Re: ADT frustation

[Rubywand <rubywand@my-deja.com>]

What Up writes ...

> Okay, I'm sure most of you are getting tired of seeing the same
> problem(s) over and over, but I'm following the directions and FAQ
> right.
>
> Okay, as you guess I'm using the ADT system :-), and I'm just stuck.
> It's not working for me.
>
> Okay, on my IIgs I put the Apple Super Serial
> Card in Slot #2,

     You can do this. However, if all you want to do is move software to
your IIgs, then, you are probably better off using ADTgs and the
built-in Modem serial port and a high-speed IIgs modem cable (or a Mac
modem cable with the same kind of connector for the Apple side).

     Anyway, ADTgs is an option. For now, you want to get the connection
going with your SSC in Slot 2 ...


> I set the dips to
> SW1: 0001111 SW2: 1101110
> On the PC I'm using the my Com 2, which is a 9 pin male port.
>
> I'm using a cable made by Belkin Components,

     Your switch settings look okay for a modem connection-- as
mentioned in the FAQs, settings for SW2-5 and SW2-6 may vary.

     Given that your DIP switches are okay (or easily diddled), the big
variable is the setting of your SSC's Jumper Block (the thing with the
arrow on it). If the arrow points UP, you should be using a modem cable
+ NULL modem adaptor or you would use a cable which is pre-wired for a
NULL modem connection. This is the usual setup.

     If the Jumper Block is set with the arrow pointing DOWN, your lines
are set for a "terminal" or printer connection. In that case you would
use a modem cable _without_ including a NULL modem adaptor. (Being able
to do this is a nice feature of the SSC.)


> and using HyperTerminal 6.1 PE.
> HyperTerminal isn't giving me much on the way of ASCII file send
> options. I just picked send text file.

     Three things:

1- You have not mentioned setting anything in your IIgs Control Panel.
It seems likely that, to use an SSC, you would need to make sure your
Slots setting for Slot 2 is "Your card".

2- I use an earlier version of Hyperterm. Unless it has changed a great
deal, you will need to define a "connection" profile and save it. Q&A
020 in the same FAQs with the SSC info tells how to set up a Hyperterm
connection profile. (See
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html#020 .)

For sending ADT itself, you want to set up a 300 baud (8 data bits, no
Parity, 1 Stop bit) connection with Flow Control set at "None" (like in
the FAQs 300 baud example).

3- Your 300 baud connection profile should include the ASCII Setup mods
mentioned in the FAQs example. Just doing a Text send using the default
Hyperterm 'ASCII Setup' setings will not work for all versions of the
adt dump file (adt.dmp).


     Using Hyperterm works fine; but, if you would rather send ADT (for
SSC) under DOS you can get the file ADT122nudmp.zip from Ground at
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Feb/ .

     The file ADT122nudmp.zip unzips (via WinZIP) to adtn.dmp plus
directions in a Text file. Here is what the directions say:


PC- Under Windows95, 98, etc., open a DOS window. (Or, you can restart
in DOS mode or just boot DOS.)  Change Dir to get to the directory
containing adtn.dmp.

Enter the following (for COM2):

mode com2: baud=300 data=8 parity=n


The PC should respond by echoing an abbreviated version of your mode
command on the screen. If you get an error message, it could mean that
the COM port you want to use is committed to some background task. For
example, if you have started a telecom program under Windows and it uses
COM2, then, the mode command will probably not work for COM2 until you
shut down the telecom program.



Apple II- From the usual Applesoft prompt ("]") enter this command:

IN#2

And, since you are using an SSC set for 9600 baud, you would need to set
the speed to 300 baud by typing the
three characters "<ctrl-A>6B"-- press and hold Control and press A, then
release both keys and type 6 and then B.




PC- Enter the following to start the transfer:

type adtn.dmp >com2:


     On your IIgs screen, you should see code being entered. This should
go on for 4-5 minutes and end with the file named "ADT" being saved on
the DOS 3.3 diskette. It's a good idea to make a backup copy of this
diskette.



>
> I popped in my disk INIT with Dos 3.3, with a little Hello proggy on
> it,  entered  the IN#2 command, and let the send file rip, and the
> transfer doesn't happen.  I mean I think I completed the step
correctly.
> But I have been working 70 plus hours, so I'm not sure.  Would it have
> to do with the fact I set "Your Card" as the SSC in the Control Panel?
 ....

     If you mean you set Slot 2 to "Your Card", that should be correct.

     Briefly:

o- First decide whether you have a NULL modem cable (either pre-wired or
a regular modem cable + NULL modem adaptor) OR just a modem cable.

o- If you have a NULL modem cable, the SSC Jumper Block arrow should
point UP. If you have just a modem cable, the Jumper Block arrow should
point down.

o- To use Hyperterm, you need to set up a connection profile and save it
as described in the FAQs mentioned earlier.

o- An option to using Hyperterm is to get adtn.dmp from Ground and send
it under DOS. (The 'regular' dump file, adt.dmp, includes linefeed
characters and will not send correctly using DOS commands.)

o- Either way, at your Apple II, you need to enter IN#2 and, then,
Control-A 6 B (to set the SSC to 300 baud)  _before_ you start sending
from the PC.




Rubywand


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