@sg2

Hello,
I'm back again still no luck getting the a2000 to show the serial output from my a1. tried the no handshake and 9600 bps thing. No lyck. Took the cable back said it didn't work and got anotherr cabel same thing no serial output. One of these machines is not cooperating or I'm missing something very simple and stupid.
here's a recap:
I connect the a2000's gvpser port unit 0 to the Null modem cable.
I conect tho other end to the Aone serial port 0(nearest the keyboard plug)
I turn on a2000 set up termial with no handshakeing, no modem init string leave at 115200 bps
I turn on Aone enter menu set amigadebug level to 1.
exit and save to command line.
I set stdout to serial*
I save env
I enter reset. stop at menu
Exit to command line enter printenv (of course can't see it on Aone screen.
Nothing happens on A200o's term window.
I letting the Aone boot completely still nothiing on A2000
I did all the same steps only with setting the baudrate to 9600. With same results

Does any one see a missed step there that would cause trouble?

Renoir

* late edit typo

@sg2

I'll give that a try. because I do wnat to get that serial debug info so my problem with the scsi driver can be diagnosed.

renoir

@sg2

Well I got me a null modem cable from computer boulevard and hooked it up to my aone and the other end to an amiga 2000 with a gvpser port. I installed term from Aminet on the A2000.
In the uboot menu I set the os4 bebug level to 1, saved and returned to uboot prompt where I entered "setenv stdout serial" then entered "saveenv". I rebooted and exited the menu to the command line and entered "printenv". Nothing showed up on the a1000's screen.
In term I have removed the modem init string, and set baudrate to 115200. made sure the device an dunit are set correct(device gvpser.device, unit 0). I had the cable hooked up to the correct ports on each compuiter as well. Did I miss something?
when I start term it says "no DSR signal detected retry/cancel." no amount of retrying gets anywhere.

renoir

@sg2

I have only the one machine so i'll be trying to carch the serial out with sashimippc. Dom I need enforcer and mungwall from amine to make that work?

renoir

@Ferry

Well I tried your settings. The system boots fine with nothing atached to scsi port. But as soon as I atach something to the scsi port I end up with the black screen of death. Even a warm boot (amiga-amiga-cntrl) ends in black screen of death. So on my Radeon I guess there's no work around for scsi and since there's no drivers for the usb scanners on the market to-day I'll have to wait or get a diff graphics card. Is there a comparable graphics card on the market that is compatible with the scsi and os4? I've found that the voodoo cards I've tried have muddy, smeary colours, giving a blurred image on screen, and are slow by comparison.


renoir

I also tried boting into so4 and then attaching and turning on the scanner. Guess what? Workbench freezes and I have to shut down. Anything attached to the scsi cable causes my a1 to freeze or give black screen of death at bootup.

@Ferry

Thanks I'll try your tricks. I only want scsi for zip and scanner anyway. so i;'m not worried about booting from it. I'll report back in a few days.

renoir

@nbache

I do envy you folks who have been able to get scsi to work on your A1's. I've never been able to get my machine to boot with the scsi drivers. hangs after loading kickistart with black screen. So my scsi scanner stays in the closet garhering dust.
I wonder if it's conflict with graphics card (radeon 9250). I tried it without sond card but same results.

renoir

@Mikey_C
dumb question but in the filters window did you check
"Move to Folder" and select a folder to move the items to?
ALso at the top of that window check "on request". And if you want auto filtering of new mail check "on new mails".

Renoir

@Chris
Here's my config. I've used it with interrupt ues and interrupt no and softsprtie yes annd no and faeknativemodes yes and no. All seem to work.

XE G4 933 512mb ram samsung Syncmaster 730b LCD monitor
workbench 1280x960
Radeon 9250T

0X1002 0x5960 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]
0X1002 0x5940 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary)
BOARDTYPE=Radeon
CMPLENGTH=6
(BORDERBLANK=Yes)
(BIGSPRITE=Yes)
SOFTSPRITE=Yes
IGNOREMASK=Yes
(DISPLAYCHAIN=Yes)
FAKENATIVEMODES=Yes
VSYNCMIN=60
VSYNCMAX=85
HSYNCMIN=30000
HSYNCMAX=81000
MODE=640x480@59
MODE=720x400@70
MODE=800x600@60
MODE=1024x768@60
MODE=1152x864@75
MODE=1152x870@75
MODE=1280x960@60
MODE=1280x1024@60
INTERRUPT=No

renoir

@tonyw
You need turbostart in wbstartup and be sure you have "QUICK" for the tooltypes. If not you'll get a message waiting for turboprint etc..

Renoir

@spotUP

AMipdf and amgs will not print some pdf files created in adobe acrobat. give error "ghostscript interpreter exited:unknown error" closing that error brings up "error sending data to interpreter:pipe connection was broken" at the same time the ghostscript interperter output window states "Ghostscript:gs failed returncode 255" I have a few files that wil not print

renoir

@Chris

Fixfonts does not do the trick.

@voxel

I don't have dpaint 3 but I'll check my dp14 disk and see if it is there.
I'm not sure if colour fonts are supported the docs suggest that they are but ..? who knows if the docs are uptodate.

Renoir

Is there a way to use fonts such as the Chislescript and
karagranite fonts with OS4? Right now OS4 will not see them
with any app. I used ot use them in paint programs like
personal paint, arteffect and tv paint now they do not even
show up in the font lists. But they are in the font drawer.


Renoir