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[alexh]

"Amiga Explorer can self-install to the Amiga over the serial cable without requiring any additional software, but the Amiga must be able to boot first (e.g. with a Workbench disk)"[/b]

Wow I didnt know that... so if you have a REAL Amiga Workbench floppy disk, stick it in the Amiga and boot to workbench.

Get Amiga Explorer is installed on the PC.

Dunno if you need to tell Amiga-Explorer to self-install on the PC GUI before you can use it, or if it just does it when you use it?

[Silver_FBi]

Error writing to COM port.

please make sure that amiga explorer 2.1 or higher is running on the amiga, that both are configured properly, that the amiga is connected to port COM1 on this machine(othewise, modify the amiga explorer Com port setting), and that the null-modem serial cable is wired correctly.

note: this is the amiga explorer networking softwear, not the amiga emulation softwear.

that wot is says to me.

[Silver_FBi]

would a 40Gig drive work fine.

[alexh]

Silver_FBi wrote:
Error writing to COM port.

Ahh... It looks like you have the wrong com port selected in Amiga Explorer on the PC.

"To address the COM port number selection and speed issues, right-click on the Amiga Explorer icon on the Windows Desktop, and select "Properties". Then select a different COM port and/or speed."[/i]

[Silver_FBi]

So far no joyan speed is all i can change same error.

[alexh]

Open device manager.



Select COM port, properties, Port settings.



Play around? Try setting 19200 as in the help guide to Amiga Explorer.

Make sure that COM port is enabled in your BIOS?

[Silver_FBi]

i am playing with it now

[Silver_FBi]

nope it fails on the 2nd part of the part were u type     rx ram:setup amiga says "command returned 5/1: program not found

[amigakit]

Hi!

You can use the 40GB 2.5" hard disk with a Kickstart 3.1 equipped A1200.  So if you have Kickstart 3.0, you will have to upgrade to 3.1 ROMs unless you install the IDEFIX package.

The best solution is to have Workbench 3.5 or 3.9 with the drive as large drive sizes will be properly reported and it has the updated FastFileSystem/NSDPatch.  However, if you are running 3.1, then we will put SmartFileSystem on it and the necessary patches.  However their will still be partition size reporting errors with 3.1.

With the patches, you can use the drive with large partitions.

[amigakit]

[amigakit]

[Silver_FBi]

i have Workbench v3.1 rev 40.42 6 of 6 disks

so i just need the kickstart if partion it in chunks will it still show error's i was thinking 2x10gig an 1x20gig

[alexh]

Silver_FBi wrote:
nope it fails on the 2nd part of the part were u type     rx ram:setup amiga says "command returned 5/1: program not found

What "2nd part"?

"If you are going to use Amiga Explorer over a null-modem serial cable, right-click on the Amiga Explorer icon on the Desktop, select Setup, and follow the instructions to have the files automatically copied over the serial cable."[/i]

I've not actually done this so I have no idea what "instructions you get" is that what this 2nd part is? Talk me through it.

It seems like you are getting further, the Amiga and PC are now connected but the files are not making it to the RAM disk of the Amiga.

You can always copy these files on 720kb floppies to the Amiga.

"f you have Amiga OS 2.1 or higher, or if you otherwise have a DOS file system such as Dos-2-Dos or CrossDos, you can copy the files to the floppy disk on the PC, and then read them on the Amiga. The "Copy to Floppy" command in the Amiga Explorer application folder in the Windows Start menu, or, in Amiga Forever, the equivalent "Copy to Floppy" option of the MenuBox launcher automatically copy the Amiga files to the PC floppy. After the files have been copied, it is important to make sure that these file names are restored, if they were modified by the copy process (if the Amiga does not support long DOS file names). Some Amiga computers do not support the PC's high-density floppy disks, in which case you need to use an Amiga floppy disk, and format it on the PC at 720 KB (not 1.44 MB)."[/i]

[Silver_FBi]

oh sorry dude when u use setup to link them
u type on the amiga in a shell window "type ser: to ram:setup" an press ok on pc it starts fine an off it goes then stops an asks u to type "rx ram:setup" thats were i get "command returned 5/1: program not found" from the amiga an the pc says faild.

[alexh]

It seems that the Amiga cannot find the program "rx"? I think that program was part of Workbench since v1.2

If that is the case try typing "c:rx ram:setup"

If that doesnt work, you may have booted using the wrong disk?

I would just use a 720k floppy disk!

If all you have is regular 1.44Mb cover the hole on one side (not the right protect tab, other side), use a bit of paper and cellotape, or if you are like me chew up the paper and stuff it in the hole.

Stoopid Windows XP removes the ability to format 720k disks, so you have to open an MSDOS window (run cmd) and type

format a: /t:80 /n:9

Copy the files over and you should be fine.

As the readme says, if they've been stoopid enough to put files that are bigger than the 8.3 you can use you may have to restore them to their real names after copying (Cross Dos that comes with AmigaOS doesnt support long filenames)

[Silver_FBi]

i never got cross dos to work b4 any trick to it.