Re: Serial text transfer of DOS not working....

["sonick" <sonick@sonick.com>]

ok so i'm an apple neophyte, it's showing. my version of "back in the day"
was throwing in sneakers and going at it. Anyhow, I realized ctrl-a enters
into
SSC control mode, entered '6B' and then carriage return.
I did not before realize i would get an SSC prompt from the faq i was
reading,
just expected a basic prompt back.

The text transfer seemed (seems) to go fine for a couple minutes, and then
various
faults occur. Stops = noted by lack of activity on break-out-box
A) transfer slows then stops
B) transfer stops and screen fills completely with random color block chars
C) OUT OF MEMORY error (stock IIe)

Every transfer attempt nets different character displays on the IIe. I would
think
these would be consistent from attempt to attempt.... after all teh file
isn't changing ?
There are a couple weak pattern matches but each attempt seems completely
unique.
Weird. My 232 cable is 30+ feet long but at 5 volts i wouldn't think that'd
matter
too much. Not sure what's happening now. Any input ?

Thx
J

"sonick" <sonick@sonick.com> wrote in message
news:WtYP7.1883$FV5.768384@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net...
> Greetings gang
>
> I am ready to pull my hair out. I am trying to do a DOS 3.3 Dump to my
> IIe via super serial card, to no avail. Before you dismiss this as user
> error, I would
> like to assure everything is setup properly from end to end.  The end
result
> is gibberish
> in hyperterminal or kermit upon 'IN#2', and then machine will not begin
> transfer of text
> file once i initiate it. Each different attempt nets different gibberish,
> but the machine absolutely
> refuses to accept the transfer.
>
> SSC settings:
> Terminal block set, Standard RS-232 cable
> DIP block 1:  On, Off, Off, On, On, On, On
> DIP block 2: On, Off, On, On, Off, Off, Off
>
> Hyperterm & Kermit settings:
> 300bps, 8-N-1, No flow control, no line feeds, 40ms ASCII line delay
>
> So, I was wondering if anyone has any common pitfalls as to why this dos
> dump may
> be failing to initiate.
>
> If all else fails, I would paypal money this second to someone who could
set
> me up
> with a DOS3.3 disk with ADT on it.
>
> ANY input appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Jayson Anderson
>
>
>