#A2000 Help
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Alan,
Since you have very old software in other ways (1.2 Kickstart and Workbench
are VERY old, and you should have 1.3.2), it is very likely that you do not
have the latest Janus software (Janus 2.0) either. This is available from
your dealer for about $35 or so, and is well worth it. Makes it MUCH
easier to use those commands, and lots of things work better. Since 2.0 of
the Amiga OS is supposed to be out most any time, I don't think you'd want
to rush out and get 1.3 right now – but you will want to update to 2.0 once
it is out and stable, I'm sure.
Betty
According to VERSION (amiga dos) i have kickstart version 33.180 and
workbench version 34.20 … I bought the new Amiga Bridge board
software but I still cannont get a file to copy to df1.. To make matters
worse, if I move the bridge board boot disk to df1 after I boot, and I put
a formatted disk in df0 all the files go to df1!!!
This dammed thing is about to drive me batty!!!!
Alan
I have finally been able to copy files with the Bridge Board Software.. I
can copy to the name of the disk (like empty:) but not to the device
name… Even stranger still is the fact that everyfile I have copied the
Amiga changes!! I copied autoexec.bat (just for a test) the the amiga and
the name was something like auboexec.fat … I copied a file called
readme.1st and it became beadme.1ct .. Everytime I copy a file the
information is changed, and unusable. The files are changed excatly the
same way (I copied readme.1st 4 times, and every time it became beadme.1ct)
but the letters are not allways changed, for example I had a word with the
letter S in it twice, the first S was changed, the second one wasn't.. I
tried the new bridgeboard software and the old software, but I had no
luck…
CAN ANY ONE HELP ME??
–Alan
If you're using aread and awrite to copy files, be aware (I think its in
the docs) that these commands have some switches that you can use to
control the transfer, such as /b for binary. These make sure that the
transfer goes the way YOU want it to go. You also have to specify a
correct output and input names. Finally, if you're using Janus 2 on the
Ami side make sure that the aread and awrite (and other Janus utilities) on
the PC side are also from Janus 2.
Ron
Alan,
Please give us the exact syntax of the commands you are using. Tell us
exactly what you are doing to transfer the files. I think that would help
us to help you.
Betty
awrite asciifil.txt filedisk:asciifil.dat
And I get some characters in the wrong places…
I have used the /b and other switches, no change!
UUUUUUUGH!
–> Alan
The proper method would be something like this: assuming you have a
text file on disk A: of the PC and want to transfer it to RAM: on the
[C [CAmiga side:
awrite a:\MYTEXT.TXT RAM:MYTEXT.TXT
The switches of course are optional; I transfer binary stuff all
the time without adding the /B switch. You MUST have the FULL AND COMPLETE
pathname, or you will get the message "Can't open Amiga file" or vice
versa….
J.R.
Yes. That is what I am doing..
The only diffrence is the file name on drive RAM: would end up being
MYDEXT.DHD or somethig like that…
–>Alan
You are putting your Bridgeboard disks in your Amiga drives? Gee, I
couldn't do that, either! You can use those drives with Aread and AWrite,
but not directly. You can only use the BB disk(s) directly. If you will
look through the files in Library 12, I think you will find some software
that will help you to transfer files between the Bridgeboard and the Amiga.
I'm sorry, but I forgot the names of the files. Try, at the Library 12!
prompt, BRO KEY:BRIDGEBOARD.
Betty