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From: "JohnT" <johnt@nettech.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.problems.pc
Subject: Re: Can't download
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 12:50:58 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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What is the connection speed? If it is 115200bps try using the default 9600
and see if you can download then. If that works, gradually up the rate until
it stops working again then use the rate it last worked at. Apparently some
people have had trouble in the past using high speed settings!

JohnT

Andy wrote in message <35731C33.3F4E@virgin.net>...
>Please Help!
>
>I am having problems with the communication between the PC and the
>Yaroze.
>
>The contents of DJSETUP are on Autoexec.bat, and the 'devicehigh'
>command is on Config.sys
>
>They can 'see' each other - entering 'dir' at the siocons prompt results
>in the Yaroze boot disk contents being displayed,
>'cls' clears the TV screen, but when attempting to send data (ie BATCH0
>or BATCH1), problems occur.  (The 'make' command seems to have worked OK
>to get the above two files)
>
>Siocons displays the first download line
>
>tuto0 [.text] address:80100000-801001ef size:0001f0  0001f0:
>
>But the Yaroze screen says the data is FFFFFEFF bytes long - then both
>ends hang.  (The same thing happens with the demo program)
>
>While troubleshooting, I created a one byte file, which I tried to LOAD.
>When I did this, the Yaroze said it was one byte, but then said
>
>PARITY ERROR (FFFFFFFF).
>
>Anyone have any idea why this is happening?  I've tried com ports 1 & 2
>with the same result.
>
>Andy Thorn