[E3-hacking] About Amstrad E3 Video Phone Main Software

2019-09-29 Thread Nick Griffin
: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎23‎ ‎August‎ ‎2019 ‎13‎:‎57 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> All you need is a PS/2 Adapter and plug the 4 wires from the Mailboard into it and it works fine just needs mapp

Re: [E3-hacking] Anyone know the Pinout of the Amstrad E3 Videophone Mailboard

2019-08-23 Thread Nick Griffin
Its funny realy Android is Linux and the E3 run on Linux…  I am using a app called Keyboard/Button Mapper its on Google Play got it from XDA,It works but the keys don’t work properly in games or Emulators so just looked it up and I need to make a .kl Keyboard layout file for it so it knows

Re: [E3-hacking] Anyone know the Pinout of the Amstrad E3 Videophone Mailboard

2019-08-21 Thread Nick Griffin
‎2019 ‎20‎:‎15 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> On Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 20:39:56, Nick Griffin wrote: > Just connected the Mailboard to a PS/2 adapter and its works on Windows but > the keys are wrong so how would I go about

Re: [E3-hacking] Anyone know the Pinout of the Amstrad E3 Videophone Mailboard

2019-08-21 Thread Nick Griffin
Just connected the Mailboard to a PS/2 adapter and its works on Windows but the keys are wrong so how would I go about changing each key to the right one..? Anyone know..? Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Monday‎

Re: [E3-hacking] Anyone know the Pinout of the Amstrad E3 Videophone Mailboard

2019-08-19 Thread Nick Griffin
19 Aug 2019 at 17:26, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Hi Long time no speak…  Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…? Anyone..? Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.free

[E3-hacking] Anyone know the Pinout of the Amstrad E3 Videophone Mailboard

2019-08-19 Thread Nick Griffin
Hi Long time no speak…  Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…? Anyone..? Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net ___ e3-hacking mailing list

[E3-hacking] I have had a Idea of what the Main Software is maybe made from..

2019-05-01 Thread Nick Griffin
I was thinking what they could of used to build it and was thinking, when I made themes for the LG Viewty, the LG Viewty used Adobe Flash to make the home screen, menus and widgets, a lot of mobile phones used it at the time, that when Android was new and not on every phone like it is now, so

Re: [E3-hacking] The Pocket Dock IT..How does it work..??

2019-04-30 Thread Nick Griffin
ftware<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> It'll be some generic microcontroller inside the blob --- there'll be no way to find out what without decapping it, etching with acid, and hoping that the designer left a model number on the silicon! On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 22:51, Nick Griffin mailto:span1

Re: [E3-hacking] List etiquette

2019-04-29 Thread Nick Griffin
OK will do.. I tried to post the log of me flashing the 5 mtds so its was way to big,so I have posted on the forum,this is when it comes in handy…  http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/17/trying-flash-amstrad-original-firmware Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-29 Thread Nick Griffin
No still don’t load any well. Maybe Jonathan could help…? I don’t have a clue. Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎24‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎19‎:‎39 To: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com>

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-29 Thread Nick Griffin
I think it needs the OOB data in the image. Just looked on the net about ,it say… How does this combination of nandsim, nandwrite and nandddump decide which ECC scheme to use? The flash is from a TI AM335 system, and as far as I know, the ECC scheme is decided by a combination of the processor

Re: [E3-hacking] E1

2019-04-28 Thread Nick Griffin
I noticed you were talking about the E1 and the Pocket Dock IT, How far did your investigations get with the E1..? Does anyone know how the Pocket Dock IT works and the slot it connects to on the E-mailer(E1/2/3) I ask this because you can use the Pocket Dock IT to copy the Configuration

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-27 Thread Nick Griffin
.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> >So, does that mean you have two now? Yes I have 2 E3 now.. lo

[E3-hacking] How about the E3 screen as a Picture Frame..?

