[Coco] 6809 NitrOS-9 Problems

[Robert Gault]

Mannequin* wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:15:51 -0400
> Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Mannequin* wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I just downloaded the disk images for the 6809 NitrOS-9 Level II. After I
>>>transfered them to disk and tried to run it on my stock 6809 Coco III w/512k
>>>of RAM, it failed.
> 
> ...
> 
> 
>>Most likely you did not transfer the images to disk correctly or used 
>>the wrong DSKINI.EXE program. Note the repetition of module names in the 
>>printout. That should not happen.
>>
>>Which image did you attempt to boot and exactly how did you convert the 
>>image into a real disk?
> 
> 
> I'm using the "V03.02.04 Release - August 3, 2004" of "NitrOS-9/6809 Level 2 for
> the CoCo 3." I converted them by using the DSKINI.EXE that was provided from
> <http://www.nitros9.org/> and I downloaded everything today around 7pm CST. :)
> 
> Here's what I did to convert them:
> 
> C:\> CD MYDOCU~1\DOWNLO~1\NITROS9
> C:\My Documents\downloads\nitros9> DSKINI /T40 /D B: NOS968~1.DSK
> - OUTPUT -
> C:\My Documents\downloads\nitros9> DSKINI /T40 /D B: NOS968~2.DSK
> - OUTPUT -
> 
> The NOS968~1.DSK = NOS96809L2V030204_DS40_1.DSK
> The NOS968~2.DSK = NOS96809L2V030204_DS40_2.DSK
> 
> The output said that each DSKINI was sucessful. I then took it to my Coco 3 and
> put in the first disk, typed "DOS<ENTER>" and you saw what I got in my first
> post.
> 
> Oh, and I used DS DD 5.25" disks, also. :)
> 
> Everything above board so far? :)
> -M.
> 
That should have worked. Just to be sure, I downloaded the same zip file 
and extracted the 6809L2 DS40_1 .dsk. I was able to get it to boot normally.