FOSSIL.TXT There have been several reports of problems with FOSSIL drivers and QWK-IGM A few sysops are getting a "Fossil Initialization Error" when a user tries to play remotely, but it runs fine in local mode. This is QWK-IGMs way of saving you a CTRL-ALT-DEL ... The following settings are known to work with X00 and BNU fossil drivers. If you still have problems after using the recommended settings, contact us for assistance. NOTE: These command lines should not interfere with the operation of other IGMs. They may even run better! :) ------------ X00.SYS ------- DEVICE=X00.SYS E FIFO=15 B,x,19200 Replace the x with the number of your COM port, but keep in mind the way the fossil sees commports. For COM 1, you would replace the x with a 0. For COM 2, you would replace the x with a 1. And so forth... 19200 is the locked port speed. If you lock it at a speed other than 19200, replace it with your locked port rate. Example for a modem on COM 2 with a locked port at 38400: DEVICE=X00.SYS E FIFO=15 B,1,38400 ------------ BNU.COM ------- BNU.COM /P1 /L:x:19200 /Z0 /F Replace the x with the number of your COM port, but keep in mind the way the fossil sees commports. For COM 1, you would replace the x with a 0. For COM 2, you would replace the x with a 1. And so forth... 19200 is the locked port speed. If you lock it at a speed other than 19200, replace it with your locked port rate. Example for a modem on COM 2 with a locked port at 38400 BNU.COM /P1 /L:1:38400 /Z0 /F