2019-04-27 Thread Nick Griffin
, because I found it but its too small. I going to make more.. It funny it say on the advert in small writing that a PC in required… lol Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23 To: Disc

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-26 Thread Nick Griffin
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎31 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> On Friday 26 April 2019 at 22:01:29, Nick Griffin wrote: > Ok thanks,I got my new E3 today So, does that mean you have two now? > and the seller told

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-24 Thread Nick Griffin
Or is this part … perhaps like this… lol perhaps_write_flash 0 224 perhaps_write_flash 1 16 perhaps_write_flash 2 16 perhaps_write_flash 3 16 perhaps_write_flash 4 1728 perhaps_write_flash 5 48 Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.

[E3-hacking] What happen to 2.6.34 why is only 2.6.19 available on E3 wiki site...?

2019-04-22 Thread Nick Griffin
The post is called Support status update and posted by Janusz Krzysztofikand its its here https://www.mail-archive.com/e3-hacking@earth.li/msg00189.html Where could

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-21 Thread Nick Griffin
That'll give you a (very slow) development system running on the E3 itself. Then you can write your own SDL programs to draw whatever you like, although I should warn you against extended typing on that keyboard unless you hate your fingers. On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 12:40, Nick Griffin mailto:span1

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-21 Thread Nick Griffin
video stream playing fluently in fullscreen mode on my E3 display.” Leave a reply in there and tell us what happened to E3 Linux 2.6.34.. Spanner.. http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎20‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎25 To

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-20 Thread Nick Griffin
OK sorted it out now, (thanks to Ollie), will I be able to use these files to put the Amstrad firmware back on the E3 at all..? question is here too http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/9/config-content-filesystem?page=1=92 You don’t need to register to reply or leave a new thread

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-18 Thread Nick Griffin
t help you do some sleuthing about their contents. On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 12:52:37PM +, Nick Griffin wrote: > Where do I put attached Python script, in my Linux not in the E3..? > > So I do each file with it..? > > Spanner.. > > From: Jonathan McDowell<mailto:nood...@

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-18 Thread Nick Griffin
@earth.li> On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 01:26:40PM +, Nick Griffin wrote: > Do you remember if you were able to mount the Cramfs and look at its > filesystem..? What's Q;Q; blocks in flash, another files system…? > Can’t find any info on it, were you able to mount that too. So does it > h

Re: [E3-hacking] Trying to Flashing the backup of the Original Firmware Again

2019-04-17 Thread Nick Griffin
Try to find out the block size for the mtd partitions for ​ #flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 16 - don’t know what number 16 should be for each mtdx partition..? Can someone help me please..?? Is the size where it says ending at 0x0038 so what would the number be for it to erase the right amount

Re: [E3-hacking] Trying to Flashing the backup of the Original Firmware Again

2019-04-15 Thread Nick Griffin
ow can it be retro when the service only was close 8 years ago. A Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum is retro.. Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Monday‎, ‎15‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎17‎:‎11 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@

Re: [E3-hacking] Is it possible to install a Desktop Environment into E3 Linux

2019-04-15 Thread Nick Griffin
I wouldn’t know how to port Minix,can anyone else do it..? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Monday‎, ‎15‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎13‎:‎11 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> I believe it needs a ha

Re: [E3-hacking] Is it possible to install a Desktop Environment into E3 Linux

2019-04-15 Thread Nick Griffin
the 10-year-old version the E3 used, doesn't scale down well that far. Now, if you wanted to port something like Minix to it... On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 at 12:40, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Thanks, do I download the latest version, its a shame this can’t run Android, Android

Re: [E3-hacking] Another Idea about the Amstrad E3 Original Firmware

2019-04-15 Thread Nick Griffin
Sorry had to add abit I missed.. This is another idea I have, this is about the Amstrad E3 Original Firmware, I wish I thought of this before I flashed E3 Linux on mine. This will only work if your E3 is activated(unlocked). The installer for installing E3 Linux on the E3 Release V2 uses a

