[Coco] [Color Computer] Creating a DSK file on a real coco..

[George Ramsower]

I did use /d0 at .  I usually try things as suggested before I modify.

You know the saying "Don't fix it if it ain't broke".

I think the little utility is doing what it was intended to do, but the
result isn't what MESS wants so see. That's what I think.
Anyway, I'm doing it again using CREATE.

Downloading the new result now at 4800 baud using xmodem. Next, I'll DL it
at 9600 to see if it will go faster. I forget now what the limit was between
these two 'puters.
Then I'll try ymodem 1k and see how much faster that will work.

George

From: "Bob Devries" Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 8:56 PM

> George, change this line:

>

> OPEN #outpath,vfile:WRITE

>

> to

>

> CREATE #outpath,vfile:WRITE

>

> Sorry, my bad, I missed that.

>

> It is important that you use '/d0@' when you canswer the question "disk to 

> read from...."

>

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> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "George Ramsower" <Yahoo at DVDPlayersOnly.com>

> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 12:25 PM

> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Creating a DSK file on a real coco..

>

>

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----- 

>> From: "Bob Devries" Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 4:56 AM

>>

>>> Here's a modified version to read the disk in RAW mode, and write a .dsk 

>>> file:

>>>

>>> PROCEDURE dskcreat

>>> DIM inpath,outpath:BYTE

>>> DIM block(256):BYTE

>>> DIM vfile:STRING[30]

>>> DIM drive:STRING[30]

>>> INPUT "emulator file:",vfile

>>> INPUT "disk to read from (must have format /DX@):",drive

>>> OPEN #outpath,vfile:WRITE

>>> OPEN #inpath,drive:READ

>>> WHILE NOT(EOF(#inpath)) DO

>>> GET #inpath,block

>>> PUT #outpath,block

>>> ENDWHILE

>>> CLOSE #inpath,#outpath

>>> END

>>>

>>> --

>>

>>  When I first ran this, I received an error 216. DOH! I should have seen 

>> that one coming..

>>

>> I don't know if it makes any difference how the file is created, but I 

>> used "display >filename" and then "dump filename". It appeared to be an 

>> empty file.

>> Then I ran the B09 program again and it appeared to work. I got the file, 

>> transferred it to this XP box, ran MESS and attempted to boot from it and 

>> I got the familiar "OK" prompt.

>>

>>  Next I booted with another image, mounted this file as /d1 and tried to 

>> look at it....

>> Error 249

>>

>> So I checked the Dmode on the /d1 driver and it was good.

>> Then I did "attr /d1" and got no report.

>> Then I did "attr /d1 d-ewrewr" and looked at it again and there still was 

>> no report.

>>

>> Then I tried to format this file and after it did the write, it came back 

>> and errored every sector.

>>

>> Any suggestions?

>>

>> BTW... At 2400 baud, using xmodem it took 57:35 to download to this XP 

>> box. I'm going to play with higher baud rates and different protocols to 

>> see what would be the fastest way to do this sort of thing. I don't 

>> transfer much between the coco and this XP box, I just use hyperterm to 

>> operate the coco because the coco is in a room that does not lend itself 

>> to a sit down session. Keyboard familiarity and comfort is good. OS9 is 

>> perfect for this scenario.....

>>

>> George

>>

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