[Coco] DW4 error

Mon Jun 30 11:31:22 EDT 2014

Something you could try is a terminal program on the PC and COCO and see if
the serial cable is actually working correctly.

The other thing is are you using a CoCo3 version of the HDBDOS DW ROM?
There are 3 versions of the ROM.  One for the CoCo1, one for the CoCo2, and
finally one for the CoCo3.  Each have dif baud rates for the bitbanger port.

--
David Ladd
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On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> 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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