Thanks, Mike. I apologize for not recognizing all the work you’ve done on this. Thank you so much for your help. I really want to have a working DVI unit for my M100.
Randy > On Oct 27, 2017, at 7:14 AM, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > > Randy, > > just in case you missed it in all this, the cable that Brian from Missouri > described here and on his Wiki and that we've argued about for the last week > or so was incorrect; hopefully it would not damage the DVI or the M100 but > connecting outputs to outputs instead of inputs is generally a bad idea and > the fact that his DVI doesn't seem to work any more is suspicious. > > To his credit, I see that he's finally corrected the Wiki last night. > > Whew. > > m >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Randall Kindig <mailto:[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [M100] DVI cable >> >> Brian, >> >> thank you so much for all the detailed information. It’s much appreciated >> that you took the time to document what you did. It’s great when members of >> these groups freely share information and are happy to help others. >> >> I’m hoping Ian Mavric will take this information and create a working cable. >> >> Randy Kindig >> host Floppy Days Podcast floppydays.com <http://floppydays.com/> >> >> >>> On Oct 26, 2017, at 4:48 PM, Brian White <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I just recieved this new info from a member on the facebook group. >>> >>> http://tandy.wiki/Disk/Video_Interface#Work_in_progress. >>> <http://tandy.wiki/Disk/Video_Interface#Work_in_progress.>.. >>> >>> This cable looks home-made too, but he claims he knows it works and has >>> used it himself. >>> >>> Since he not only used the numbers but also a clear picture and description >>> of plain physical location, there is no ambiguity about it. >>> >>> Randy: THIS would seem to be the answer to your question finally. You can >>> duplicate this guys cable using the same parts I linked to on that same >>> wiki page. But ignore my tentative directions and pictures and go by Ted >>> Saari's. (I'll update my directions and pics when I have actually verified >>> it for myself, until then I'll just leave the "not yet verified, see below" >>> note on mine. But it looks like this is what it's going to end up being.) >>> >>> It flies in the face of what I said so far! :) His cable has twists in it, >>> so that tells me that his DIP connector is pinned the same as mine, because >>> I will have to make twists like that too, in order to get the pinout he >>> describes. >>> >>> The first cable I made was actually like that, and didn't boot either, but >>> I convinced myself it was because the twists were wrong and I cut the end >>> off that cable and scrapped it. So, I predict I still won't get my DVI >>> working even after I duplicate this supposedly known-good example. >>> >>> I have another DVI on the way in, so maybe that one will work. >>> >>> Glad I ordered 10 dip connectors instead of 1! >>> >>> -- >>> bkw >> >
