DriveWire

[KenH]

Steve,
Drivewire 4.1's setup wizard has a "Test configuration" option (at the final wizard screen), which was omitted in the latest 2 DW4 versions.
It is useful for testing the basic connectivity.
I have uploaded DW4.1 here: http://www.mediafire.com/?3pb6xnl4holu43f
Does your CoCo pass this test?

[zephyr]

Thanks, Ken!

I am now using a CoCo 2 and it passes the test perfectly. Still the same problem though, enter DIR on the CoCo and it just returns an I/O ERROR.

[KenH]

I am now using a CoCo 2 and it passes the test perfectly.

That's a good sign
I'm hardly an expert on the Drivewire protocol. Try submitting a bug report through the DW help menu. Aaron may be able to give you some advice.
Ken

[zephyr]

Its working perfectly now, but I had to use a USB to Serial adapter. The next stage is to burn some EPROMs to make a DW cartridge.

Ken, Thanks for taking the time to help me with this.

[zephyr]

I have now made a perfect working DW cartridge, but I did have a few problems. I spent all afternoon testing all of my game carts, searching for one that could handle double speed. Only 2 out of 19 carts could handle double speed.

[Dantyr]

Its working perfectly now, but I had to use a USB to Serial adapter. The next stage is to burn some EPROMs to make a DW cartridge.

Ken, Thanks for taking the time to help me with this.

Good to know that! I will try to grab one of those to see if it works with my Color64! I also was using connected to the serial port COM1 on my PC.

Juan has the same issue with his CoCo1.

Daniel

[JCCyC]

Its working perfectly now, but I had to use a USB to Serial adapter. The next stage is to burn some EPROMs to make a DW cartridge.

Ken, Thanks for taking the time to help me with this.

Good to know that! I will try to grab one of those to see if it works with my Color64! I also was using connected to the serial port COM1 on my PC.

Juan has the same issue with his CoCo1.

Daniel

But keep in mind the same cable, with the same DW server, using the same COM of the same PC, works perfectly with my CoCo 3.

[zephyr]

Its working perfectly now, but I had to use a USB to Serial adapter. The next stage is to burn some EPROMs to make a DW cartridge.

Ken, Thanks for taking the time to help me with this.

Good to know that! I will try to grab one of those to see if it works with my Color64! I also was using connected to the serial port COM1 on my PC.

Juan has the same issue with his CoCo1.

Daniel

Make sure the drivers are available for your Operating System before you buy. Although the USB to Serial adapter I got came with a drivers disc, the drivers were not the correct ones for the adapter. I had to search for hours on the internet to find the correct drivers.

[zephyr]

Some DriveWire demonstrations on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFnttB5YOMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU85qTOhWx8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUoWaW4HQE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ehm-J0LAA