On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 01:45:28PM -0400, Jai Dhar wrote:
> Hello
>
>         So, first things, yes, I have a burner, so if you were to come up with an iso (which would be awesome), then it would be no prob.
>

> Now as for your suggestions. I can't do it on my other box because that is
> pure FreeBSD as opposed to dual boot.

You have FreeBSD? COOL! How would you like to join my newly formed picprg2.3
FreeBSD testing program? ;-)

> Due to FreeBSD's wonderful
> non-resizable slices, I can't create room for a Win installation (which I
> would have otherwise)...

No. picprg2.3 is designed to program PICs under Unix variants. It'll give you
a whole new set of variables to test under.

> so thats out of the question, or for use as a last resort.

No problem. Offer's open though.

> Switching to pin 11... since I made the cord myself, I will have to
> painstakingly test each wire for which one is pin 11, but I will try this :-)

Cool.

>

> As for trying the read with no PIC in... would using a pull-up resistor
>tied to a push button work for this?

Sure. Just make sure that it's low valued enough that it can pull the input
D4 on the HCT573 below 0.8V. 150 ohms should do the trick.

> I dont have the means necessary to do
>the jumper thing, but I could try a read and press the button randomly. I
>think this would accomplish something similar.  >

The jumper is simply a wire inserted between D7 and GND/+5.

> With relation to everything else you mentioned, I verified while testing,
>and was as it should be. I am thinking the parport has a decent chance of
>being slightly messed up (since Iv done a lot of devel., and guaranteed have
>done something wrong along the way with the parport).. which is why I wish I
>could try it on the other computer. Hmm.. maybe I will pop out this HD and
>put it in the other. I dont think XP would like a K6 200 ;-)

No. Bad idea.

> I think the other computer is out for now.

It isn't for picprg2.3. Let me take a virtual minute and see how port I/O is
done under FreeBSD... Done. I see what you're talking about with ppi. It
should only take a hour or so to convert it. May be worth the effort.

> So I will try pin 11 in the meantime. I hope I dont have to resort to HVP
> since I liked the idea of a LVP in the first place :-) >

As do I. But with so many problems, and the lack of solutions, it's a route
that we may have to embark on.


> THank you,

Thank me when it works. Keep plugging.

BAJ
>
> Jai
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 08:47:06PM -0400, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 12:16:17PM -0400, Jai Dhar wrote:
> > > Ok, here are the results. [deleted for brevity]

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