In SetHst3 i said it would be the LAST of my SetHst series but its wrong here is yet another one and i THINK there will be more in the future... This text is QUITE similiar to the 3rd but with some modifications and settings for ASL modems. Anyway this is INFORMATION on HOW to use a STANDARD 7.14MHz Amiga running perfect under 38400 BPS with good settings for HST modems AND Config files for the most used terminal software out there. And NO Setter program (that i think is BAD cauze I want to KNOW what is changed and what isnt!) if you dont know how to change your modem settings then sell your HST.. If you have a turbocard then you can just use the settings supplied you dont need to do any tricks! but if you have problems with your modem this text CAN help you out.. This time i will also EXPLAIN all settings what they are doing etc. but FIRST of all HOW to install the SOFTWARE right for this speed. If you are running Kickstart 1.3 (1.2) you MUST Copy the Serial.device supplied to your DEVS: dir (EVEN if your serial.dev is a newer version they still doesnt work with 38400!) The serial.device supplies with WB2.0 is fast enough for 38400 so you dont have to copy the supplied serial.device.. Then load preferences (Kick 2.0 should load prefs for serial!) Go to the serial menu and set the BAUD rate on 19200 (!) and the buffer to the HIGHEST AVAIBLE (16Kb on 1.3 and 64Kb on 2.0) and the ABSOLUTLEY most important thing turn ON RTS/CTS handshake! do NOT use Xon/Xoff it is slower then RTS/CTS and not as safe and sometimes can make your serial-port to STUCK.. Now you should save that on disk/hd now load your terminal program. Use a config supplied OR set the program as follows!! RTS/CTS Handshake *MUST* be ON! If theres a Serial buffer there set it to MAX! Set to 2 Colors. AND Change the Task priority to something between 10-32 (Higher Pri=Safer 38400 but slower multitasking!) IF the program lacks possability of changing Task priority (Like AZComm and VLT) you must write ChangeTaskPri before running the terminal program. NOTE: SOME Harddisk controllers does NOT accept a too high task priority in some BAD cases not even high enough for 38400... if the task priority is too low you will get many errors in UL/DL but if your controller doesnt support high taskpriority you will also get lots of errors ok now its time for your modem settings, this is a dump of a non ASL HST ATI4: (but a V42Bis one users withot V42 Bis settings should use those settings BUT change the &K3 to &K0 and the &A3 to &A2 or &A1 depending on how much your HST supports on the &A command (have NOTHING to do with the speed)) USRobotics Courier 14400 HST Settings... B0 C1 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X6 BAUD=38400 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 DIAL=HUNT ON HOOK TIMER &A3 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G2 &H1 &I0 &J0 &K3 &L0 &M4 &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &X0 &Y0 S00=000 S01=000 S02=255 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=040 S12=255 S13=000 S14=001 S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=000 S25=000 S26=000 S27=000 S28=000 S38=000 LAST DIALED #: Please have your DIP Switches like this: Same on all modems! ASL are supplied with those settings now (but i had them LOOONG before USR send them with those settings) 1234567890 ## # ## ## and the big one UP! # # # If you have an ASL HST then use those settings: (they are quite similiar) USRobotics Courier 14400 HST Settings... B0 C1 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X6 BAUD=38400 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 DIAL=HUNT ON HOOK TIMER &A3 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G2 &H1 &I0 &K3 &L0 &M4 &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &T5 &X0 &Y0 %R0 S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=040 S12=050 S13=000 S14=001 S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=150 S25=000 S26=001 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=000 S32=001 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=000 S37=000 S38=000 LAST DIALED #: Both those settings also works on V32/V32Bis and DualStandard modems without modifications.... If you are a AmiExpress sysop use this initstring: at&n0b0&a3e0m1q0v1x1s0=0s2=255s7=40s12=255 Remember to set the TaskPri to 10-31 anbd the init speed to 38400. use this initstring in your terminal program: atz Now i will explain the settings (the S??