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

[Bob Devries]

You need to load syscall *before* you run Basic09. If you have the NitrOS9 
(or the Tandy OS-9) distro disk(s), the syscall module should be in the CMDS 
directory.

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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 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Glenside IDE Hard Drive Interface --- HOW-TO



> 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?)

>

> OK --- clueless question on my part.  How do I load the module and load 

> makedesc.b09?  I have been

> loading makedesc.b09 and then typing run.

>

>

>

>>--

>>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 10:15 AM

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

>>

>>

>>>

>>>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.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>--

>>>>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 8:49 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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