[Coco] DW4 error

Mon Jun 30 11:04:35 EDT 2014

The serial IO routines in HDBDOS use the execution time of the individual
instructions to achieve 115.2kbps.  There is no configuration.  The rate is
a function of the code itself and the CPU clock frequency.
 On Jun 30, 2014 11:00 AM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

> Yes, I was confused, sorry about that.
> Just curious, how does HDB-DOS make the
> Coco's serial port communicate with the PC at 115 baud?
> Thanks for your help and patience.
>
> Kandur
>
> Sunday, June 29, 2014, 11:16:04 PM, you wrote:
> > I think you are confused.   The DW4 wizard does
> > not configure anything on
> > the coco.  The only serial port it configures
> > is the one on your computer,
> > the one you select in the wizard.
> > On Jun 30, 2014 2:13 AM, "Kandur" <k at qdv.pw> wrote:
>
> >> Yes, the wizard sets up all the serial port
> >> parameters to work with the device
> >> I selected, but ONLY ON THE COCO.
> >> If I select,  COM-1 on the PC, it may have different
> >> parameters from what the wizard set up on the Coco?
>
> >> Kandur
>
> >> Sunday, June 29, 2014, 10:21:14 PM, you wrote:
> >> > 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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