ADTPro experiments

ADTPro Experience

I'm trying to transfer some old data disks from an Apple IIe format to something I can use on a more modern machine (via an emulator). After discovering ADTPro (which is a really cool project), I've been trying to get it to work. I managed to bootstrap the system from bare metal (also, really cool). I got all the way through the ADT disk transfer.

The below is fixed by selecting the correct slot for your disk controller. :-)

I think at that point I'm supposed to use ADT to transfer the ADTPro disk image (ADTPro-0.1.4.dsk). However, I only get an error saying "NOT A 16-SECTOR DISK". Photo of an Apple IIe display showing a SSC in Slot 1 @ 115K, a disk located in Slot 7 Drive 2, and an error message saying 'NOT A 16-SECTOR DISK'

As a matter of fact, I get this error when trying to do anything with ADT (send or receive). I know the Apple and PC are talking because the DIR commands work fine in both ADT and ADTPro.

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing a directory listing of disk files from the remote ADTPro device.
I tried using the bootstrapping method of sending the ADTPro client to a blank DOS formatted disk. This appeared to work but when I try to view the list of Volumes I see nothing. Photo of an Apple IIe display showing ADTPro asking for a target drive and there are none in the list to select.

David Schmidt, the Author, pointed out to me that ADTPro needs a PRODOS environment not DOS so this will never work. After transferring the correct disk image for ADTPro, volume selection works correctly.

Now, I can enter a file name

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing the main ADTPro interface with the Send command selected and a filename listed.

select a volume to send

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing the volume selection screen for ADTPro with drives listed.

but I get an error when the transfer begins.

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing an error when the ADTPro app starts transferring. The app has crashed out to the monitor with an error '1819- A=00 X=08 Y=28 P=37 S=E6'

If I run 1817L (per David Schmidt's request), I get a list of 00 entries. My understanding is that this is incorrect.

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing the output of '1817L' run from the monitor. The result is all 00.

I'm using DOS ADT to transfer the ADTPro-0.1.4.dsk image to the Apple as below

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing ADTPro set to receive a disk image that is the ADTPro boot disk.

Here is a dump of line 1817 before transferring a disk. It appears to be correct (not all zeros).

Photo of an Apple IIe display showing the correct (not all 00) listing of the '1817L' command before I attempted the transfer.

I'll update this, if I figure out how to make it work...

My Hardware

My system is an Apple IIe with a Super Serial Card (SSC) in slot 1. I also have the dual disk drive unit attached to a card in slot 7.

Picture of an Apple IIe with a duodisk stacked on top.

Hard won intelligence

I know this sounds simple, but it took me much trial and error. When initially bootstrapping ADTPro, the IN#x command should match the slot number printed on the motherboard. Ignore the slot numbers on the rear of the machine.