[Coco] DW4 error

Kandur k at qdv.pw
Tue Jul 1 12:38:11 EDT 2014


True, but 115 kbps how many baud?

Kandur

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 9:14:46 AM, you wrote:
> its not 115 baud but 115 kbps

> On Jun 30, 2014, at 10:57 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.

>>>>>> Bill Pierce
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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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