af5@S.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Wendy Ueng) (12/02/87)
I down-loaded pkx35a35.exe.1 from simtel20 and kermited to my z100. I then tried to run it to extract the pkarc programs. It returned a message immediately complaining "program is to big to fit in memory". I have a z100 with 768k memory (old motherboard, upgraded with FBE's kit). This upgrade was done over a year ago. I also put in a CDR's speed module and a FBE's SmartWatch not too long ago. I replaced the 8088 chip by a NEC's v20 in the mean time. Could the latter upgrades cause memory/addressing problems? The video memory tests showed errors. It said to replace chip u353. Could this be the problem? Where can I order a replacement chip? I would appreciate any help. Thanks. Wendy Ueng
GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA (Gern) (12/02/87)
You corrupted the program during the FTP and/or KERMIT transfer. The 'Program too big for memory' is a common indicator that the File Headerat the begining of the file is messed up. I don't know what system(s) you are using, but you must FTP in BINARY/IMAGE/PAGED and KERMIT in 8-BIT/BINARY. If your system is a 16/32 bit-word (VAX, etc) then ASCII is 8-bit and there is no transfer mode for KERMIT. The SIMTEL20 system is a 36-bit TOPS20 8-bits into 36 is not round, so storage transfers are performed (8-bit ASCII files are stored differently than 8-bit binary) so the FTP mode is critical. Experiment. Good luck! Gern -------
af5@S.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Wendy Ueng) (12/02/87)
I was aware of the significance of the modes. Therefore, I set the transfer mode to "binary" before I ftp'ed pkx35a35.exe.1 and used the -i option when I kermit'ed. I don't know what else could have been done. One thing did not seem quite right to me was the byte count. The system I used was a VAX. The resulting byte count for pkx35a35.exe.1 was 80640 while the "official" number was 71680 (from the anouncement note). But then I figured that 80640 is equal to 71680 * 36 / 32. The number is actually correct. Thank you for your information. At least I know it's not my z100. I did not really think it was, but I always got nervous after having done upgrades - no matter how trivial they were. I guess my question now is: How do I download arc files from simtel20 to a VAX machine? Wendy Ueng
af5@S.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Wendy Ueng) (12/02/87)
> I guess my question now is: How do I download arc files from simtel20 to a VAX > machine? I got the answer: Switch to type "tenex" (not "binary") by typing either "tenex" or "type tenex". It took a l-o-n-g time for transferring pkx35a35.exe.1 in this mode. The byte count I got this time was 71680 - exactly the same as what in the anouncement. Thank you, Bill. Wendy Ueng