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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Help!
Message-ID: <9003051418.AA11977@apple.com>
Date: 5 Mar 90 14:10:59 GMT
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On Fri, 2 Mar 90 23:58:21 EST you said:
>:        My apple will not download.  It will upload.  But when I try to
>:download it creates a file for it on the disk, recieves about 32 blocks, then
>:says either the disk is write protected <without even running the disk drive,
>:and I've tried both disk drives, and checked the switch> or it says disk
>full.
>: Could this be the fault of my serial card?  I have a Promethious SeriALL
>:card.  I know it's not the modem, Its done it on two different modems.  I
>:haven't had trouble with anything else.  So I doubt it's the drive controller
>:card, but I don't know.

The problem is software, not hardware.  What are you using to attempt to
download?  Are you ***SURE***!!! your know what /volume/file.name the
software is trying to write to (often enough error messages misrepresent
the actual problem)?  Have you tried downloading with something else?
What transfer protocol are you using (XModem or XModem/CRC are HARD to
foul up, but recent posts to this board indicate the ZModem can run into
difficulties, and while YModem ought to be as trouble free as XModem, when
in doubt, try an older protocol)?

It CAN'T be the modem; it's unlikely to be the cable; if you haven't any
problem uploading and reading mail, the serial card doesn't appear to be
at fault.  The most likely explanation is the software is trying to write
to a /VOLUME/ that isn't present.

/s Murph <Sewall%UConnVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu>         [Internet]
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