The bootstrapping option is grayed out in ADT so I can't do that. I don't have access to my usual tools for the next few days, so I can't loop the pins
On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 5:28 AM, Adrian Graham via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 12/03/2017 01:52, "Joe Giliberti via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> Not great news :( >> The computer recognized the serial port on COM5 and ADTPro says that >> it is connected. I am using the null modem cable from RetroFloppy for >> the //c and the Radioshack cable with the Prolific chipset (I switched >> over to this one because I thought this problem was caused by the >> other cable.) I set the working directory in ADT where the DSK files >> are and set the baud rate in Windows, ADT on the PC and ADT on the //c >> all to 19200. When I boot up the //c, I select (R)ecieve, punch in the >> filename, hit enter and...Host Timeout. >> Any idea what might not be working now? >> >> I really appreciate everyone's help >> > > You can check if the PC is talking to the //c by doing a bare metal > speediboot - this will check the comms are working: > > http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/bootstrap.html > > Can you do a lookback test on the USB adapter by looping pins 2&3 then using > PuTTY to talk to itself? > > -- > Adrian/Witchy > Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator > Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest private home computer > collection? > >
