On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 10:20:01PM -0400, Jai Dhar wrote: > Quoting Byron A Jeff : > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 01:45:28PM -0400, Jai Dhar wrote: > > You have FreeBSD? COOL! How would you like to join my newly formed > > picprg2.3 > > FreeBSD testing program? ;-) > > I would love to test for you!! I will tell you what... as soon as get this > darn PIC working, I will test as much as you need me to, no problems. I will take you up on that. > > > I think the other [FreeBSH] 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. > > > > As am I working on this stupid PIC, I dont have an hour to convert code... > besides, I havent worked with anything BUT ppi, so I wouldnt know how to > convert code... if thats what you were talking about. No. Actually I was talking about me converting the code. It would be easier if I could get a FreeBSD account for a bit just for compile and test purposes. Anyone know if there's a CD bootable FreeBSD package? > Do you know how to work > fppdos.exe? Because I can just boot off a floppy on my other box and run it > from there. That's an idea. as for fppdos.exe. Not a clue. And it looks like David Tait's forum site is closing up shop. So I'm not sure the best way to use it. > > So right now, what I am going to do is see if I Can get it working in dos with > the other box.. I dont know how fppdos.exe command line works tho. There is a > field for device and hardware, and I'm not sure what the convention is. The > wierd thing is, I just trie ddoing a read, and it came up all 3FFF's. I then > did an erase... and read agian, it was Blank? And now... very few times it > reads 3FFF's, but most of the time, its just Blank. I have no clue what that > means, you probably would have a better idea. I am going to just try and do a > read with no PIC, taking a jumper wire between +5 and GND, see what that does. Let me know. BAJ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu