> Is the cable <46cm (IDE STANDARD SAYS: IDE CABLE <46cm BUT EVERYWHERE I
> SEE THESE HORRIBLE LONG FLATCABLES grrr.. :) )
I use a 120 cm long cable now and it works most of the time. Sometimes I get
errors like when starting up the TED editor, it says 'Sorry only MSX-2' or
when I exit a program,
Hello,
the following was message was never sent (got stuck in my unsent
messages folder), but maybe it contains some useful things. So, here it
is:
--
Hi,
some short notes:
* only 6 driveletters can be assigned to the IDEinterface=6*32MB
To use the other partitions, use the
I like to reply to the SCSI problem. I think that new harddisk has a MSDOS
partition on it. I had the same problem with my second hand harddisks and
even ZIP disks. (Sometimes I like to boot from ZIP instead of a harddisk)
Solution is to remove all partitions on the drive/disks with a PC and then
> ] Well on the drives I had the terminators were most of the time unnamed,
and
> ] since none of these old drives have the docs with them... I had to try
it
> ] out. And the terminator was a crime too (which set the SCSI ID and which
is
> ] of the terminator).
>
> Docs can be found on the web sit
] Well on the drives I had the terminators were most of the time unnamed, and
] since none of these old drives have the docs with them... I had to try it
] out. And the terminator was a crime too (which set the SCSI ID and which is
] of the terminator).
Docs can be found on the web sites of the dr
Erik,
After switching DTR/RTS/DSR on in Telix (on the PC) I could reach speeds of
up to 38400bps. So at least the problem isn't the interface.
> if you install the driver (DRIVER.COM, shipped with RS232C interface)
> you can use the Hitech-C extensions you have made a long time ago...
It's stil
> >Only discs burned in Disk At Once-mode
> > (DOA) work everywhere.
>
> Maybe that's why I'm having trouble reading CD-R's made with DirectCD. I
can
> only read those from Windows 98, not from DOS or MSXDOS(2)!!!
PC drives also can't handle DirectCD, just like MSX. However, the developers
of Dir
Hello Pierre,
>BTW, I was wondering if the RS232C interface also has the standard MSX BIOS
>extensions on board??? I'd like to write some compatible interface routines
>for Hitech C...
The Sunrise RS232C interface does NOT have a BIOS. A real BIOS will not help
much
because speeds above 9600 ba
http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/ for a comprehensive explanation
of all this.
-Original Message-
From: Pierre Gielen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 04 February 2000 23:34
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Harddisk and CDrom drive under MSXDOS2
>Only discs burned in Disk At Once-mode
>
>Only discs burned in Disk At Once-mode
> (DOA) work everywhere.
Maybe that's why I'm having trouble reading CD-R's made with DirectCD. I can
only read those from Windows 98, not from DOS or MSXDOS(2)!!!
Pierre
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Hi,
> I was not talking about directCD-formatted CD-RWs.
But I was :-) I was talking about differences between CD, CD-R and CD-RW,
bacause Alex Mitsio Sato assumed CD, CD-R and CD-RW were equal after they
have been written to, which is not the case. But I omitted the DAO story,
true. Sew me
> > But rewritable CDs are only supported on newer CD drives (32x and
faster)...
> > Older drives most of the time don't support them, including our
computer's
> > CD 16x drive, the laptop of my father's work, the CD-drive of my uncle
(6x),
> > the CD-drive of a friend of mine (24x), the CD-drive
> Yes :-) CD and CD-R are equivalent - apart from the fact that CD uses
> 'pits and bumps' for its bits and CD-R 'burnt and unburnt spots'. Some
> old CD drives may not be able to tell the difference between the burnt
> and non-burnt spots on some CD-R's (esp. the silver/blue ones) and will
> thus
Hi,
Alex Mitsio Sato wrote:
> By the way, I ever thought that has no difference (after the recording)
> between CD, CD-R (R=Recordable) and CD-RW (RW=Rewritable). Am I wrong?
Yes :-) CD and CD-R are equivalent - apart from the fact that CD uses
'pits and bumps' for its bits and CD-R 'burnt an
Laurens Holst wrote:
> But rewritable CDs are only supported on newer CD drives (32x and faster)...
> Older drives most of the time don't support them, including our computer's
> CD 16x drive, the laptop of my father's work, the CD-drive of my uncle (6x),
> the CD-drive of a friend of mine (24x),
> This should not happen at all
> Are you sure hardware handshake is implemented in your null-modem cable,
and
> that the software on the PC uses it?
> Otherwise, it might happen that buffers overflow when using
Y-modem-G-batch.
