[NTLK] Problems connecting by serial cable.

Edward Kenworthy edward at kenworthy.info
Wed Dec 16 01:39:57 EST 2009


Don

Thanks! That was exactly the problem! NCX was set to use Bluetooth!

Got a working connection now :)

Edward

On 15 Dec 2009, at 21:17, Don Zahniser wrote:

> On 12/14/09, Don Zahniser wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:42 -0500, Edward Kenworthy wrote:
>>
>>> 1st gen Mac Pro, Snow Leopard and NCX-34.
>>>
>>> I have been trying to initiate the connection from the Newt side
>>> (dock->connect using serial). Didn't know there was another way.
>>
>> There isn't, but I wanted to make sure that was understood.
>>
>> As far as other software/connectivity issues go, I'm working on a  
>> Pismo,
>> under Tiger, with a generic USB-serial adapter, so there could be  
>> some
>> differences between what we each see.
>
> Hmppf - Hit the 'Send too soon' button, and it didn't get back to me
> from the list for over 24 hours!
>
> What I was going to comment on was that, if you haven't already, you
> should check the NCX preferences to make sure that your USB-Serial
> adapter is selected.  My Pismo has IRDA capability, and it gets
> automatically selected if I am disconnected from my USB hub when I
> launch NCX.  It does correctly select my USB-serial adapter's driver
> when I reconnect to the hub and relaunch NCX, but YMMV.
>
> Also, try running NCX while the Console is open.  You may be able to
> glean some information from the messages that NCX puts in the log  
> while
> it is running.
>
>>>
>>> On 14 Dec 2009, at 11:26, Don Zahniser wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:32:31 -0500, Edward Kenworthy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Finally got all the hardware I thought I needed (serial adapter  
>>>>> for the
>>>>> newt, usb->serial adapter for my Mac). Installed the drivers and  
>>>>> my Mac
>>>>> sees the usb-serial adapter. Plug in the newt, try to dock over  
>>>>> serial
>>>>> and it fails. Only point of concern is the widget that goes in  
>>>>> the top
>>>>> doesn't fit as tightly as I would expect.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> There is a known problem with MP2x00 Newtons, in which the socket  
>>>> for
>>>> the
>>>> Newton Internet Connector (that the dongle plugs into) comes  
>>>> loose from
>>>> its moorings.  Hopefully that is not the case for yours, because  
>>>> there
>>>> is
>>>> not much hope of a fix.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.splorp.com/newton/faq/newton-faq-hardware.html#IIC6f
>>>>
>>>> It could still be a software issue, though.  What model of Mac,  
>>>> what OS,
>>>> what software are you using from the Mac side?
>>>>
>>>> You should always try to initiate the connection from the Newton  
>>>> Dock.
>
>
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