Re: GS disk xfer problems :(

["Polymorph" <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

Antares wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently got a IIgs ROM 3 with1Mb RAM expansion card and have been
> trying desperately to set it up for disk transfers from one of my Macs.
> I have a PC but would rather use my one of my Macs to do this. I am
> trying to use MacADT to do this (though I've tried II2Mac also). I have
> read the FAQ's many times and I swear I have this setup correct..
> though that's obviously not right since it ain't happening. I have a
> Super Serial Card installed in slot 2 and configured according to the
> faq, terminal/modem jumper and all. I only have a dsub25 connector for
> the SSC (could that be the problem?) and I have a dsub25 to din 8 cable
> to connect to the Mac and I tried to use both printer and comm ports on
> 2 different Macs. They are not communicating. I have tried several
> different cables of the same type thinking that might be the problem to
> no avail.  I have ADT on 5.25 from previous ventures on a IIc and have
> tried to resend ADT many times to the gs, again, no joy. I'm sure my
> inexperience is the main issue here but I'd really like to get this
> going. I have 20 or so 5.25 disks that I would like to get backed up ..
> some of the titles I have not seen in the archives. They are in rather
> bad condition but most of them I've tested have been useable.
>    Is it possible to do whole disk xfers from Mac to gs using the gs's
> built in modem or printer port (din 8) or is only possible w/ the SSC?
> I also have a IIc to imagewriter/modem cable but the connector is a 5
> pin din to mini 8 pin din... .which will work on the gs's built in
> printer port.... is that an option?
>    I have managed to get GS/OS up and running after some trial and
> error making the images from Apple's site and now have a boot 800k 3.5
> disk made and it works well ... can GS/OS possibly be used to connect
> to the Mac and pull the images? If so, what software do I need to do
> that?
>    Thank you for your attention and any help you might offer!
>
> --
> "Oh the wonders of binary!"

Hi Antares,

This kind of question keeps appearing a lot lately, and as I went
through all this recently myself, my advice is to use ADTPro. Maybe we
could get an update to the A2 FAQ to include ADTPro info?

ADTPro has the most options available to you for cabling, transfer
speed, and image support. I have run ADTPro successfully using both a
SSC card and the inbuilt IIgs serial port running at 115,200bps. The
other good thing about ADTPro is that it is actively being developed,
has good documentation on the web site, and people here on c.s.a2 to
help you if you get stuck. The server side is a java application, so
theoretically any OS with java and rxt support *should* work.

Check it out at:
http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/

Some notes about ADTPro:
* it is a ProDOS program (will *not* run under DOS3.3)
* can write ProDOS images of any size - eg. 140K, 800K, hard disk
images
* can write DOS3.3 images
* can use the SSC in 8 bit and 16 bit apples (at 115,200bps)
* can use the IIgs serial port (at 115,200bps)

hope this helps!

cheers,
-p