[comp.sys.amiga] Serial port errors

rokicki@navajo.STANFORD.EDU (Tomas Rokicki) (11/19/86)

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But seriously, folks . . .

After copying yet another file to my serial printer, I got
the following cryptic notation -after the file was completely
finished- on the printer:

rom-wack
PC: 020DD2  SR: 2500  USP: 0223E8  SSP: 07FFC0  XCPT: 0003  TASK: 000000
DR: 00000000 00010800 00000000 00000057 00000000 0001CFC8 00021754 00021754
AR: 00DFF000 00010FC6 00009440 00010560 00FF5118 00020C76 FFFFFFFF
SF: 0002 079A 0001 0E44 0002 1814 0002 0874 0001 CFF8 0002 1814 0001 F71C 00FC

Does anyone read this stuff?

In addition, when I hang the printer off the parallel port and send
gobs of data (which I occasionally do), the Amiga starts to drop bits
on the floor.  I know it's the Amiga because it works fine with the
IBM AT . . .

All of this is using either copy or writing directly to ser: or par:
from C under 1.1.  Any thoughts will be appreciated.

-tom

higgin@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom GUEST) (11/21/86)

In article <1102@navajo.STANFORD.EDU> rokicki@navajo.STANFORD.EDU (Tomas Rokicki) writes:
>...
>In addition, when I hang the printer off the parallel port and send
>gobs of data (which I occasionally do), the Amiga starts to drop bits
>on the floor.  I know it's the Amiga because it works fine with the
>IBM AT . . .
>
>All of this is using either copy or writing directly to ser: or par:
>from C under 1.1.  Any thoughts will be appreciated.
>
>-tom

If you're having problems sending to both ser: and par: I suspect CABLE
troubles, or somehow you're printer is getting BURIED in data.

I would try SMALL files, and if they work FINE, I suspect somehow your
printer is not being able to hold off the Amiga from dumping data
continuously to it.

	Just a thought,
		Paul.

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