Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)


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Re: Re(2): TI-H: Fun-tography Ability????? (fwd)




The current driver can only handle 512k.  If john makes one, using the 6
steps below, you can use up to 504MB and beyond.

>Ok, that's good...just one more itzy bitzy tiny thing...what raw protocol
>(i.e. line states) should i use to talk to the AVR? TI's protocol? Or
>something else that's less reliable?
>
>-- Jon Olson
>
>On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>
>>
>> Ohh...  Opps...  Well, there is a driver for the hard drive.  It can only
>> use the first 512k...  All it is is a hacked EII...
>>
>> Here is how it operates:
>> 1.  Send 'Receive sector' or 'Send sector' command
>> 2.  send sector
>> 3.  send cylinder low
>> 4.  send cylinder high
>> 5.  send head/drive
>> 6.  receive or send 512 bytes
>> 7.  goto 1
>>
>> >Ah, i see...we're talking about completely different things. :> I can do
>> >the keyboard too, but my orringal comment was about the IDE hard disk
>> >which you said you has designed, but no one was willing to write a driver
>> >for it. I'd be glad to write a driver (and have plent of HD's lying around
>> >to do so)...anyway, i can do both the HD and Keyboard if ya like. I've got
>> >3 months of summer to kill.
>> >
>> >-- Jon Olson
>> >
>> >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> okay cool...  You make the protocall.  The AVR dumps out a standard ASCII
>> >> key for each key pressed.  For the final firmware, there will be a dip
>> >> switch for 8x and 92/89 mode.
>> >>
>> >> Grant
>> >>
>> >> >Well...i leave on saturday. so please hurry if you would. I need
>>something
>> >> >to occupy my time all week. I'm planning on having a fully functioning
>> >> >driver by the time i get back (which...given a week of summer vacation,
>> >> >shouldn't be a problem)...
>> >> >
>> >> >-- Jon Olson
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Alright...i've got nothing to do next week while i'm going on vacation
>> >> >> >(me? outdoors? hell not) so if ya give me the protocol spec, i can
>> >>write a
>> >> >> >driver. won't be able to update you about status for a week though,
>> >> >> >obviously. i'll code it for usgard for the simple reason i don't
>>like any
>> >> >> >other shells. port it if you like. all i need now is the spec from
>> >>grant.?
>> >> >> >:>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'll give it to you after I make it...
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>