desiv Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 🙂 Seems like there is always something.  I finally saw a CP/M card online for a price I was willing to gamble with. OK, now I need to make a CP/M boot disk... Been a while since I used my //e to write disks, but the PC is still there nearby. Serial cable is ready... Hook it all up, launch ADTPro (on the PC and Windows) and... Can't read the directory. Timeout... <sigh> Try a bunch of things (the //e isn't somewhere I can easily really work with it unfortunately) and get nowhere.  Finally fall back to audio... Try that, and doesn't work... To be fair, not sure I ever tried that in ADTPro...  Hmm Go to the Apple Disk Server (there is a CP/M image there, tho not sure if it is the right one...).. Try that with audio, it starts to work, gets to the format step, and fails...  Hmmm... That's a (basically) new floppy I was trying... Try another one, same thing... Hmmm. Go to ADTPro to try to preformat the disk.. error... Try again with other disks, error.. Both drives, won't format... CopyIIPlus says the disks are right protected, but not sure how accurate that error is...  So, I'll have to move a lot of things around so I can open things up and really work on this guy to see where my error(s) is (are)...  The Duodisk is still booting floppies fine. Just can't format anymore (I haven't tried saving something yet). And I don't think that is my ADTPro issue, as I couldn't pull a directory from ADTPro, which doesn't involve writing... So probably two different issues?  Oh well, retro... Always something...  Last thing I think I did (awhile ago) was add a Booti card, so I might try removing him just to make sure that isn't conflicting in some weird way.  Edited October 8, 2022 by desiv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 6 hours ago, desiv said: Oh well, retro... Always something...  Yes. And that is what makes us stronger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) And it's working again (and of course I love my //e again)...  It was two issues, both related to the awkward location my //e is sitting at right now.  At least I think both related.  As for the disks not formatting, after I pulled to //e out and checked some things (and found my other issue) and put it back together, I could save and format again. So I am thinking maybe the duodisk cable might not have been tight or ???   The other issue was what was keeping my ADTPro from working. It looks like when I plugged in the DB25 the last time, one of the pins bent over a bit. Fixed that (which required pulling the machine all the way out of where it was) and it just worked.  As long as I had it out, I plugged in the CP/M card and tried it and it works (56k? I am assuming that is working fully. I have to read up on Apple CP/M (Microsoft card).  What it really shows is that I REALLY need a better location for the //e. But it's just so large, it doesn't really fit in my office well... I also realized I need to make a new audio cable for my Mockingboard. The way it is sticking out from the card, the cable is pressing against the CP/M card. Not badly, but I think I need to make an angled 4 pin header for it just to make it happier... I honestly would hate it if these computers just worked every time I turned them on. But when I get something new to test, I want them to work THEN!! Edited October 9, 2022 by desiv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwrd Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 21 hours ago, desiv said: As long as I had it out, I plugged in the CP/M card and tried it and it works (56k? I am assuming that is working fully. I have to read up on Apple CP/M (Microsoft card).  56K free RAM sounds about right, if I recall correctly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 9:29 PM, OLD CS1 said: Yes. And that is what makes us stronger. And more insightful, for the next time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmeeks Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Yes, always something.  Pulled my IIe out this evening and discovered some keys don’t work.  Worked when I put it away a few months ago.   I hate fixing keys.  😕  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, cbmeeks said: Yes, always something.  Pulled my IIe out this evening and discovered some keys don’t work.  Worked when I put it away a few months ago. Perhaps generalized light oxidation that has added up over time..? And just that little bit more pushed it over the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmeeks Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well, I think it was more than that this time. I pulled the switch out and even took it apart, cleaned, etc. But no matter what I did, when I would reassemble the switch, it wouldn't work. Plus, some of the plastic was so brittle that it started snapping off.  So I just found another switch on eBay and it actually arrived yesterday. I got it soldered in and now it works. But who knows which key is next. 🙂  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, cbmeeks said: But who knows which key is next. 🙂 How many more keys are on that keyboard? Can we place bets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.