AExplorer and com port

Ebster · 03 October 2005, 19:13

hi pals,

i am having the following hardware OR software problem:

some months ago with a different pc and xp sp1 i did not have any problem transfering files between pc and amiga using the aexplorer and my selfmade serialcable. now on my new pc with xp sp2 it seems to randomly work for a few seconds and the again it doesn´t. setup with shell to transfer aexplorer to the amiga always worked fine. but AmigaExplorer won´t work from the pc side. tried different setups, at the moment speed 19200 and packet size 512 on both pc and amiga. buffer in amiga preferences 4096, rts/cts. i am not sure about pc com port settings concerning fifo turned on or off - but it did not seem to make any difference. the pc sometimes reads amiga directories and sometimes refuses, saying error reading from com-port. transfers from the amiga to the pc almost always failed and when they worked it took ages for small files.

might there be a setting i have not have seen, or anything to be changed in bios settings? after hours of trying i am totally stuck!

could anyone help?

AMIGAZ · 03 October 2005, 20:42

These are thr settings I use on my A4000D.

Ebster · 03 October 2005, 23:30

after one senseless day of trying i finally gave up... what a waste of time!

things just happened too randomly to figure out any solution. it seemed there has been some connection but always for a few seconds and then again it was lost...

thanx anyway!!

mr_a500 · 04 October 2005, 00:40

I noticed a problem with XP Service Pack 2 too. Before the Service Pack, Amiga Explorer would transfer at 115200 with no problems. After, the maximum I could use was 38400.

What a piece of shit Windows is. Have you noticed the new Service Pack 2 calculator doesn't even have a decimal point on the keypad! Unbelievable!

adolescent · 04 October 2005, 03:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_a500

Have you noticed the new Service Pack 2 calculator doesn't even have a decimal point on the keypad! Unbelievable!

Hmm...

mr_a500 · 04 October 2005, 15:00

Yeah, well check this out. When my company installed Service Pack 2, the old calculator was renamed calc-old.exe and this was installed as calc.exe - and all calculator shortcuts point to it. (note the lack of decimal point)

manicx · 04 October 2005, 15:29

This is the calc from power toys not the original winXP SP2 calc.

mr_a500 · 04 October 2005, 15:51

Yes, it looks like you're right - just found it in the Add/Remove programs (and promptly removed it).

OK, so now there's only 873 reasons why I hate Microsoft products. (...although the PowerToy is still a Microsoft product)

keropi · 04 October 2005, 16:02

@Amigaz: Nice icons, where can I get them??? are they easy to install???

AMIGAZ · 04 October 2005, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

@Amigaz: Nice icons, where can I get them??? are they easy to install???

Thanks

I'll tell you were to find them when I get home from work

Jope · 04 October 2005, 20:53

Ebster, did you set the AExplorer tooltypes or the Serial preferences supplied with the OS?

The right place to look at is the tooltypes.

AMIGAZ · 04 October 2005, 21:42

Here's the links so you can download the icon packages:

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=15764

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=7214

I use PowerIcons of course for the PNG icons to work and Amiga Theme Experience for the OS4 looks, too bad I can only use 800x600 24bit with my trusty old Cybervision 64

manicx · 05 October 2005, 09:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebster

after one senseless day of trying i finally gave up... what a waste of time!

things just happened too randomly to figure out any solution. it seemed there has been some connection but always for a few seconds and then again it was lost...

thanx anyway!!

Ebster, have you checked the troubleshooting
at the official site? Just read the FAQ and Troubleshooting regarding AE. Also, deactivate winXP SP2 firewall from control panel and try again. Alternatively, you can find a 3com PCMCIA card and make a proper network using AE. Transfers will be much faster.

03 October 2005, 19:13	#1
Ebster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Frankfurt / Germany Age: 48 Posts: 313	AExplorer and com port hi pals, i am having the following hardware OR software problem: some months ago with a different pc and xp sp1 i did not have any problem transfering files between pc and amiga using the aexplorer and my selfmade serialcable. now on my new pc with xp sp2 it seems to randomly work for a few seconds and the again it doesn´t. setup with shell to transfer aexplorer to the amiga always worked fine. but AmigaExplorer won´t work from the pc side. tried different setups, at the moment speed 19200 and packet size 512 on both pc and amiga. buffer in amiga preferences 4096, rts/cts. i am not sure about pc com port settings concerning fifo turned on or off - but it did not seem to make any difference. the pc sometimes reads amiga directories and sometimes refuses, saying error reading from com-port. transfers from the amiga to the pc almost always failed and when they worked it took ages for small files. might there be a setting i have not have seen, or anything to be changed in bios settings? after hours of trying i am totally stuck! could anyone help?

03 October 2005, 20:42	#2
AMIGAZ Amiga-Mad Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 47 Posts: 1,291	These are thr settings I use on my A4000D. Attached Thumbnails

04 October 2005, 15:00	#6
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Yeah, well check this out. When my company installed Service Pack 2, the old calculator was renamed calc-old.exe and this was installed as calc.exe - and all calculator shortcuts point to it. (note the lack of decimal point) Attached Thumbnails

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03 October 2005, 23:30	#3
Ebster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Frankfurt / Germany Age: 48 Posts: 313	after one senseless day of trying i finally gave up... what a waste of time! things just happened too randomly to figure out any solution. it seemed there has been some connection but always for a few seconds and then again it was lost... thanx anyway!!

04 October 2005, 00:40	#4
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	I noticed a problem with XP Service Pack 2 too. Before the Service Pack, Amiga Explorer would transfer at 115200 with no problems. After, the maximum I could use was 38400. What a piece of shit Windows is. Have you noticed the new Service Pack 2 calculator doesn't even have a decimal point on the keypad! Unbelievable!

04 October 2005, 15:29	#7
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	This is the calc from power toys not the original winXP SP2 calc.

04 October 2005, 15:51	#8
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Yes, it looks like you're right - just found it in the Add/Remove programs (and promptly removed it). OK, so now there's only 873 reasons why I hate Microsoft products. (...although the PowerToy is still a Microsoft product)

04 October 2005, 16:02	#9
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	@Amigaz: Nice icons, where can I get them??? are they easy to install???

04 October 2005, 20:53	#11
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,900	Ebster, did you set the AExplorer tooltypes or the Serial preferences supplied with the OS? The right place to look at is the tooltypes.

04 October 2005, 21:42	#12
AMIGAZ Amiga-Mad Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 47 Posts: 1,291	Here's the links so you can download the icon packages: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=15764 http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=7214 I use PowerIcons of course for the PNG icons to work and Amiga Theme Experience for the OS4 looks, too bad I can only use 800x600 24bit with my trusty old Cybervision 64

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