= isnt that important!) You can also read about those in the MANUAL supplied wirh your modem.... ATBx: When its set to 0 it will give a longer carrier and DS modems will also check for V32(Bis) connect (V32 modems can ONLY be set to ATB0) having this to 0 will help overseas callers to get better connects When set to 1 it connects HST faster BUT the carrier is short so overseas callers will have BIG problems connecting at HST speed. (V32 is DISABLED) ATCx: This is a setting IF the transmitter should be on or off! as we sure will transmit something it should be on 1 ATEx: When E0 the modem will NOT echo the commands you write to the modem. When 1 it Echos it back so it's visible for you. ATFx: This is the same as Ex but this time during CONNECTION. Should be OFF (1) ATMx: This is how the speaker shold be handeled! 0=Off 1=on while dailing and until connect 2= Always ON 3= on efter dailing and until connect! It should be 1 or 3 so you know if you come to the right place. ATQx: When set to 0 the modem will show you resultcodes like OK, ERROR etc When set to 1 it wont show any result codes. ATVx: When set to 0 it shows resultcodes as numerical codes! (0) When set to 1 it shows resultcodes as Verbal (OK) ATXx: What the modem should react to like BUSY, RINGING, DAILTONE Etc Look at your bottom side of your modem for diagram! BAUD=38400 The speed between the computer <-> modem NOT TO THE LINE (Technical note! its 38400 BAUD between modem <-> computer but on the line its about 2400 BAUD... (a 2400 BPS connection is hooked on 600 BAUD i will NOT explain the difference between BAUD and BPS but its NOT possible to have a higher speed then 2400 BAUD on a called up line... so all ads that says 9600/14400/19200 or 38400 BAUD is WRONG its BPS!)) DAIL=HUNT If checks IF your phoneexchanger can handle tuch tones! if not it will dail the number using PULSE Dailing. (Poor you if you have to use PULSE) AT&Ax: What connect messages it should show When 1= CONNECT 2= CONNECT /ARQ/HST 3=CONNECT /ARQ/HST/HST/V42BIS (If V32 it will show V32 instead of HST) Only V42Bisers can have it set to 3 and some HST s cant have 2 either. AT&Bx: How the rate Computer <-> modem should be! 0= Follows connect rate 1= Fixed 2= Fixed on ARQ connects and follow connect rate on NON ARQ Fixed rate is the absolutley best to have (in this case fixed to 38400) AT&Hx: This one is REALLY important as this is the Handshake control of the modem. 0= Flow control DISABLED (default of some stupid reason!) 1= Hardware control (RTS/CTS) 2= Software control (Xon/Xoff) 3= Hardware AND Software control RTS/CTS is the SAFEST way so it MUST be turned on! AT&Kx: This is the datacompression. 0= No Compression 1= MNP 5 Compression (If possible) (V42Bis modems will try to use V42Bis) 2= MNP 5 ALWAYS ON (V42Bis modem will TRY to use V42Bis) 3= V42Bis Compression NON V42Bisers should have set to 0 when transfering UNPACKED files (a non V42Bis sysop should ALWAYS have set to 0!) and 1 when transfering UNPACKED files! V42Bisers should have set to 3 as V42Bis compresses ONLY if it does any good. Those where the MOST IMPORTANT settings please read the manual formore information about the other settings (AND those i explained here too!) now you will get some help to check what kind of modem you have: ati7 Configuration Profile... Product type External <--- There are internal HSTs for PCs etc) Options HST <--- If you have DS it will stand here Clock Freq 10.0Mhz <--- modems CPU clock freq. there are faster frequenzys! like my new ASL who have 16Mhz Eprom 64k <--- Size of the ROM Ram 32k <--- Size of modems internal buffer Supervisor date 06/04/90 IOP date 05/17/89 DSP date 09/18/89 Supervisor rev 2.1 <--- If you got this or more you have V42Bis) IOP rev 1.0 DSP rev 2 (ASL modems have Revision 3.0 or greater) Well will this improve your CPS rates then? Well sometime YES if the file isnt that good packed or even UNPACKED you can get up to REALLY STUNNING CPS rates. A textfile shouldnt be that impossible to send in a rate of about 3000-3840 CPS if you have a FAST HARDDISK (Drives will for sure slow things down *VERY* MUCH!) BUT Packed files CAN go fast like once when I ULed 4 DMS files and one DOC file and got this result (to the BBS Material World in Norway) File transfer Completed. 