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[dfx]

Hi , i'm trying to use the Casio Add-in Installer under Windows XP with no luck , i just can't belieive the software doesn't support win 2000/xp , i was wondering if there's any solution available to transfer .cfx files to my Algebra FX 2.0 using Windows XP ? btw, i know the cable is ok, since i can transfer .cat files using FA-123 Program Link 1.00 with no problem at all .

Thanks a lot for your help !

[Andy.Davies]

right, first things first:
DONT USE ADD IN INSTALLER!!!
right now we have got that over with,

goto my website (link in sig) there is a program called flashcom in the PC section and there is a link to the FlashCOM tutorial somewhere (made by me and crimson). you will also need the AIP (Add In Packager) also available from my website.

read the tutorial and have ago with the AIP, when you Add files, just select the .CFX, and it will add all of the individual files to your 'pakage' more of which is explained in the tutorial.

if you cant use it after that, contact me or crimson (or anyone else for that matter) and we will be glad to help you.

[CrimsonCasio]

Ive actually started using flash100, but flashCom is still probably the best for beginners.

the reason you dont use the add-in installer is because it sucks compared to all the user made software. its slow and only lets you upload five (6?) apps.

[dfx]

Still no luck I'm unable to transfer a .cfx to my Algebra FX 2.0

With flash100 , i tried to transfer GComm as a CFX (converted from .exe to .cfx with calipso) using the 'Send CFX' Option , but when the transfer is about to begin, in the calculator appears the message 'Receive ERROR - Press ESC' />' , maybe i've another problem, or i'm doing something wrong ?

Thanks for your Help !

[CrimsonCasio]

try this:

(first, make sure your calculator is turned off when you plug in the cable, also its good to turn it off in the Run/Mat mode, sometimes it makes a diffrence)

open the FA-123, select the screenshot option, hit CTRL' />F6' /> to take a screenshot. I call this clearing the error, sometimes it fixes transfer problems. you should now try to send your add-in.

[dfx]

i've been playing around a lot with my algebra fx 2 today and found that when i reboot my system , i can transfer anything to the algebra fx 2.0 but only 1 time, after that the only thing i get is 'receive error' (even with the screencap trick) , anyway , with a lot of patience and a lot of reboots, i've managed to use flash100 and transferred a lot of proggies to my calc (Kiwi compilation using my system drive with rom 1.01), also, i've changed the menu and all, but the sad part is that when i try to run those programs in the calc, i get ''Not ready error reading Drive O: Abort,Retry,Fail" , and some buttons doesn't even work, please help !! i don't know but i think i'm skipping something

Thanks a lot for your help

[Andy.Davies]

when editing the system, make sure the icons point to the correct directory, and makesure the file name is correct

[CrimsonCasio]

if hes using kiwicomp it should work, kiwi's file includes a pre-made icon menu. try reseting your calc compleately, and in the mean time mabey one of the AFX specialists will show up...

[dfx]

i had to rebuild all drives and send them again to the calc, that worked fine , but, i have another problem now, i've extracted the .exe from an official casio add-in (in this case DIFF_EQ.CFX) with flashcom1.5 , compressed it with upx indise flash100, created a drive (Q:\) with diff_eq.cdr linked to it and sent it to the calc, i don't know why , but it doesn't work , when i try to exectue it in the calc, it just displays garbage in the screen and i've to reset it, i was wondering if there is any way to accomplish this? (i don't have the 340K needed by that program, upx leaves the .exe in 1.9K and the .cdr is about the same size)

Thanks a lot for your help !

[dscoshpe]

i had to rebuild all drives and send them again to the calc, that worked fine , but, i have another problem now, i've extracted the .exe from an official casio add-in (in this case DIFF_EQ.CFX) with flashcom1.5 , compressed it with upx indise flash100, created a drive (Q:\) with diff_eq.cdr linked to it  and sent it to the calc, i don't know why , but it doesn't work , when i try to exectue it in the calc, it just displays garbage in the screen and i've to reset it, i was wondering if there is any way to accomplish this? (i don't have the 340K needed by that program, upx leaves the .exe in 1.9K and the .cdr is about the same size)

Thanks a lot for your help ! 

You cant treat an official Casio CFX as any other (yet) because they are for our purposes much different. The Casio packages must be sent with Add-in Installer (except for a select few, which diff eq is not) because it is the only application at present that will properly transfer the cfx that I know of.

Also I havent looked in to this but Im guessing the UPX process would screw up the RXE formatting since UPX wouldnt know about it (presumably) and a UPX'd RXE will deffinately run out of memory on the calc!

Now historically Add-In Installer has had issues in WinXP and so have some other applications, I dont remember seeing or hearing about any documented fixes for it, but I traced the problem to the WinXP kernel throwing in some extra nulls when opening a connection. I had figured out a hacked workaround for this long ago which was never verified experimentally, but my memory fails to remmeber what it was at this point.

Though based on the problem, you could try this:
1) Unplug your cable from the computer.
2) Attempt to send, wait for error.
3) On error, replug cable, retry send.

- dscoshpe -