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ScuzzBlog: Diaries May 2017

Entry 21st May 2017: Post: 2


Parnet issues


Hi

I have been using Parnet for many years with no issue and have a 
specially created disk that I carry from machine to machine with the 
necessary software plus files in respective drawers. I have a little 
batch of disks that I generally have on me all the time DOpusIV, 
SnoopDOS, SysInfo and CED.

Yesterday I connected the Parnet cable to an Amiga 2000 running a bogus 
version of 2.1 [38.35 as opposed to the 38.36] and a Checkmate Amiga 
1500 which is actually a hybrid A500 in a metal case running 2.04.

There was already a version of Parnet on the 2000 albeit a single tool 
that launched the 'mountlist' from devs that uses parnet.device and the 
l:netpnet-handler. Note that the mountlist that normally exists in Devs 
for Speak, Aux,Pipe and RAD had been renamed OLD and the items are 
mounted through mount commands in the startup-sequence.HD. The revised 
mountlist is identical to the client side Parnet mountlist normally on 
the Parnet software I use excluding the mouse details.

Anyway, none of this works on the 2000. The launch simply hangs at 
trying to establish a network connection. On the other hand on the 
Checkmate just zonks through the processes and in a flash advises All 
Done and mounts the Network icon on the screen and I am able to copy and 
tranfer files to the 2000.

No matter how I tried the Parnet on the 2000 it would not work. Client 
or Host on the Checkmate and in different order.

I decided to junk the Parnet references on the 2000 in C, Devs, L etc 
and cleaned everything out. I then very carefully installed the software 
I normally use, and with previous success, to the 2000. I have checked 
and double checked everything is in place. If have the nodes set up and 
have edited the drive lists mountlists to reflect the computer hardware.

The A2000 is using a SeriesII GVP with the drive mounted on the card, 
while the Checkmate uses the old XT590 and a second SCSI drive. The 2000 
has standard drive letters DH0: and DH1:

Sadly none of this worked. I have run SnoopDOS and that reports that the 
machine just hangs at finding network. The Checkmate has no such issue 
using the exact same software. It finds the 2000 across the Network and 
I can move files without issue.

One issue that may have something to do with things, or not, is a series 
of notifications you receive at the lauch of the 2000 boot process... it 
states

Drive click is off
Star is on
Pipe char is off
Multi command char is off
Alert lasts 540 frames

This appears to be activated by commands in the user-startup

CLICKSTART NOCLICK STAR
;BEGIN SetDevice
run >nil: c:SetDevice
;END SetDEvice

In truth I don't understand any of that....

The previous parnet_on tool reads

netpnet-server UNIT 0
mount net:
netpatch net:
cd net: cd0
echo ""
echo "ALL DONE"

Thats all I have on the problem. Other than I have checked over what I 
have done so many times and yet cannot find anything out of place. It 
should be working, but something is preventing the connection with the 
Checkmate. So far I have added Parnet to the Checkmate via A1200 and 
A600 [ 3.0 and 2.05] no problem.

Just odd. I would appreciate any hint of something I could check that I 
haven't already. I just cannot get the 2000 to talk to the Checkmate.

Thanks for reading.

scuzz



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