[Coco] DW4 error

[Aaron Wolfe]

The wizard sets up all the serial port parameters to work with the device
you select.

Are you sure com1 is the correct serial port to use?  IO error is what you
will see on the Coco if there is no DW connection at all.

The activity light will blink green on the server when typing DOS or DIR or
other disk command if the serial connection is correct, even if the disk
isn't right for what you're trying to do.
 On Jun 30, 2014 12:44 AM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> Thanks Bill, done that 5 or 6 times.
> I was wondering if the COM-1 port on the PC is
> set up by that to the proper baud rate and flow control?
> You may want to look at this,
> http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/30/dw4-progress-report/
> The disk image is loaded in DW server's drive 0,
> and if I type 'DOS 0' on the Coco, I got '? IO ERROR'.
>
> Kandur
>
> Sunday, June 29, 2014, 9:19:56 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Kandur, when you start DW4, click "config" then
> > "Simple Config Wizard", click "next" on the
> > first screen, then Click the picture of the Coco
> > 3 and click "next". In the next page, select
> > your Comm port and click next. On the remaining
> > screens just click next as they are all the
> > default settings (baud, midi, and printer). Then
> > click "Finish" on the final page. That will
> > setup dw4 for the coco3 and baud rates.
> > All of this is on the instruction page you
> > linked. If you followed those instructions, then the baud is set.
> >
> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kandur <k at qdv.pw>
> > To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Sun, Jun 29, 2014 11:13 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] DW4 error
>
>
> > No more errors, what is the proper way to boot NOS-9?
> > http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/30/dw4-progress-report/
>
> > Kandur
>
> > Sunday, June 29, 2014, 3:18:42 PM, you wrote:
> >> As Tormod pointed out, those aren't DOS disks
> >> and they aren't they disks
> >> you probably want even if trying to boot OS9.
> >> One is for floppies and one
> >> is for disabling the coco screen and keyboard.
>
> >> I can't make out any detail on that screenshot
> >> but recommend rebooting your
> >> computer.  It looks like some how multiple
> >> copies of dw4 have been started
> >> and I doubt that is intended.  Easier to just start over.
>
> >> You may want to delete the DW directory
> >> entirely and start again.  Follow
> >> the wizard, use the right disks, etc.
> >> On Jun 29, 2014 5:58 PM, "Tormod Volden"
> >> <lists.tormod at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 11:13 PM, Kandur wrote:
> >>> > Not sure, if the HDB-DOS in my Coco-3 is 'talking' with the server.
> >>> > http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/29/dw4-errors/
> >>> > With disks mounted on the server, when I type DIR on the Coco, I got
> an
> >>> IO error.
>
> >>> Well to start with, HDB-DOS can not read (DIR) the OS9 disks that I
> >>> see in your screenshot. It can only "BOOT" from them.
> >>> And if you boot the _d80 disk, it will try to load stuff from a real
> >>> d80 disk, not from DriveWire. You'd need the _dw disks for running
> >>> everything off DW.
>
> >>> The Java exception is a worse problem. Are you sure you are using the
> >>> latest version? Telling us which version you are using would be very
> >>> helpful.
>
> >>> From the backtrace in your blog it looks like you are using Windows.
> >>> What version?
>
> >>> Tormod
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