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No ADTPro communication with IIgs

Luigi30
2017-04-30
2017-05-06
  • Luigi30

    Luigi30 - 2017-04-30

    I've got a fresh IIgs I dug out of storage. I have the PC connected to the Apple with a USB-to-serial connector, a DB-9 to DB-25 adapter, and a DB-25 to Apple serial cable. I can send files to the Apple at 9600 baud with a terminal program, but it's not getting any data from ADTPro when I send the bootstrap file.

    I tried sending Speediboot manually with my terminal program - it said that my modem was on Slot 8 and wouldn't communicate with the ADTPro server either. Help? :(

     
  • David Schmidt

    David Schmidt - 2017-05-02

    It's unclear to me which serial port on the GS you're talking to. ADTPro will (always) try to use the modem port (built-in slot 2), which it will call "slot 8." Are you using the internal 8-pin mini-din modem port, or a Super Serial card, or...?

     
  • Luigi30

    Luigi30 - 2017-05-03

    It was the cable. I ordered a properly-wired cable and ADTPro works fine now.

     
  • David Schmidt

    David Schmidt - 2017-05-03

    That'll do it, for sure!

     
  • Luigi30

    Luigi30 - 2017-05-06

    It's an amazing product - I've got a box full of GS software now! Thanks for making it!

    Quick question too, is it possible to use the virtual serial drive from inside GS/OS 6? I bought the ByteWorks product collection and it came with a 32MB ProDOS image with everything pre-installed. I tried running the virtual serial drive program and it works in ProDOS 8 but the drive disappears when I start the Finder. I don't have a hard drive for my GS so I'm stuck with trying to run Orca/C off of an 800K floppy. :(

     

    Last edit: Luigi30 2017-05-06
    • David Schmidt

      David Schmidt - 2017-05-06

      No, unfortunately. GSOS is an entirely different operating environment. The driver is strctly an 8-bit affair.

       
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