> With normal Y-modem-batch there should be no problem.
>
> If th
> > And yes, I know there also is the Novaxis Interface, which is also fast,
> > however only on "adapted" 7MHz circuits, and it is also very hard to
find.
>
> The Novaxis is fast on 3.5MHz too, compared with BERT: DOSSCAN reported
> 108kB/s on 3.5MHz.
Ha! Compared with BERT... Compared with BERT
> > > Do you have a cd-rewriter in your pc? and is the ide-cdrom player able
> to
> > > read rewritable cd's?
> > > Then the answer is simple... Use a rewritable cd... (I do so with the
> > > megascsi and novaxis)
> >
> > Or use a once-writable CD. The transfer is probably a one-time thing,
> > ri
Van: Erik Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Aan: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Verzonden: vrijdag 4 februari 2000 0:03
Onderwerp: Re: Harddisk and CDrom drive under MSXDOS2
Hi Erik,
> >BTW this serial link is very slow.
> Are you sure hardware handshake is implemented in your null-modem
Hello Pierre,
>BTW this serial link is very slow. File transfers using Erix on the MSX
side
>and Telix on the PC are aborted if the baudrate exceeds 9600 bps. This
seems
>strange, considering that there is a fast 16550 UART on both sides. The MSX
>is running on 7,16 MHz but switching back to 3,58
Hello
> > Do you have a cd-rewriter in your pc? and is the ide-cdrom player able
to
> > read rewritable cd's?
> > Then the answer is simple... Use a rewritable cd... (I do so with the
> > megascsi and novaxis)
>
> Or use a once-writable CD. The transfer is probably a one-time thing,
> right? And
Hello
> It's easier now to burn a CD with all MSX files on them and then maybe use
> backhd.com or xcopy.
>
> Pierre
As I also said.
But don't forget to reset the read-only atribute...
greetings
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Maico Arts
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> And yes, I know there also is the Novaxis Interface, which is also fast,
> however only on "adapted" 7MHz circuits, and it is also very hard to find.
The Novaxis is fast on 3.5MHz too, compared with BERT: DOSSCAN reported
108kB/s on 3.5MHz. Since I have 8MHz (thanks Erik!), DOSSCAN reports 245
> An option to get around the directory structure problem: compress the data
> using an archiver that stores the directory structure.
Are there packers/unpackers for MSX that use path names???
Pierre
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> Try to put your partitionized MSX HD into your PC.
> Maybe the PC can read the partition table made by IDEFDISK, then copying
is
> simple and fast.
It's easier now to burn a CD with all MSX files on them and then maybe use
backhd.com or xcopy.
Pierre
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> > a MSXDOS2 backup program that can use it to copy files including
> > the directory structure
>
> The program is: XCOPY
XCOPY can copy files and directory structures from disk to disk, not through
a serial link. Or if it can: please tell me how to use it. Remember I have
to copy from PC to MS
>
> Now a question. I'm interested in buy one (or two) SUNRISE IDE
> cartridges but I not found price information in www.msx.ch page.
> Anyone know the IDE's price and how I can buy?
>
>
> ---
> Giovanni Nunes
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>
>
>
Now, the new pricliste
On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, Maico Arts wrote:
> > Now the next step is copying all my old MSX files from the PC to the
> > MSX. I
> > don't suppose there is a program that can copy everything, including the
> > directory structure, through a serial link...?
>
> Do you have a cd-rewriter in your pc? and
> Or replace your IDE stuff with the MEGASCSI interface, which has this kind
of
> functionality. Besides, SCSI is more reliable then IDE anyway.
Sorry I do not agree with that. First, IDE isn't bad at all. I have had as
much problems with IDE as I have had with my SCSI-interfaces. I had an
MK-int
> >Now the next step is copying all my old MSX files from the PC to the MSX.
I
> >don't suppose there is a program that can copy everything, including the
> >directory structure, through a serial link...?
>
> Try to put your partitionized MSX HD into your PC.
> Maybe the PC can read the partition
Hello
> Now the next step is copying all my old MSX files from the PC to the MSX.
I
> don't suppose there is a program that can copy everything, including the
> directory structure, through a serial link...?
Do you have a cd-rewriter in your pc? and is the ide-cdrom player able to
read rewritabl
>Now the next step is copying all my old MSX files from the PC to the MSX. I
>don't suppose there is a program that can copy everything, including the
>directory structure, through a serial link...?
Try to put your partitionized MSX HD into your PC.
