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

Sun Nov 4 19:32:08 EST 2007

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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