[Coco] So, how do I make Drivewire go?

[Christopher Smith]

Yes, the same one in both cases.  It's the only one I have handy, but it's got an FTDI chipset in it and seems to work ok on everything else. :)  

Chris

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Hermanek" <rhermanek at centurytel.net>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 2:45:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] So, how do I make Drivewire go?
> 
> Are you using a usb-to-serial converter/adapter of some kind?  Fault
> could be there... I've heard that some cheaper models do not have
> much
> in terms of advanced config, and can introduce too much latency and
> cause problems...
> 
> -RobertH
> 
> On 9/23/2013 2:35 PM, Christopher R. Hawks wrote:
> > On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:27:21 -0500 (CDT)
> > Christopher Smith <csmith at wolfram.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Since everyone else is talking about it, I thought I'd write in
> >> about
> >> my experience with Drivewire last week.  I thought I'd set up
> >> Drivewire and get the CoCo actually doing something.  Pulled the
> >> HDBDOS WAV file for the CoCo 1 from the cloud-9 web page.  Also
> >> installed the Drivewire 4 server on my Linux box and the MacOS X
> >> Drivewire 3 server on a different machine, just in case.  The
> >> cable,
> >> as far as I can tell, is correct.  I made it after this diagram:
> >> http://www.mediafire.com/view/c91gj67kw7q6yzu/CoCo_DriveWire_3_Serial_Cable.pdf
> >>
> >> Anyway, I load up either Drivewire server, tell it to serve some
> >> floppy images, load HDBDOS off cassette, and everything looks ok
> >> but
> >> the only thing I can get HDBDOS to tell me about any disk device
> >> is
> >> "I/O Error."  It flashes lights on the serial interface when it
> >> tries
> >> to access the disk, but the server doesn't seem to do anything
> >> useful
> >> in response.  I'm afraid it's been a couple of days, but I
> >> remember
> >> seeing a lot of OP_NOP in the log.  Am I missing something obvious
> >> here?  How does one debug this stuff?
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> > 	Maybe Chad H. can give a step by step account of how he got it
> > running. While it is still fresh in his mind.
> >
> >
> > Christopher R. Hawks
> > HAWKSoft
> 
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Christopher Smith
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