[E3-hacking] Another Idea about the Amstrad E3 Original Firmware

2019-04-15 Thread Nick Griffin
This is another idea I have, this is about the Amstrad E3 Original Firmware, I wish I thought of this before I flashed E3 Linux on mine. This will only work if your E3 that is activated(unlocked). The installer for installing E3 Linux on the E3 Release V2 uses a Ramdisk to boot up so it can

Re: [E3-hacking] Is it possible to install a Desktop Environment into E3 Linux

2019-04-14 Thread Nick Griffin
22:24 Antony Stone mailto:antony.st...@e3.open.source.it>> napisał(a): On Sunday 14 April 2019 at 22:05:45, Nick Griffin wrote: > I was thinking of the GNOME Desktop, It would need a light, or is it not > possible because the E3 is not powerful enough..? I don't know quite what sort

Re: [E3-hacking] Amstrad E3 Will not Boot After Flashing a Backup of AMS E3 Original Firmware

2019-04-14 Thread Nick Griffin
something else out too,more in another email soon,(its good news,it about the Amstrad E3 Original Firmware and its file system)I need to go and have a tea break now..  Talk more later.. Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Sunday‎, ‎14‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎1

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-14 Thread Nick Griffin
>You'd need to look into what pbltool is seeking and not finding. >But as long as you're still getting PBL printing out its banner, it's >there and willing to alter the main flash memory for you. I don’t know what I need to do next and how to find out what pbltool is looking for..? I don’t know

Re: [E3-hacking] Would Chafa work on E3 Linux for Animated gif on CLI

2019-04-14 Thread Nick Griffin
Hi.. I just wanted to know if I could install its tarball because E3 Linux don’t have a repository to install programs, but it might need dependencies so its trial and error to see which programs works and what don’t, I thought it

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
and reflash, even if it doesn't boot. On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 at 21:47, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Dam..Just tried to flash the E3 and now it don’t boot, ah well..☹ With that's code and it starred coming up with “Flashing Data to NAND Flash without EEC in not recommended” On

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
Size 512, 00B Size 16 Dumping data starting at 0x and ending at 0x000c... Why are there saying all the same block size..? Only need to restore mtd0, mtd1, mtd3 and mtd4 so ones with a star(*) on.mtd2, mtd5 are not flashed over. Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
0MB.-->MEMv01.00.002,CopyLim=0022h,CodeEnd=0140h-->PBL..1MB...2MB*” Dam have to buy another one now. Ah well if you don’t try you’ll never learn..  Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎13‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎16‎:‎46 To: Discussion of th

[E3-hacking] Would Chafa work on E3 Linux for Animated gif on CLI

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa Chafa is a command-line utility that converts all kinds of images, including animated GIFs, into ANSI/Unicode character output that can be displayed in a terminal. It is highly configurable, with support for alpha transparency and multiple color modes and

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
t number to put there)could I just erase the whole partition(mtd0) with “flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0”..? I don’t want to made a mistake..?? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎13‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎16‎:‎24 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<

[E3-hacking] Can you Loading a Animated gif into E3 Linux and display on the E3 screen

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
Can you Loading a Animated gif into E3 Linux and display on the E3 screen say from the USB Stick so its like a sceen saver..? I have animated gifs of the E3s adverts.. I wanted to see if I can get them to play on the screen and maybe then by pressing the advent button on the screen it stops

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-13 Thread Nick Griffin
Its Cliff Lawson not Clive,who is Clive.. What Clive Sinclair …  “Aren't PBL and Uboot two distinct separate things?” Yes I know they are but mtd0 is where boot (like the bios on a PC) would be so PBL or Uboot would be there. Example..

