How to get files to an amiga

[Noster]

Hi,

> transdisk . . . . . . . . .empty ----rwed Today . . 01:06:53

As I've thought, nothing reaches at the serial port of your Amiga :-(
Check your serial settings ones more, check your cable once more, try to use a lower baud rate...

Maybe this could help to test your connection:
http://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/aminet/aminet/comm/misc/NullTest_10.lha

EDIT: Bad idea, how should you get this to your Amiga? :-(

Noster

[Noster]

Hi

@badalias

Congratulations to your working transfer :-)

> My next hurdle is getting individual files (Eg. LHA files from aminet) onto the A1000.

You should search for a terminal program for this purpose or better: If you own an older PC (486 or Pentium I) you should try to get TwinExpress, it is much faster than any terminal program (upto 115200 baud with an A1000, the PC is slowing down, the A1000 could go upto 190000 baud).

> Is it possible to ennlarge my RAM: drive?

Yes, buy more ram :-D
The RAM-disk itself is dynamic, i.e. it allocates the amount of system-memory, that is required to store the files you put into. If you delete files from the ram-disk, it shrinks and releases the unused memory.

> How about transfering my Workbench files to it to reduce disk swapping?

I don't know the size of your Amigas memory, but if you own a 2MB memory expansion as I do for my A1000, you could easily copy your Workbench disk to RAM: make the required assigns and you don't have to swap the disks again (and the Workbench is very fast).

> I know the RAM: drive is exactly that, and it would have to be re-loaded each time the machine is booted.

There is a better solution available for this: If you own Kickstart and Workbench 1.3 you could create a reset-resistant ram-disk! So you have to copy the files of the Workbench after the first system start (simular to the Kickstart) and than the system could be bootet from that ram-disk in high-speed :-), until you power-off the system or a very bad written program runs amok in your ram.
I search for my own disks, I've made this 15 years ago for my A1000. I'll post a how-to-do as soon as possible.

Noster

[Noster]

Hi,

> I have the 256K front panel expansion, and a 4Mb expansion on the side slot...
> It has 30 pin SIPP RAM inside, I'm thinking of de-soldering the SIPP modules and
> putting in some 30 pin SIMM slots with bigger modules in it

DON'T DO THAT !!!!
If you are not absolutely shure that that will work, you shouldn't try it. There is some logic on the ram-expression usually with PAL's that match the used RAM. It wouldn't work with other RAMs!


Here is my little guide:


First of all: MAKE A COPY OF YOUR WORKBENCH DISK!!

Check if the file "ramdrive.device" is locate in the "devs" directory of your Workbench disk.

Have a look into the file "devs/mountlist" and search for an entry as follows (if it is not already part of your mountlist, add it):

/* This is an example of a mount list entry for using the recoverable
   ram disk.  Depending on the amount of memory you wish to devote to
   it, you may want to change the HighCyl value.
*/

CARD:      Device = ramdrive.device
           Unit   = 0
           Flags  = 0
           Surfaces  = 2
           BlocksPerTrack = 11
           Reserved = 2
           Interleave = 0
           LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 82
           Buffers = 5
           BufMemType = 1
#

Create a copy of your "startup-sequence" and rename it to "card-start". Take an editor and change all accesses to "DF0:" into "SYS:".
Store the "card-start" file into the same directory as the "startup-sequence".
Copy the icon you want to be used as disk icon of your reset-resistant Workbench to "S:" (take care that it is a disk icon and is named "Disk.info").

Now insert the following commands into your "startup-sequence" (NOT into "card-start"):

ask "Create reset-resistant ram-disk (y/n)?"
if WARN
 mount card:
 ask "Copy Workbench to reset-resistant ram-disk (y/n)?"
 if WARN
  echo "    working......."
  copy df0: card: all quiet
  card:c/delete card:s/startup-sequence
  card:c/rename card:s/card-start card:s/startup-sequence
  card:c/delete card:disk.info
  card:c/Copy card:s/Disk.info card:
  card:c/delete card:s/Disk.info
  case:c/echo "*n"
  card:c/ask "Please remove the Workbench disk and perform a reset."
   endif
endif

Save these changes.

Now you can perform a reset and look what is happening...

Noster