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dreamkatcha · 01 May 2002, 23:17

I finally got my null modem 25db - 9db cable and am trying transfer adfs to my Amiga 1200. I have the 9db end connnected to my PC's first com port and the 25db end connected to the Amiga's serial port but Amiga Explorer won't play ball.

Whenever I open AE it gives me the error message:

Error writing to com port.

Please make sure that Amiga Explorer 2.1 or higher is running on the Amiga, that both sides are configured properly, that the Amiga is connected to COM1 on this machine (otherwise, modify the Amiga Explorer COM port setting), and that the serial cable is wired correctly.

Now I haven't got a working copy of Workbench so I'm using Deluxe Paint to boot the Amiga. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I was under the impression that you could do everything from the PC side as long as you had something to boot the Amiga. Help please.

01 May 2002, 23:17	#1
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	Amiga Forever I finally got my null modem 25db - 9db cable and am trying transfer adfs to my Amiga 1200. I have the 9db end connnected to my PC's first com port and the 25db end connected to the Amiga's serial port but Amiga Explorer won't play ball. Whenever I open AE it gives me the error message: Error writing to com port. Please make sure that Amiga Explorer 2.1 or higher is running on the Amiga, that both sides are configured properly, that the Amiga is connected to COM1 on this machine (otherwise, modify the Amiga Explorer COM port setting), and that the serial cable is wired correctly. Now I haven't got a working copy of Workbench so I'm using Deluxe Paint to boot the Amiga. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I was under the impression that you could do everything from the PC side as long as you had something to boot the Amiga. Help please.