SJDMK@UNO.BITNET.UUCP (10/02/87)
I've had v3.78 for some time now but never bothered to set up the files
KERMIT.INIT and KERMIT.MODEM. I didn't really have the time to read all
the documentaion to see what they did so I never did. Now that I have
v3.79 I decided to do it.
Now for the problem. While using DOS 3.3, everything is fine. When I
transferred Kermit over to a ProDOS disk I got an error:
PRODOS ERROR & CALL ADDRESS: $40 5010
INVALID PATHNAME
*** the '$' was inverted.
The only thing I can figure is that Kermit needs to have the prefix set but
you can't do that since it trys to read the file before you try to set the
prefix.
Any ideas?
Are my assumptions correct?
Thanks,
Steve
BITnet: SJDMK@UNO
ARPAnet: EDU%"SJDMK%UNO.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU"medin@cod.UUCP (Ted Medin) (10/08/87)
In article <8710021356.aa03194@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> SJDMK@UNO.BITNET writes: > >Now for the problem. While using DOS 3.3, everything is fine. When I >transferred Kermit over to a ProDOS disk I got an error: > >PRODOS ERROR & CALL ADDRESS: $40 5010 >INVALID PATHNAME > >*** the '$' was inverted. > >The only thing I can figure is that Kermit needs to have the prefix set but >you can't do that since it trys to read the file before you try to set the >prefix. > Kermit 3.79 does indead get the default prefix if you havent specified a prefix via the "set prefix ..." command. So with a virgin binary you wouldnt have the prefix set. At that point kermit gets the default prefix and will look for the .init file there. This all worked fine in our testing until we tried to start kermit via the startup file. The default prefix is not available from an "exec filename" and i couldnt figure out how to get the default prefix. However, if you start kermit from the keyboard then everything works fine. Now if someone knows what the solution to exec files is please let me know. One caveat: i have not tested the above with the easy install so there may be a bug there. Sigh! Ted
lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) (10/13/87)
Does anyone know of any work going on to get Kermit 3.79 or greater to install directly onto a ProDos disk, instead of starting with a Dos 3.3 disk? Note that the new IIgs does not come with DOS 3.3. Thus it is becoming more and more unlikely that folks will be able to install the software unless someone comes up with a likely plan. What part of the installation is preventing this from working? Thanks! -- Larry W. Virden 75046,606 (CIS) 674 Falls Place, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 864-8817 cbosgd!n8emr!lwv HAM/SWL BBS (HBBS) 614-457-4227.. 300/1200 bps We haven't inherited the world from our parents, but borrowed it from our children.