"Paul F. Butler" wrote:
> I'm in trouble.
> I've been having difficulty doing backups because my Mac (Powerbook 2400 G3
> 240) was freezing up half way through. Even attempting to do a backup with
> extensions off I ended up with the same problem. After many restarts of my
> Mac, trashing the NCU preferences, zapping my Mac's PRAM, rebuilding the
> desktop, reinstalling NCU version 1.0, my Newton 2000 now tells me that it
> "cannot connect with this version of the desktop application" (NCU version
> 1.0). I've tried both AppleTalk and serial connections with no success. I've
> moved all my personal data to a RAM card and erased the Newton completely.
> NCU will still not establish a connection, although it will find my Mac on
> an AppleTalk network. I just found an old copy of Newton Backup Utilities
> version 1.0 and the connection with this software is fine.
> I have sucessfully backed up in the past with these same system
> configurations. The only change has been some software added to the Newton
> but it now contains no software that is not built in and the problems
> remain.
Paul,
My first thought, after reading your problem, was: this looked like he's trying
to use Newton Connection Kit with his 2000. So, my first question to you would
be: are you sure that you're trying to use Newton Connection Utilities?
Don't start your Mac with extensions off, as I do remember that communication
tools are not loaded, and NCU uses the Communication Toolbox to communicate with
your MP. Instead, make a small set of extensions in Extension Manager and
restart your Mac.
Next, I would suggest you do a re-install of NCU (make sure it's not NCK!). Make
sure you install everything. Restart your Mac. Make sure you remove any Newton
Connection Utilities file that may lie in your Preferences folder before
launching NCU after the install.
You're not specifying what kind of physical connection you have between your MP
and your Mac. That might be useful to know in order to troubleshoot your
problem.
Finally, you're saying "erased the Newton completely". Does that mean you did a
"hard reset" (AKA brain wipe)?
-Laurent.
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