROM module tries to initiate communication over a COM port. If this initial com-

munication is unsuccessful, the remote access feature will be disabled. If the initial connection was success-

ful, DLINT module asks for supported options and initializes appropriate TSR vectors. Options which are not

enabled in remote console will stay native on the remote computer. The remote connection was successfully

established if, in the upper left corner, the message “Press F1 for Setup” appears.

Note… All remote features are supported only under FREEDOS or MSDOS 6.22.

5.2.4. Hardware Settings on the Remote Computer

To enable a remote COM port for remote control:

1. Press F1 at boot time to enter a BIOS setup

2. Enter “C. Motherboard Device Configuration”

3. Enter “I/O Configuration”

4. Select “Remote control over COM port”

5. Set “Remote:” to Enabled

For proper functionality in the menu “LPC Card devices”, set “Serial Port 1: 0x3f8” to 3F8 hex address.

If you plan to use the remote floppy disk feature, the “Floppy BIOS Support” must be enabled in the BIOS

Setup.

Note… When the remote floppy option is enabled, it’s impossible to use another floppy disk; even the

USB floppy is not accessible.