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-12 Thread Nick Griffin
Found e3-nand-backup.4 echo " Erasing /dev/mtd4" flash_erase /dev/mtd4 0 16 echo " Writing e3-nand-backup.4 to /dev/mtd4" nandwrite -on /dev/mtd4 /media/sda1/e3-nand-backup.4 fi echo "Done. “ Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Frida

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-12 Thread Nick Griffin
; Erasing /dev/mtd4" flash_erase /dev/mtd4 0 16 echo " Writing e3-nand-backup.4 to /dev/mtd4" nandwrite -on /dev/mtd3 /media/sda1/e3-nand-backup.3 fi echo "Done." What do you think… Would this work…? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-12 Thread Nick Griffin
to flash the Amstrad Firmware back and it works then you be able to flash any E3 firmware this way so even with one with the config change on it. There is info here how to flash to mtd .. https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,16789,16800 Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.co

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-12 Thread Nick Griffin
Oh one more thing.. the USB memory stick,does it matter if its fat or fat32 formatted to copy the 6 files over to it,it don’t say in the Readme..? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎12‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎14‎:‎02 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 e

Re: [E3-hacking] Understanding the E3s Partitions

2019-04-12 Thread Nick Griffin
“When it flash's Linux to the E3 it only uses partitions mtd0,mtd1,mtd3 and mtd4, so mtd2 and mtd3 is not used.” mtd0 - kernel mtd1 - PBL ( Maybe, I say this because Uboot is flashed there.) mtd3 - ldr ( File System..? uses mtdblock3 of mtd3) mtd4 - Root( Root File System,maybe ?? uses mtdblock4

[E3-hacking] Wheres your Amstrad Emailer..?

2019-04-11 Thread Nick Griffin
I have mine next to me near my PC, its on the Emailer page on Wikipedia, I still use it to make a call if I want, I sometime get it to play demo mode.. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Amstrad_E-mailer_Plus_and_E3.jpg My Amstrad E2CC Plus is on the left and E3 is on the

[E3-hacking] Getting the E3 Working again

2019-04-11 Thread Nick Griffin
Who owns the wiki page at https://wiki.earth.li/E3 would it be ok if I up dated it, I have up dated the Emailer and Amstrad Pages on Wikipedia and added Jonathans McDowell comment from his’s website about the hardware, and what it is, if you look at it now its a lot bigger now,I explain about

[E3-hacking] ZX Spectrum Games

2019-04-08 Thread Nick Griffin
Anyone know what all the games were that were available at the time, is there a list if them..? I only know of 5 or 6 I think, Donkey Kong, Tetris, Space Invaders, Jetpac, Crazy Cars and Pac man, I wonder if it had all the ZX Spectrum games in its library..?? Donkey Kong was the first one I

Re: [E3-hacking] NAND backup

2019-04-08 Thread Nick Griffin
ertainly forgotten it ever existed until you prompted me). On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 at 00:12, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Whats the ams-delta-install script ..? And where can i get it from.never heard of it.remember i don't know about the flashing side to the emailer I

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-08 Thread Nick Griffin
I compiled pblq OK on Commodore OS What's the command line to copy the NAND from the E3 to my PC in PBLQ..? Do I need to copy the NOR too..? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎5‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎16 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer ha

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-08 Thread Nick Griffin
..? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎5‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎16 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> USB to RS232 Cable (Prolific USB to Serial) it works, I can see text… Amstrad Delta - PBL V4.

Re: [E3-hacking] NAND backup

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
the script...? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Jonathan McDowell Date: 07/04/2019 21:48 (GMT+00:00) To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software Subject: Re: [E3-hacking] NAND backup On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 08:43:59PM +, Nick

Re: [E3-hacking] Fw: I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
, 7 Apr 2019 at 22:44, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Werid no one ever thought of backing up the firmware before putting new firmware on it,what would happen if you didn’t work. You don’t have anything on the program you made pblq..? This is the bit I want to get w

Re: [E3-hacking] Fw: I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
earth.li/pipermail/e3-hacking/=02%7c01%7c%7c0e1a78592f874400258108d6bb774552%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7c1%7c0%7c636902518268882768=qH/ycQtfYV6AwdUsRX94KqcBx3jpohM0Pscv9V5mZQg%3D=0>? On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 at 17:15, Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: I need help with PBLQ I

Re: [E3-hacking] Fw: I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
I am trying to read the NAND to my PC,but don’t know to to put as the command..? pblq nand.img pblq: syntax error: readflash readflash Reads data from the NAND flash (very, very slowly) pblq nand.img Is the start of the nand 0x something, can you help me or is there a website

