[NTLK] Problems connecting by serial cable.

[Boyer Jason]

I've found that trying a variety of restart and unplug combinations can get it to work.  What I do is unplug then reconnect the serial adaptor.  Then restart NCU.  Then restart the Newton and open Dock.


On Dec 14, 2009, at 12:33 PM, 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 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.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Don Zahniser
> 
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