5 file(s), 2970k bytes, 19 minute(s) 47 second(s), 2404 cps, 249 % efficiency and THAT is REAL FAST, noone have still beaten me in UL speed on that BBS! Only ONE have beaten me on DL CPS (I got 1760 CPS or so can't remeber!) NOTE.. i broke that record LOOONG time ago still noone have broken it.. and im now on several Top CPS lists on BBSes worldwide.. I cant call outside Sweden anymore and i have HEARD that someone have beaten me on CPS rates on that board but i dont know WHAT type of file/s) Ok that's it if you have trouble setting your computer to 38400 please do this: 1. do EVERYTHING *** EXACTLY *** as told in this textfile 2. refer to your modem manual 3. test with different task prioritys 4. check if your serial cable have the RTS/CTS signal... the pins 1-8 and 20 should be connected... 5. Check the 'Error-list' last of this text file 6. contact me and i help you out (please have your settings in a capture file) To contact me: On my BBS: GANGBANG +46 (0)554/12133 HST ONLY, AMIGA ELITE ONLY to 'Chucky Gang' on POWERHOUSE +1 (713) 944-5162 HST ONLY, ELITE ONLY or: 2:203/507.2@fidonet@john hertell or: John Hertell Häckgatan 3 665 00 Kil Sweden (No Swapping or so) I have tested the following programs with 38400 without problems: And have included config files for those programs (exept AmiExpress and AZComm!) AmiExpress 1.0j and higher NComm 1.92 (:NComm.Config) JRComm 1.0 and higher (S:JRComm.DEF) VLT 5.045 (:VTPrefs.dat) AZComm (Write "ChangeTaskPri 30" before running!) I told i got errors with VLT in sethst2.txt i just forgot the Task Pri. Sorry! VLT did give the BEST result in screen handling but not soo good CPS rates I have HEARD that TEMPEST runs fine with 38400 If you run a Paragon BBS i must say that Paragon CAN'T handle 38400 BPS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some things about High Speed modems: Some persons don't know the difference between the different standards of highspeed modems so i will write some about them here: HST High Speed Technology a high speed protocol (C) by US Robotics that use 14400/450 450/14400 (on some older HSTS 9600/450 9600/300) It sends fastest on the channel who need it most. HST is NOT compaible to V32 V32 a CCITT standard for highspeed transfers in 9600/9600 NOT COMPATIBLE with HST V32Bis A CCITT standard for highspeed transfers in 14400/14400 NOT COMPATIBLE with the HST Standard DualStandard A modem sold by US Robotics (and noone else! the same as the HST) This modem got BOTH Highspeed standards so it DOES connect in HIGH speed to both V32s and HSTs V42 A errorcorrection! IF a HST is V42 compatible it's NOT V32 compatible EVEN if V42 is higher (as V32 is something COMPLETLY different!) V42Bis A packing method that is MUCH better then the MNP 5 compression (that ALL HST's have but should be disabled!) V42Bis compresses BETTER then MNP 5 and compresses ONLY if it is for any use! V42Bis is NOT compatible with V32/V32Bis of the same reason as V42 NOTE that MIRACOM HSTs is compatible with HST as its the same company If you have a V32 ONLY modem and call a HST the highest rate you will get is 2400 BPS with Datacompression (hopefully V42Bis!) the same if you call a V32 ONLY with a HST! Calling a DualStandard with a HST or V32 will connect in the highest possible rate! (14400 or 9600) in V32 OR HST If you are thinking of buying a high speed modem you should buy a HST OR DualStandard from US Robotics (as US Robotics are the ONLY copany having the HST standard ( (C) by them!) v32Bis is faster then HST but most of the BBSes have only HST. for a BBS DualStandard is the best thing to have. (well the DS is the best modem for called up lines in the world actually) There ARE other highspeed standards like the trailblaizer but those standards are BOTH EXPENSIVE and bad and not soo used! PS. I read somewhere in a file desc of SETHST.LZH that its already known how to set the modem! well NOT in 38400 as it seems that nearly noone with an 7.14 MHZ Amiga uses 38400! Some words about other modemsetters: There are MANY modem setters in the world spreaded on BBSes often are those settings BAD and just speed up the DIALING speed actually nothing else.. There are also a thing that you should boot in NTSC and then with software flick over to PAL to get higher CPS rates.... ok your terminalprogram will show a HIGH rate of about 2000 CPS but the BBS will still show you a low rate... this is becauze if you change the screen blanking you will also fuck up the clock so one secound is LONGER then its actually is