[E3-hacking] Fw: I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
I need help with PBLQ I don’t understand its commands and options what am I as pose to know how to use it, when there are no instructions on how to use it, all it has is a read me,please can David Given help me because he made it..?? or anyone who has used it…?? Like “ writeflash ” I don’t

[E3-hacking] Fw: I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-07 Thread Nick Griffin
it and I got that in 2004, My mum bought for me before she died, she died 3 months later in October.” Have a nice day.. Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Saturday‎, ‎6‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎59 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e

[E3-hacking] I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad

2019-04-06 Thread Nick Griffin
I found Cliff Lawson old website about Amstrad..  The files work on there too, so if you need to download something for you PPC640… 

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-05 Thread Nick Griffin
‎2019 ‎17‎:‎57 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> It's probably a typo, but just to check: you said 15200, but it should be 115200? On Thu, 4 Apr 2019, 18:52 Nick Griffin, mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: Could it be that I

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-04 Thread Nick Griffin
Could it be that I might have the RX and TX round there wrong way..? red is TX (Ring) so it connected to TX pin on CP 2102,White is RX (Tip) so it connected to RX pin on CP 2102,black is Ground (Sleeve) connected to GND pin on CP 2102..?? Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-04 Thread Nick Griffin
rad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> On Thursday 04 April 2019 at 17:47:21, Antony Stone wrote: > On Thursday 04 April 2019 at 17:44:13, Nick Griffin wrote: > > I have connected the CP2102 and I am getting garbage text in Putty.. > > That suggests the wr

[E3-hacking] How does it work then the Emailer deactivated itself..?

2019-04-04 Thread Nick Griffin
Hi me again..  WOW I have lit this place up like a xmas tree…  Does anyone know how the Emailer works when it deactivates itself (locks itself, I came up with the word activate/deactivate because that's what its doing when it stops its features on the Emailer, deactivated non functional) I

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-04 Thread Nick Griffin
Thanks for the advice people..  I don’t have RS232 on my PC, I only use USB to TTL on it. Do I use a headphone jack that's mono so it only has 3 connections on it, not a stereo one, any one got a pic of it so I know what to get(I know what it looks like just need to see if it a normal headphone

Re: [E3-hacking] Can you use a USB Ethernet Dongle on the E3

2019-04-04 Thread Nick Griffin
Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 09:26:04PM +, Nick Griffin wrote: > Looking at the mailing list there was someone from Amstrad called Cliff > Lawson commenting,shame he's not here now.He could help unlocking the E3 now > .. Cliff mentioned using USB ethernet, but in the context of replacing the f

[E3-hacking] Can you use a USB Ethernet Dongle on the E3

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
Can you use a USB Ethernet Dongle by plugging it into the USB port..? If so how did you use one, it will not work with mine at the moment will it. Looking at the mailing list there was someone from Amstrad called Cliff Lawson commenting,shame he's not here now.He could help unlocking the E3 now

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
=http://cowlark.com/amstrad/=02%7c01%7c%7c09f58ed443864a97d08808d6b86632a2%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7c1%7c0%7c636899146427885270=ZTUttHYZe8W%2Bp6P%2BIDBCIg1vQDqKRwzM9y4Mrf%2B4HAw%3D=0> It's also got details of the serial pinout. On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 19:07 Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com&

[E3-hacking] Video on You tube of my Amstrad E3 before it deactivated

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
The Amstrad E3 lasted 3 months for it deactivated itself and it had games on it so recorded them before they disappeared. Tetris and Space Invaders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9tS0rgrt0E Spanner.. ___ e3-hacking mailing list

Re: [E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
d8208d6b85d225c%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7c1%7c0%7c636899107478251836=1rV57mYpj1Hs38RqCM3fqnEhqzLh5F3vWhwQWqW9AuM%3D=0> It's also got details of the serial pinout. On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 19:07 Nick Griffin mailto:span1...@live.com>> wrote: As far as I know when you connect this to serial you don’t get

[E3-hacking] About connecting to the serial on the E3

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
As far as I know when you connect this to serial you don’t get a console, like if you connect TheC64 Mini to Putty using a CPC 2102 USB to TTL serial convertor, you can log on with your root user and password so you can add files, change games and edit files and that ,TheC64 Mini uses Uboot to

Re: [E3-hacking] Some things I have found on the Amstrad E3 while I was pressing different buttons.

