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Re: Cannot download pcode on a Mac G3
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Mon, 4 May 1998 16:46:18 GMT
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Original-From:
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Randy Sargent <rsargent@newtonlabsSTOPSPAM.com>
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Hi Paul,
This is the first time we've heard of such a problem with IC 3.1 on the
Mac G3. Can you verify that it is the case that pcode download works
fine for you from other Macintoshes?
-- Randy
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Paul E. Rybski wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> I've been having a problem downloading pcode to a handyboard or
> rugwarrior board from my Mac G3 (266 Mhz desktop model). When I try to
> download the bootstrap code, it reports that the bootstrap failed after
> 000 bytes, etc.. etc... The funny thing is that I am able to
> communicate with either the rug warrior or handyboard just fine as long
> as they both have working pcode installed in them already. I am using IC
> version 3.1 and have found this behavior to be the same for both the
> modem and the printer port.
> I have also found that when I try to change the definitions file
> in the preferences menu to download different pcode and libraries to the
> handyboard or rug warrior, IC crashes usually during the second
> configuration swap.
>
> I thought that I'd try using IC 2.852 to see if I would get
> better behavior. Here's a transcript of the failed download:
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> Please place board in download mode and press RETURN
> To quit, press Q
> For help, press H
> Downloading 256 byte bootstrap (229 data)
> ................................................................
> ................................................................
> ................................................................
> .....................................___________________________
> Timeout on serial receive. 256 chars left to receive
> Perhaps the board was not connected properly or not in download mode
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> Please place board in download mode and press RETURN
> To quit, press Q
> For help, press H
>
> Has anybody else had similar problems? Randy or Fred, any ideas
> as to why IC doesn't like my Mac G3? I'm running system 8.1, BTW.
>
> -Paul.
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Randy Sargent Newton Research Labs
President Robotic Systems and Software
rsargent@newtonlabs.com http://www.newtonlabs.com/
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| Hello everyone, I've been having a problem downloading pcode to a handyboard or rugwarrior board from my Mac G3 (266 Mhz desktop model). When I try to download the bootstrap code, it reports that the bootstrap failed after 000 bytes, etc.. etc... (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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