Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!news.csuohio.edu!randell.cba.csuohio.edu!fnet
From: fnet@randell.cba.csuohio.edu (Greg Boh)
Subject: Re: More metal installation troubles...
Message-ID: <1993Apr20.025654.1409@news.csuohio.edu>
Sender: news@news.csuohio.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
References: <Jq482B3w166w@hogbbs.scol.pa.us>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 02:56:54 GMT
Lines: 62

In article <Jq482B3w166w@hogbbs.scol.pa.us> lone@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (John Hale) writes:
>My installation works fine (yes, I even set up Metal.config right...) but 
>I crashes as soon as I get into the editor/programming environment, 
>with "Cannot execute module at $0000" or something of that ilk. I though 

Might want to try looking at how you have these options defined in your
config. Make sure that they do NOT have the .S extensions on them.

STARTUP=<program name>  This is the program that METAL will execute after
			it has crashed for some reason. Usually, it is the 
			1/STARTUP.S program for FV.

EXECMODULE=<program name> This is the program that METAL executes FIRST. It 
			  will only launch it once, at boot time. In FV 4, it
			  is the 1/PRECOMPILE.S ieb that will go through and
			  compile your 1/ directory. (All your IEBS.)

The error you described above may be caused by this.

If that doesn't work, then you have to take a look at your PATH statements..

PATH0=<*/>     		Where METAL will look for External Packg files.
			METAL.PACKG...
			...MAP
			METAL.OBJ1
			METAL.HELP...
			/COMMANDS
			COM.ALIAS

PATH1=<*/IEBS>		FutureVision Source Code directory     
PATH2=<*/SYSTEM>	FutureVision System Data Files
PATH3=<*/MENUS>		FutureVision Menu and Help files
PATH4=<*/NET>		FutureVision Network Files
PATH5=<*/USERS>		FutureVision Users Home and Mail directories
PATH6=<*/MESSAGES>	FutureVision Message Base files
PATH7=<*/LOGS>		FutureVision Logs
PATH8=<*/XFERS>		FutureVision Xfer files
PATH9=</CT3/WORKDIR>	METAL's "scratch" space. Put this on a fast device
			like /RAM5 and give it at least 256K to work with (For
			good measure)

>that maybe this was the default condition of not having a program in 
>memory, but whenever I do the restart option from the menu, it does the 
>same thing.

Actually, it is due to either the fact that METAL cannot FIND the file or that
the file does not exist. Look over your */METAL.CONFIG settings again and
match the, to what I have here.

> Also, it takes forever, (like, MUCH longer than proterm) to 
>init my modem. Would this have anything to do with the interrupt settings 
>that Proterm needs?? Thanks for any help -- I am looking for the techie 
>low-down on this fine dev pack.

Actually, it could do with the modem driver, some settings in your config etc
etc etc. Please refer to the file in your Documentation called 
CONFIG.COMMS for a detailed description of all the configuration options that
can be played with in the METAL.CONFIG file.

If you post a little bit more information about your Hardware (Modem type,
computer type, Flow Controlled??? etc...) We could help you a lot easier.
 
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.metal,comp.sys.apple2
Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!news.csuohio.edu!neumann.cba.csuohio.edu!fnet
From: fnet@neumann.cba.csuohio.edu (Greg Boh)
Subject: METAL.CONFIG
Message-ID: <1993Apr21.131902.791@news.csuohio.edu>
Followup-To: alt.bbs.metal
Keywords: METAL
Sender: news@news.csuohio.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 13:19:02 GMT
Lines: 79

For all you people wondering about METAL.CONFIG files, here is mine. It runs
under the foolowing hardware...

1. Rom 01 GS w/ 10mhz Zip
2. 175 Megs of HD storage w/ RamFast Rev C
3. US Robotics v.32bis Hst/Dual standard modem on the GS port
4. Standard METAL flow control cable with port locked at 38,400 BPS

FILESTARTS
STARTUP=<1/STARTUP>
EXECMODULE=<1/PRECOMPILE>
  CIBDIR=</RAM5/COMPILED>
CIBDIR=</CT3/COMPILED>
CLOCK=<GS.CLOCK>
VIDEO=<PTSE.VIDEO>
MEMORY=<VMH.GSXL>
PRINTER=<NO.PRINTER>
  MODEM=<NO.MODEM>
MODEM=<GENERIC.MODEM>
  MODEM=<null.modem>
  MODEMPORT=<NO.PORT>
MODEMPORT=<GS.PORT>
MODEMQUITYPE=<USR>
ADDTORESULTMAP=<1,"300">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<5,"1200">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<10,"2400">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<13,"9600">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<18,"4800">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<20,"9600">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<21,"19200">
ADDTORESULTMAP=<25,"38400">
  MODEMINIT=<"ATH0B0S0=0S11=35S27=0&A0&N0&K3">init modem, wait for
MODEMINIT=<"ATH0B0S0=0X6&A0&B1&C1&H1&K3&M4&N0&R2">init modem, wait for OK
MODEMAUTO=<"ATM1H0S0=1s27=0">
MODEMHANGUP=<"ATH0M1S0=0">                hang up, wait for OK
MODEMOFFHOOK=<"ATM0H1">                 take phone off hook, wait for OK
  modemctsdelay=<3>                      ** Sample **
MODEMGENCAR=<"ATA^M">                 answer now, go into wait for carr
MODEMESC1=<"ATE0V0Q0^M">                esc#1, wait for OK
MODEMESC2=<"+++">                       esc#2, wait for OK
  MODEMSPEED=<"9600">                   port speed
MODEMSPEED=<"38400">                   port speed
MODEMMAXRE=<1>                 Times to re-try issuing a command before
MODEMRINGHELP=<YES>            Putting this at YES will tell Metal to kick ass
MODEMPORTLOCK=<YES>            Lock port at MODEMSPEED. Needs RTS/CTS.
MODEMESCHK=<YES>             set this to NO if you don't have a DCD signal
MODEMUSEIRQ=<YES>
  PORTCHECKINRATE=<5>
PRELOADCIB=<YES>
CHARBUFFREQ=<2>
CURSOR=<M"I">
     CURSOR=<I" ">
     CURSOR=<M"W">
     CURSOR=<N"_">
SYSINFO6=<0>
NULLS=<0>
CR+LF=<YES>
AUTOPOS=<YES>
EDITJUSTIFY=<NONE>
EDITHOT=<YES>
EDITWRAP=<YES>
EDITPROMPT=<YES>
CHATIN=<"^n^mDamin has arrived...^m">
CHATOUT=<"^n^mDamin bolts out of the room...^m">
LOCALIN=<"^n^mDamin passes you a bong and your mind and body seperate^m">
LOCALOUT=<"^n^mYou have regained consciousness...^m">
PATH0=<*/PACKAGES/>
PATH1=<*/IEBS>
PATH2=<*/SYSTEM>
PATH3=<*/MENUS>
PATH4=<*/NET>
PATH5=<*/USERS>
PATH6=<*/MESSAGES>
PATH7=<*/LOGS>
PATH8=<*/XFERS>
PATH9=</CT3/WORKDIR>
DEFINCPATH=<1/i>
CREATEDIRS
FILEENDS