- Sernet : it work on my q40 , setup it is not an easy task but it works quite well . I use sernet 2.25 and a normal serial cable connected from com2 (pc side) to ser1 (q40 side). For the backup I use Thierry TGBack that can make incremental backup on the destination drive and automatically create directory when does not exist.
- No way to make qliberated program to run with copyback on, i do not know if a fix exist. - I never had problem with floppy , i use the cmd : mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy and it works. - for the rest i do not know and i cannot help you. Hoping this will help in some way ! Ciao Fabrizio --- P Witte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Finally got my head around setting up my Q60. Its > been hell getting my > system over. Tried Sernet - wont talk to my PC. > Tried floppies - after > filling 80 of them for my data alone, I figured this > was not the way to go. > Tried setting up a network with Linux on PC - still > working at it. Tried > Thierry's ATAPI/CDROM + qxltools - could never get > more than 90% of a > QXL.win file image saved to the HD. Tried CDEZE, > only partially works on my > system for some reason. Finally, after another > catalogue of troubles > (Minerva is not SMSQ/E ! being the active ingredient > here) used Linux/uQLx > to transfer zipped images from CD to the Qdos hard > disks - Whew! It worked, > and should be relatively easy to re-do and maintain. > > 1) Now all thats hunky-dory; I can boot my standard > QPC2/Atari/Aurora > system with only minor alterations to the boot file. > However, there are > subtile differences: Most QLiberated programs - > including QLiberator (3.35) > itself - have problems running with COPYBACK > switched on. I have to set the > cache to WRITETHROUGH. Is there a fix? > > 2) I cant get Linux to read my floppy. It is > recognised in the boot screen > as /dev/fd0 HD 2880 but mounting it, eg: > > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /a > > throws up errors - wrong format, IO error, etc. > Tried from fd0D720 to > fd1H1440, msdos to vfat, various disks, but no joy. > uQLx also complains > that it is the wrong format - same whether Qdos or > msdos disks are used. > SMSQ recognises it, ie it is not a hardware issue. > fdformat wont run - 'cant > execute binary'. > > 3) Is there a TK2, or clone, available that will > allow Minerva to MAKE_DIR, > SET_FUPDT, etc ? > > 4) Is there a program that will scan all partitions > on the hard disk for bad > sectors (SMSQE or Linux)? > > 5) How can I run atari-fdisk on a live system (to > check that my partition > tables are ok)? Can it be compiled to run under > Qdos/SMSQ/E ? > > 6) Where can I find documentation or information on > the QWA partion > table(s)? > > 7) Can uQLx be made to run machine code natively > under Qdos? > > Hope you can help! > > Per > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
