[Coco] DW4 error

Kandur k at qdv.pw
Mon Jun 30 13:28:08 EDT 2014


Very clever! Now I've got the boot screen,
http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/30/dw4-progress-report/ 
but it's stuck there.

Kandur

Monday, June 30, 2014, 8:04:35 AM, you wrote:
> 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.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > Bill Pierce
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>> >> >> >

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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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