How to ask your question
One of the most common questions about JMRI is "How do I get it to work?". This isn't really a problem with JMRI itself in most cases, but there are HUGE numbers of possible configurations for DCC systems, and Windows, Linux, and Mac computers out there. Just asking "How do I get it to work" is NOT going to get you any useful help.
When asking ANY question, you should utilize a meaningful subject line that indicates the problem and include the following information in the body of the message:
- If JMRI has started copy and paste the System Console into the body. (its under help on the start screen)
- Has JMRI worked before on this computer?
- Computer make and model
- Computer Operating System
- JMRI version installed
- if you have just upgraded, from which version
- JAVA version installed
- Interface device (if any)
- DCC system in use
- (the specific model, not just the manufacturer)
- Any other DCC devices in use
- Com port in use (if any)
- Baud Rate settings (if known)
- Specific details of your difficulty including error messages if any, or what you would like to do with JMRI. Decoder Programming, Signals, Automation, Operations, etc.
Depending on the nature of the problem, you may need to supply even more information, but this is the absolute minimum required for anyone to give you accurate answers.
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