Maybe the PC can read the partition table made
Hi
>
> BTW I already have a RS232 link between PC and MSX, I was just wondering if
> there was a MSXDOS2 backup program that can use it to copy files including
> the directory structure
The program is: XCOPY
>
> > Now a question. I'm interested in buy one (or two) SUNRISE IDE
> > cartridges b
If you have RS 232, can't you use a Kermit terminal ?
> > BTW I already have a RS232 link between PC and MSX, I was just wondering
if
> > there was a MSXDOS2 backup program that can use it to copy files
including
> > the directory structure.
>
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> BTW I already have a RS232 link between PC and MSX, I was just wondering if
> there was a MSXDOS2 backup program that can use it to copy files including
> the directory structure.
What do you think about XCOPY.COM?
Grtjs, Manuel ((m)ICQ UIN 41947405)
PS: MSX 4 EVER! (Questions? See: http:/
> RicBit has made progframs to transfer data between PC and MSX using a
> Joynet cable (the first transfer and runs ROM files, and the second
> plays WAV files). This programs are free and with small changes you
> can use it to transfer data to your MSX.
How fast is it? I'll have to copy
Pierre,
> Now the next step is copying all my old MSX files from the PC to the
> MSX. I don't suppose there is a program that can copy everything,
> including the directory structure, through a serial link...?
RicBit has made progframs to transfer data between PC and MSX using a
Joynet ca
>Besides, SCSI is more reliable then IDE anyway.
I had a SCSI back in the early nineties. It was noisy and much(!) slower
than the Sunrise IDE that I have now and I it wasn't as reliable as I would
have wanted it to be.
BTW. I succeeded in getting the CDrom drive to work yesterday. Seems the
pro
] Or even better: make the drive-assignment entirely modifyable, so people can
] for example choose to set the diskdrives to A: and B: (like on PC), and boot
] from the C:. Or use F: as drive-A, G: as drive-B and H: as RamDisk.
] Something which is now impossible, which is very annoying because wh
] BTW: I succeeded in installing Linux on my PC, so why shouldn't I be able to
] get a harddisk and CDrom working under MSXDOS2???
Modern linux installations are userfriendly ;-)
--
Alex Wulms/XelaSoft - MSX of anders NIX - Linux 4 ever
See my homepage for info on the *** XSA *** format
http:
> > The problem with the CDrom drive remains. It's an old Mitsumi 4x speed
> which
> > has always worked correcty in a PC, but the IDE interface just doesn't
> > detect it as a slave device.
>
> You are sure it is IDE?
Yes, since it worked with standard ATAPI drivers on the PC.
MSX Mai
Guys,
I've been reading this thread and there are some things bothering me
regarding all this:
The FDISK delivered with it only creates 32 MB partitions (thus leaving up
to 31 MB of disk-space unpartitioned using a hard-disk smaller than 992 MB).
There is no way to fill the unused space with thi
> > In the current version of IDEFDISK, 32 MB isn't only the
> > MAXIMUM size, but also the ONLY size.
>
> This means I can only use 5x32MB=160MB of my harddisk? Not that I need
that
> much, but is seems a waste not to use the rest of the 500MB.
No, no... you can only use INT(500 / 32) * 32 = 15
Hello
> > This means I can only use 5x32MB=160MB of my harddisk? Not that I need
> that
> > much, but is seems a waste not to use the rest of the 500MB.
>
> you can use the rest of the disk. Just define a lot of 32MB partitions and
> use
> 'MAP.COM' to 'attach' a drive letter to a certain partiti
Hi,
> This means I can only use 5x32MB=160MB of my harddisk? Not that I need
that
> much, but is seems a waste not to use the rest of the 500MB.
you can use the rest of the disk. Just define a lot of 32MB partitions and
use
'MAP.COM' to 'attach' a drive letter to a certain partition. (Note: th
> In the current version of IDEFDISK, 32 MB isn't only the
> MAXIMUM size, but also the ONLY size.
This means I can only use 5x32MB=160MB of my harddisk? Not that I need that
much, but is seems a waste not to use the rest of the 500MB.
Yesterday, I succeeded in getting 5 partitions to work on my
> I've finally managed to connect a harddisk and CDrom player to my MSX2
using
> the Sunrise ATA-IDE/RS232c interface, but I'm experiencing some problems.
> The first is that only 32MB of the harddisk is detected. I suppose that's
> the maximum partition size? How should I know? This is basic info
With a 12 bit FAT, 32Mb is indeed the maximum size of a partition. So
getting access to more partitions requires more drive letters, each mapped
to a partition. As far as i can remember max of 6 (A,B,C,D,E,F) and the
floppy drives become G and H, a total of 8.
Why your IDE combination does not
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