[Coco] OS9 Lev1 Ver2

[Bruce W. Calkins]

> Messing around with OS9 Level 1 Version 2. Replaced CCDisk and
> associated floppy descriptors with rb1773, DD, D0 & D1 from NOS9 Level
> 1. All this on a 35 track single sided disk. Boots great. Format a 80
> track double sided floppy, cobble it, DED OS9Boot so the DD, D0 and D1
> descriptors have the correct cylinder count (&H50) and sides (2). Try to
> boot it. No dice. Tried with 40 track double sided. No dice. 80 track
> single sided. Nothing. Tried every combination. Nothing. Tried OS9Gen
> instead of Cobbler. Nothing. I can boot with the 35TSS disk with 80TDS
> descriptors no problem, CHD & CHX to a big disk and all works fine. Just
> can't make a big bootdisk. I can make all the 35TSS bootdisks I want
> using RS-DOS BACKUP. But that's not the point. What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks. /Chester



There is a bug in the counter.  The DOS command puts the boot sector on 
track 35 side 0.  OS-9 Level 1 Version 2 puts it on track 35 which is on 
side 1 and not 53 tracks from track 1 on side 0.  If you can patch that one, 
I want a copy, along with most of the OS-9 community.



Bruce W.