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On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: > Where is tppdtool? > > > On 12 January 2018 at 23:26, Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: >> This is why I tested out all those actual cables, exactly for this reason, >> to have a known good reference that anyone can buy off the shelf with no >> more possible mystery about the wiring. Everything is done all in the one >> part. No gender changers, no null-modem adapters. No possible mysteries. If >> you get any of those 3 "ideal" cables, then the wiring is correct. If you >> get any of the other cables, the wiring is *still* correct, just only for >> software flow control (which is everything but HTERM). >> >> By "test" I don't just mean I used them and they appeared to work. I mean I >> actually mapped out all the connections with a continuity tester. >> >> Same goes for the usb adapters. I actually tested those too so they are >> known good references, not just typical examples. >> >> Since it sounds like you have 2 usb adapters, you can prove them and >> eliminate a whole lot of variables at once by just hooking them together >> (with a null-modem adapter) run dlplus on ttyUSB0 and run TpddTool on >> ttyUSB1 to load and save files to dlplus. >> >> Copy files in both directions and then "cmp" against the originals. >> >> Assuming that produces clean copies, that proves out and eliminates the >> linux computers motherboard cpu ram etc, the os, the usb-serial drivers, the >> usb-serial hardware, and the dlplus software. >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> On Jan 13, 2018 1:03 AM, "Peter Vollan" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> TS DOS. I have a Rexx actually. And dlplus under loinux mint. Yes I >>> know it should not be this hard. I wish we lived in "should" land. >>> >>> >>> On 12 January 2018 at 21:17, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > You're still having wiring problems, I guess. >>> > >>> > You didn't mention what disk service you're using, maybe you did before. >>> > >>> > We really need to have a kit or something for people... it really >>> > shouldn't >>> > be this hard. >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Well, darn it, I thought I had succeeded, again. I got a M ->F null >>> >> modem cable, and hooked it between the usb to serial cable and the db9 >>> >> to db25 cable. TS DOS on my model 100 will show the directory on the >>> >> host. Then when you try to download something, it says; no disk in >>> >> drive. Then it turns out the the file is in the m100's directory, but >>> >> either it is empty or it is fill of pages of "^@" with the wrong file >>> >> at the end. I can upload most of the time, though. So close, and yet >>> >> so far. I understand that I should not have to make my own adaptor, >>> >> but if I do, then I will know that it is right, and the problem is >>> >> something else. BTW I am back to using the "prolific" serial to usb >>> >> cable, the consensus seems to be that that part does not matter. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 11 January 2018 at 07:45, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> > There is a pinout in the mComm manual in the members file area of >>> >> > Club100.org. It is under my name. Brian has tested a number of off >>> >> > the >>> >> > shelf >>> >> > cables and found several that work. But if you want the pinout, check >>> >> > the >>> >> > manual I put together. >>> >> > >>> >> > Kurt McCullum >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:48 PM, Peter Vollan >>> >> > <[email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > Where can I find a diagram of the correct null modem connection for >>> >> > the Model 100? I may make one myself to be sure to get it right. >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > -- Ron Lauzon - rlauzon at acm dot org Homepage: http://webpages.charter.net/rlauzon/ Weblog: http://ronsapartment.blogspot.com/ TRS-80 Pocket Computer 2 - TRS-80 Pocket Computer 4 - TRS-80 Model 100/102 Some people like to work on old cars. But old computers are cheaper and don't require a big garage.
