X/Y modem upload problems

[Adam Lackorzynski]

On Fri Dec 17, 2004 at 14:33:04 +0200, Wayne Gemmell wrote:
> On Friday 17 December 2004 12:44, Wayne Gemmell wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I am trying to upload an image to the Fx35-xxlsi. I have who computers next
> > to eachother, both running identical software (minicom 2.1 and sx 0.12.20)
> > both on Gentoo. One machine (Intel Celeron) cannot upload the image but can
> > run the gdb and the other (AMD64 3200+) can upload the image but can't run
> > the gdb. Both have both hardware and software control switched off nd their
> > ttys output is identical....
> >
> > $>stty -a -F /dev/tts/4
> >  speed 38400 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line = 0;
> >  intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>;
> >  eol2 = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W;
> >  lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 5;
> >  -parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread clocal -crtscts
> >  ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr -icrnl -ixon
> >  -ixoff
> >  -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel
> >  -opost -olcuc -ocrnl -onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0
> > vt0 ff0
> >  -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop
> >  -echoprt -echoctl -echoke
> >
> > Could someone please give me a clue as to where to begin to try fix this?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Wayne
> I forgot tom mention that Minicoms output in the Pentium is 
> 
> <output>
> Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent: 249/31kRetry 0: NAK on sector
> Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent: 253/31kRetry 0: NAK on sector
> Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent: 254/31kRetry 0: Cancelled
> 
> Transfer incomplete
> </output>
> 
> I get a similar output on the AMD it just manages to transfer more info 
> between NAKs.

Could it be that the connection is just unreliable? I often see such
behaviour in this case.


Adam
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