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

[Robert Gault]

Randy Just wrote:
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> 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.