[Coco] Problems with Drivewire 4

[Paulo Lindoso]

Hi All,

Update on my drivewire problems...

I had an "old" Pentium 4, 3GHz, 512MB RAM with a standard RS232 port buried
where I couldn't remember...  I set it up, got a basic Windows XP installed
on it and ran Drivewire 4.

It successfully detected my CoCo3 (so I guess my problem is with my
USB-to-RS232 adapter after all), but now I can't read any DSK images...

Enabling ALL logs in DW4 reads the following:
Timed out reading from CoCo in OP_READEX
OP_READEX took 531ms.  Server loaded on low on ram?

Problem is: this machine is clean... nothing but standard WinXP and DW4
running...

>From the CoCo perspective, I am running DECB/HDBDOS with DW3 ROM, and all I
get from a basic "DIR" is "?IO ERROR".

HDB-DOS translation is enabled.

This is sooo frustrating...! :(

Any hints?

Thanks a lot for all the help so far!

Cheers,
Paulo.


On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Paulo Lindoso <paulo.lindoso at gmail.com>wrote:

> Actually, the setup wizard does not detect the reset signal CoCo is
> supposed to send once it is turned on or reset.  At first, I thought this
> might be due to some issue when converting to RS232 to USB, but that idea
> was quickly dismissed as no communication happens whatsoever.
>
> My currently problem is that I don't have any other serial device (apart
> from my LCD TV service port, which uses a female plug, same as my
> USB-to-RS232 adapter) to fiddle with.
>
> What I did try (unsuccessfully though) was to bring up a "dumb terminal"
> in my MAC and see if an "LLIST" or "PRINT#-2" command would work, but that
> didn't function either...  Question is: am I doing it right...?   I
> downloaded "CoolTerm" and set it up to 600baud/8/N/1, which, if ECB manual
> is correct, is the default serial config...  Would it work?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FWIW, an adapter with the pl2303 chipset is what I use for primary
>> development of Drivewire 4.  It performs excellently on Windows 7 (my
>> main dev box) and I've never seen any trouble with it under linux or
>> on a mac, though my testing on box is much more limited than under
>> Windows.  I guess I am saying that this would not be my first guess at
>> where the trouble lies.
>>
>> Most likely imho is the cabling between mac and coco.  If you have a
>> way to test continuity, check that your wiring matches the
>> specification.  You can use the com port setup wizard to verify basic
>> communication, but it is possible to have trouble that this test
>> doesn't reveal (it does not test communication from server to coco at
>> all, only from coco to server).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Paulo Lindoso <paulo.lindoso at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello All,
>> >
>> > I am having problems connecting my Mac to my Coco using Drivewire4...
>>  it
>> > simply does not respond.
>> >
>> > CONFIG:
>> > 1) Macbook Pro running Lion
>> > 2) DW 4.0.6
>> > 3) USB to RS232 adapter using PL2303 chipset;
>> > 4) Coco equipped with Cloud9's SuperIDE and HDBDOS 1.1D, DW3
>> >
>> > I've read in past entries that the PL2303 chipset is buggy... Does that
>> > confirm?   Drivewire4 setup wizard seems to find the interface just fine
>> > and my CoCo3 is running in double speed...
>> >
>> > Hints anyone?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > PAulo.
>> >
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