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Apple Disk Transfer ProDOS (ADTPro)
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Apple IIGS Syntax Error when Bootstrapping ProDOS #190

Open ewwitsCooper opened 4 months ago

ewwitsCooper commented 4 months ago

https://github.com/ADTPro/adtpro/assets/169733868/2733c085-be49-4102-91c4-e6127bbd9f0c

I used the cables from RetroFloppy.com that were made for ADTPro, I also installed the VCP drivers and the newest version of Java, but when I try sending the ProDOS client, it returns with several syntax errors and it never actually gets to ProDOS.

david-schmidt commented 4 months ago

It looks like you're really close; the video moves away from what I need to see on the Mac too soon and moves over to the GS too late, so you'll really want to capture the whole thing from both perspectives in order to really tell what's going on. But I did make a clarifying video a while ago demonstrating some GS funkiness that may help you ensure you're typing all the things you need to over on the GS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JYVrLBnh0k

ewwitsCooper commented 4 months ago

It kept sending ProDOS- No error codes appeared on the Mac. Also, the problem seen in your video does not match mine, the question mark changed to a checkerboard, but the code being sent into the computer resulted in multiple syntax errors.

david-schmidt commented 4 months ago

Ok, then filming the GS screen from the moment it is turned on to the moment you click "ok" to send speediboot (not ProDOS) while commenting on what you are typing will be instructive.

ewwitsCooper commented 4 months ago

https://github.com/ADTPro/adtpro/assets/169733868/65508de7-cf78-48af-ac95-ef5f86128ee2

ewwitsCooper commented 4 months ago

I accepted the default settings on both sides, I've heard multiple people say that

david-schmidt commented 4 months ago

I can see remnants of the file that is being sent over in clear text, so we know the baud rate is correct. The first couple of lines are missing, and unfortunately you were panned away right when it started, but later the next few lines appear. But it's those first couple that give it commands to get into the mode to accept the numbers as code, and that's not working. It's possible line endings are giving it trouble... it's simply sending a text file over the wire at this stage.

Let's have a look at the serial port configuration on the IIgs. With the instructions here: https://adtpro.com/connectionsserial.html#MiniDIN8 ...scroll down to where the paragraph starts, "For the IIgs, you will also need to verify a couple of things in the control panel."

Navigate to slot2: iigsControl1

...and have a look at the setup there. Does it look the same as on the picture? iigsControl2