cannot initialize the port

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I have this message from the OLIMEX MSP430 programmer:

cannot Initialize the port

Eviroment:
  • Windows Xp

    paralel port in ASROCK mother board.

    MSP430-JTAG From Olimex

    MSP430-Easy Web from Olimex. 3 or 4 years old.

    • Thanks.

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    We recently ran into the same problem.

    We made two changes to fix the problem:

    1. Open the Device Manager, Select "Ports (COM & LPT), select "Printer

    Port (LPT1)", and double click to view the properties.

    Choose the “Port Settings” tab, and verify that "Enable legacy Plug and

    Play detection" is checked.

    1. In Explorer, open folder drive:\Program Files\IAR Systems\Embedded

    Workbench 4.0\430\bin.

    See if you have a file named HIL.INF. If so, open it. If it is “278”,

    which is the typical port address for LPT2, change it to “378”, the

    typical port address for LPT1.

    1. If you do not find the “HIL.INF” file, create the file in

    \Program Files\IAR Systems\EmbeddedWorkbench 4.0\430\bin

    with the following contents…

    [System]
    UsedAddress=378

    My FET then started working correctly.