so the terminal program can send more chars in one "secound" so it shows a FALSE result... I still havent seen ANY modemsetter or similiar who have beaten this series.... unfortunally doesnt sooo many use it becauze they have done somthing wrong (like dint care about copying the serial.device, changing taskpri or have a bad serial cable) and instead use one of the bad modem setters and use 19200 some even turn OFF V42Bis datacompression... (MNP 5 should be turned OFF) i sure want more BBSes running with 38400 its LOT more fun to connect on a BBS where menus, tectfiles and some files just pops up on the screen of HD.. AND doesnt slow down for packed files! sometimes even get even BETTER Xfers so Sysops and users PLEASE use 38400... you will get STUNNED when you see the result... many of my users have been stunned now its maybe your time? (many persons have also called me up and THANKED me for this series and thats make me happy! YOUR WELCOME.. i dont have my settings secret cauze i want the HST to really SWEAT and get fast connect whereever i call) As some persons HAVE had some trouble i will set up a list of problems AND possibly whats wrong: WRONG: WHAT MAYBE IS WRONG: *LOTS* of errors in ULs the RTS/CTS signal is missing check your DLs is ok &H1 settings and check if your terminal program is set on RTS/CTS and in some cases check that RTS/CTS is turned ON in preferences if this is ok then maybe your serial-cable is wrong! pins 1-8 and 20 should be connected straight over. (Shematics on the bottom side of your modem) I know companys (NO NAMES) that sells HST modems with serial cables that ISNT designed for HSTs those cables lacks RTS/CTS (they say you should use Xon/Xoff (BAD) and dosnt have the Carrier Detect signal so some terminal programs or BBS programs thinks the line is dropped when its not dropped!) Errors in UL and DL Too low serial buffer or too low task priority (or to HIGH priority for your HD controller) or wrong (to slow) serial.device Loosing chars on the Too many colors?? try 2 of them! Screen but Uls and DLs works great The same as above BUT Some Harddrive controllers (Like the ALF) with 2 colors does a stupid check if the HD is there or removed (the same check as the click on a disk) and this distrurbs the sending.. try changing the priority of the HD device IF POSSIBLE.. PS... I read in another info file on how to set the HST that while the modem "blinks" as they call it (when the CS led is black) that the modem was sending in a lower speed then if the CS souldnt "blink" thats WRONG and is written by a person who dont know anything about modems... the CS is CLEAR TO SEND and is light when the modem is ready to recive data from the computer but as the computer sends in 38400 (OR 19200) and the modem sends the stuff to the line in 14400 BPS the modems buffer is full... then CS is out so the computer KNOW that the buffer is full and the modem is working on sending the buffer on the line... If your CS led is "blinking" and you doesnt get errors its just a signal that your modem is correctly set and everything is working fine dont matter if the CS is flashing! ok the faster the CS is flashing the faster CPS speed SOMETIMES sometimes the opposite then it maybe sends in a LOWER speed then it actually is.. its like if your terminal program was running on 9600 and the modem on 14400 (not possible but but) so just dont care about that information file written by someone who maybe knows something about 2400 modems.. Still NOONE have made a setting series BETTER then SetHst.. now some BBSes is starting to use it and I notice the difference as Im getting HIGH CPS speeds even to USA (like 1650-1770 CPS from SWEDEN to USA) So Sysops DO RUN YOUR BBS ON THE SETHST SETTINGS FOR BEST RESULT... DS.. Note.. I have heard that i by misstake have supplied WRONG config file for JR-Comm.. I dont know if thats right as my JRComm is deleted if its the woring one its set for a 2400 connection! if thats the facts please contact me and i have to DL JRC again to set it.. ============================================================================= Signed: Chucky of The Gang Sysop on GANGBANG +46 554/12133 HST ONLY Amiga Elite ONLY! DEMO/ELITE/PORNO/AMIEXPRESS/HARDWARE and HIGH QUALITY MODULES Conferences! Running on AmiExpress on a 7.14Mhz Amiga with 38400 BPS HST V42Bis ASL (REGISTRATED AmiExpress!) (Well soon on a 14Mhz 68000 for even FASTER and SAFER BBS)