| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
What is the secret for getting XMODEM to work ? I have copied various
AMIGA stuff from the DEC public network using the COPY command,
then I go home, dial up from the AMIGA, call XMODEM from DCL, and
try to get a transfer going. It seems either it completes or just
seems to transfer forever and not complete. If it completes, the
file cannot be de-ARCED. It comes back and says "file is not an
ARCHIVE". I got my copy of XMODEM from LEDS3::ACCIARDI. What might
I be doing wrong ? It was a 128 byte file I was trying to transfer.
Also, the CVTARC program does not want to run,at least on my system.
I get an Access Violation message. Any ideas ?
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| 2028.1 | try this | FSCORE::KAYE | Be seeing you | Tue Dec 20 1988 21:00 | 22 |
I'm new to this and been all through this kind of thing for the
last 2 weeks.
1st) make sure you define the things on the VAX as foreign commands
ie: CVTARC:==$CVTARC
same for XMODEM
I use Handshake 2.12a in YMODEM 1K mode. To send a file i type the
following on the VAX:
$ XMODEM file_name.ARC/YMODEM/ONEK/SEND=BIN
and then select the 'receive' menu item in Handshake
It works like a charm. To get the version of XMODEM i used the
following:
$ ftsv copy CVG""::WORK1:[CAMPANELLA.KITS]XMODEMVMS.BCK []
It was in a note somewhere - search for tit=xmodem
mark
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| 2028.2 | Just between you and me, here's the secret | TALLIS::JFOLEY | Tue Dec 20 1988 21:09 | 45 | |
Here's what I do to make clean binary transfers. It may
or may not work for your configuration.
In the Serial Preferences window, select 8 read bits, 8 write bits,
no parity, one stop bit, and select "none" for handshaking. On your
terminal emulator (I use Handshake) make the same selections -
8 data bits, one stop bit, no parity, no handshaking, and no flow
control.
On the VAX, after you log in send a break signal, and type to the
LAT
Local> set session passall
Local> resume
This stops the LAT from trying to interpret any keystrokes.
Before you transmit your file run cvtarc on it. Then tell VMS
to stop converting keystrokes:
$ cvtarc u <filename>
$ set term /passall
Unfortunately, this also turns off command line editing, so
type carefully from this point on. Now you're ready to send
your file:
$ xmodem -is <filename>
On your terminal emulator, select the XMODEM protocol, and tell
it to receive a binary file. It should count off the blocks
as it gets them and beep when it's done.
If this doesn't work, there are a few things you can check:
Run "arc -x <filename>" on the VAX. You may have a bad .arc
file to begin with.
Do a "show term" and look for things that don't match with
the transfer protocol (number of data bits, etc.)
There might be some other magic needed for you VAX and terminal
server configuration.
- Jim
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| 2028.3 | XMODEM... | CSOA1::CURTIS | Wed Dec 21 1988 11:27 | 2 | |
Thanks for the replies, I'll try some of these suggestions....
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