[Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

[Randy Just]

At 04:18 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote:

>Randy, you'll need to LOAD the SYSCALL module into memory before 

>executing the Basic09 program.

>

>I would assume that the syscall module is on the same disk with 

>basic09? (/d0?)


I did a directory on my BASIC09 floppy and do not find a SYSCALL module there.



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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Just" <randyjust at comcast.net>

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

>Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:15 AM

>Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

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>>

>>Here is the latest.  After thinking there might be read errors, I 

>>went ahead and made a back-up of

>>the floppy giving problems.  I tried a few different drives I have 

>>sitting around here and seem to have

>>been able to copy the files to another floppy giving better results.

>>

>>makedesc.b09 is now loading without errors.

>>

>>However, after going through the series of questions, it is erroring out at:

>>

>>#4A18   RUN Syscall($17, regs)

>>ERROR #043

>>BREAK: PROCEDURE Makedesc

>>

>>I am trying to do this on a single drive machine.

>>

>>Please advise.

>>

>>At 03:01 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote:

>>>Randy,

>>>is there any way you can get that code to me, so I can PACK it 

>>>into a runb-type module?

>>>Even if you snd a disk image of the source disk, I could work with it.

>>>

>>>

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>>>

>>>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me

>>>the capacity to be his spokesman,

>>>so that I know how to help the weary.

>>>

>>>website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl

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>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Just" <randyjust at comcast.net>

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

>>>Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:49 AM

>>>Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

>>>

>>>

>>>>

>>>>Doing a list /d1/IDE2.1/makedesc.b09 displays readable code.

>>>>

>>>>I tried the #24K --- still no go.

>>>>

>>>>Very frustrating.  I don't really care if I go the makedesc.b09 

>>>>route or ezgen route to get the hard drive up and running.  Just

>>>>would like to be able to use it at some point here.  The hard 

>>>>drive is sitting alongside my Coco looking both happy and depressed

>>>>all at the same time.  Happy it is recognized, but depressed it 

>>>>can't start storing Coco files.

>>>>

>>>>At 02:43 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote:

>>>>>Randy,

>>>>>Gene's comment certainly makes some sense, although with a .B09 

>>>>>extension, I'd be confident that it is a Basic09 source file. If 

>>>>>that's the case, you should be able to do this:

>>>>>

>>>>>list /d1/IDE2.1/makedesc.b09

>>>>>

>>>>>If this results in garbage all over the screen, then it is a 

>>>>>PACKed module, and must indeed be executed by RUNB (although 

>>>>>Basic09 *does* know how to execute packed modules).

>>>>>

>>>>>For the life of me, I don't understand why the source code 

>>>>>wasn't supplied in packed form in the first place, *unless* it 

>>>>>was meant to be modified by the end user, which is IMHO not a good situation.

>>>>>

>>>>>TO ALL:

>>>>>Are there any users here which have done what Randy is trying to 

>>>>>do with the Glenside IDE controller software?

>>>>>

>>>>>--

>>>>>Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

>>>>>

>>>>>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me

>>>>>the capacity to be his spokesman,

>>>>>so that I know how to help the weary.

>>>>>

>>>>>website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl

>>>>>my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

>>>>>

>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Just" <randyjust at comcast.net>

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

>>>>>Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:27 AM

>>>>>Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Thanks for your response.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Tried using /d0/BASIC09 #16K

>>>>>>

>>>>>>Unfortunately, it seems to have gone from bad to worse.  Now I 

>>>>>>get an ERROR #032 followed by

>>>>>>about 15-20 ERROR #074 messages.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>At 02:17 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote:

>>>>>>>Randy,

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> From that error report, I'd suggest that basic09 does not 

>>>>>>> have enough memory for the size of the basic09 procedure file 

>>>>>>> that you're trying to run.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>load basic09 with extra memory, like this:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>/d0/BASIC09 #16K

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>then proceed with loading the file as you describe.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>--

>>>>>>>Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me

>>>>>>>the capacity to be his spokesman,

>>>>>>>so that I know how to help the weary.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl

>>>>>>>my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Just" <randyjust at comcast.net>

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

>>>>>>>Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:52 AM

>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>1347 ERROR #069

>>>>>>>>111A ERROR #069

>>>>>>>>10CF ERROR #069

>>>>>>>>0FF5 ERROR #069

>>>>>>>>0FBC ERROR #069

>>>>>>>>ERROR #032

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>The above are errors encountered when trying to load 

>>>>>>>>makedesc.b09 from a floppy disk.  No files are

>>>>>>>>being read from the hard drive at this time..  I am trying to 

>>>>>>>>get a boot diskette set-up so I can format the

>>>>>>>>hard drive.  At least I believe that is the process.  At this 

>>>>>>>>point I have a virgin hard drive.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>At 01:41 PM 11/4/2007, you wrote:

>>>>>>>>>Randy Just wrote:

>>>>>>>>>><snip>

>>>>>>>>>>I am working with the assumption I load BASIC09 (i.e. 

>>>>>>>>>>/d0/BASIC09) up first and then do a

>>>>>>>>>>load /d1/IDE2.1/makedesc.b09

>>>>>>>>>>Doing the above results in errors.

>>>>>>>>>><snip>

>>>>>>>>>>Using idedetect.b09, the drive is detected, so I am 

>>>>>>>>>>assuming I am good there.

>>>>>>>>> ><snip>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Whenever you are trying to get help with a problem, you must 

>>>>>>>>>supply as much information as possible on the problem. So, 

>>>>>>>>>what errors are you getting? The specific errors, number or 

>>>>>>>>>text content, is crucial information.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Your problem could be bad hardware, drive or interface. It 

>>>>>>>>>could be software corruption, bad disk. It could be missing 

>>>>>>>>>driver and descriptor, mismatched OS-9 boot file. The errors 

>>>>>>>>>produced in attempting to load makedesc.b09 can help narrow 

>>>>>>>>>down the choices. That idedetect.b09 works, does suggest as 

>>>>>>>>>you mentioned that the hardware is good.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Without more information, it seems strange that a required 

>>>>>>>>>file to access the hard drive would be placed on the hard 

>>>>>>>>>drive. That would be a "catch-22" situation. You ought to 

>>>>>>>>>have access to makedesc.b09 from the same location as idedetect.b09.

>>>>>>>>>

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