[Coco] DW4 error

[Kandur]

> True, but 115 kbps how many baud?
I meant, in our case, the serial communication between the Coco and a PC.
http://electronicdesign.com/communications/what-s-difference-between-bit-rate-and-baud-rate 

Kandur

Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 9:38:11 AM, you wrote:
> 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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