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
. From: Antony Stone<mailto:antony.st...@e3.open.source.it> Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎3‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎16‎:‎24 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> On Wednesday 03 April 2019 at 17:09:43, Nick Griffin wrote: > Delta_e_live could stand fo

Re: [E3-hacking] Some things I have found on the Amstrad E3 while I was pressing different buttons.

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
/delta_e_live.config and it has a version number - config_a version: 0. Just some idea..  Spanner.. From: Nick Griffin<mailto:span1...@live.com> Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎3‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎15‎:‎33 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software<mailto:e3-hacking@earth.li> I w

Re: [E3-hacking] Some things I have found on the Amstrad E3 while I was pressing different buttons.

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
in some cash to fund instructing a geek/hacker to see if they can override the hardware? Paul From: e3-hacking [mailto:e3-hacking-boun...@earth.li] On Behalf Of Nick Griffin Sent: 03 April 2019 15:08 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software Subject: [E3-hacking] Some things

[E3-hacking] Some things I have found on the Amstrad E3 while I was pressing different buttons.

2019-04-03 Thread Nick Griffin
I found something the other day, if you press SETUP Button then 1 then 1 again, it looks like it comes up with driver info, Picture is here.. https://imgur.com/zjJc2oT And if you press SETUP Button then 1 then 0 it has numbers on the Setup Info screen Picture here.. https://imgur.com/VpJRCRt

[E3-hacking] HI I have a Amstrad E3 Emailer that's deactivated and I was wondering..

2019-03-15 Thread Nick Griffin
Is there anyway of activating it, I still have it connected to my phone line because I can still make calls on it..  If you pick up the Handset then hold down [EMAIL] button for about 3 to 4 secs or until it says “Dialling for Mail” comes up, then it will abort it and say ”Aborting email

Re: [E3-hacking] HI I have a Amstrad E3 Emailer that's deactivated and I was wondering..

2019-03-14 Thread Nick Griffin
it to work, do you think there are any software geeks out there who might take this on as a challenge? PW From: e3-hacking [mailto:e3-hacking-boun...@earth.li] On Behalf Of Nick Griffin Sent: 14 March 2019 22:20 To: e3-hacking@earth.li Subject: [E3-hacking] FW: HI I have a Amstrad E3 Emailer that's

Re: [E3-hacking] HI I have a Amstrad E3 Emailer that's deactivated and I was wondering..

2019-03-14 Thread Nick Griffin
but it was deactivated so it is useless , got my money back. Would be really interested in getting it to work, do you think there are any software geeks out there who might take this on as a challenge? PW From: e3-hacking [mailto:e3-hacking-boun...@earth.li] On Behalf Of Nick Griffin Sent: 14 March 2019 22

[E3-hacking] FW: HI I have a Amstrad E3 Emailer that's deactivated and I was wondering..

2019-03-14 Thread Nick Griffin
Is there anyway of activating it, I still have it connected to my phone line because I can still make calls on it..  If you pick up the Handset then hold down [EMAIL] button for about 3 to 4 secs or until it says “Dialling for Mail” comes up, then it will abort it and say ”Aborting email

[E3-hacking] I made a Facebook group for the Amstrad Emailer called Amstrad E-Mailer Info Group

2019-03-14 Thread Nick Griffin
I through we need to go with the times and needed a FB group, I made it mainly to warn people to becareful when buying them from eBay,cos a lot of them are deactivated and don’t work, and as good as a brick. Hope to see people that hacked the Amstrad E3/E2 Plus there soon..  and anyone else