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From: "Carlos Pieterse" <john-doe@image.dk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.beginners
Subject: Re: Starting problems
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 15:56:57 +0200
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Roman und Gregor Dashuber wrote:
>I'm in desperate need of help,
>
>I have a problem. Neither the "hello world"-demo nor the sample
>program runs on my computer. I follow the instructions and bring
>up the console tool(siocons), but then the siocons prompt (double
>-right arrow) doesn't appear. I press F3 whichs brings up the
>Auto[1]: prompt and enter the name of the batch file(in this case
>batch0). After pressing enter i receive the error message:
>
>BINARY WRITE: timeout !
>auto commands all stop

Looks like your PC ain't talking with the Yaroze.
>
>I have already checked the communication cable, the Pc and the
>TV, but the problem stayed always the same.

Be sure to push the communications cable hard in the Yaroze!
>
>I don't know what to do else, please help !


What is your port setup (com1/com2, which addresses?) baud settings etc.

>
>e-mail: d-twinz@gap.baynet.de
>
>Roman

Carlos Pieterse.