[Coco] Floppy - less boot , was Re: VI and VIRQ

[Mark Marlette]

Diego,

Quick look here.

Looks like you have the 80T /d0 descriptor selected. Select d0_35s.

Then you need to make sure your script is formatting as SS.

Then make sure that you merge the correct loader for SS floppy. I have  
done it, been awhile but it does work.

Hopefully that helps.....

Mark
Cloud-9

Quoting Diego Barizo <diegoba at adinet.com.uy>:


> Now that it comes to mention. I've been trying to create a custom 1s35t

> boot disk for my HDB-DOS / SuperIDE setup, completely unsuccessfully so

> far.

> Looking around, I found a mention of the bug in the rb1773 driver, and

> the symptoms match the ones I see, freezing after tb ...... at boot

> time.

> Will this bug affect an attempt to boot from a HDB-DOS virtual drive?

> When I try that, I get all the ..... at boot, and then bCCCC%%V Date

> Save Unlink GrfDrv Backup Date # t*j , and final freeze.

> Here is my bootlist file, which could be the cause of my problems...

>

> * Kernel/System Section

> *

> * These modules are mandatory.

> ../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp2

> *../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp3_perr

> *../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp4_regdump

> ../MODULES/SYSMODS/ioman

> ../MODULES/SYSMODS/init

> *

> *

> * RBF Section

> *

> ../MODULES/RBF/rbf.mn

> *

> * DriveWire driver (Cloud-9 product)

> *../MODULES/RBF/drivewire.dr

> * DriveWire descriptors - select as needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddx0.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/x0.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/x1.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/x2.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/x3.dd

> *

> * SuperDriver Package (Cloud-9 product)

> ../MODULES/RBF/rbsuper.dr

> * Select Low level SCSI and/or IDE driver

> *../MODULES/RBF/lltc3.dr

> ../MODULES/RBF/llide.dr

> * SuperDriver descriptors - select as needed

> * SCSI descriptors (IDs 0-7)

> *../MODULES/RBF/s0_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s1_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s2_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s3_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s4_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s5_tc3.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/s6_tc3.dd

> * SCSI HDB-DOS descriptor

> *../MODULES/RBF/sh_ide.dd

> * IDE descriptors (master/slave)

> ../MODULES/RBF/i0_ide.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/i1_ide.dd

> * IDE HDB-DOS descriptor

> *../MODULES/RBF/ih_ide.dd

> *

> * WD1773 floppy support for Tandy and compatible disk controllers

> ../MODULES/RBF/rb1773.dr

> * WD1773 floppy support for Disto Super Controller II

> *../MODULES/RBF/rb1773_scii_ff74.dr

> *../MODULES/RBF/rb1773_scii_ff58.dr

> * Floppy device descriptors

> * DD - default device - choose one if needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddd0_35s.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddd0_40d.dd

> ../MODULES/RBF/ddd0_80d.dd

> * D0 - drive 0 - choose one if needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/d0_35s.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/d0_40d.dd

> ../MODULES/RBF/d0_80d.dd

> * D1 - drive 1 - choose one if needed

> ../MODULES/RBF/d1_35s.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/d1_40d.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/d1_80d.dd

> * D2 - drive 2 - choose one if needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/d2_35s.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/d2_40d.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/d2_80d.dd

> * D3 - drive 3 - choose if needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/d3_35s.dd

> *

> * RAMDisk driver

> *../MODULES/RBF/rammer.dr

> * RAMDisk descriptors - select as needed

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddr0_8k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddr0_96k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddr0_128k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/ddr0_192k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/r0_8k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/r0_96k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/r0_128k.dd

> *../MODULES/RBF/r0_192k.dd

> * Memory device descriptor

> *../MODULES/RBF/md.dd

> ***************************************

> * SCF Section

> *

> ../MODULES/SCF/scf.mn

> *

> * CoCo 3 I/O driver

> * Joystick modules: choose Joystick OR

> * (M)icrosoft or (L)ogitech mouse using 6551 or 6552 ACIA

> ../MODULES/SCF/vtio.dr

> ../MODULES/SCF/keydrv_cc3.sb

> ../MODULES/SCF/snddrv_cc3.sb

> ../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_joy.sb

> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_6551M.sb

> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_6552M.sb

> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_6551L.sb

> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_6552L.sb

> *

> * CoGrf/CoWin subroutine module

> * Use CoWin with Multi-Vue; use CoGrf

> * for basic text and graphic window support..

> * Select only one.

> *../MODULES/SCF/cogrf.io

> ../MODULES/SCF/cowin.io

> *

> * CoVDG I/O subroutine module

> * Select one or both

> ../MODULES/SCF/covdg.io

> *../MODULES/SCF/covdg_small.io

> *

> * Select only one term descriptor

> *../MODULES/SCF/term_vdg.dt

> *../MODULES/SCF/term_win40.dt

> ../MODULES/SCF/term_win80.dt

> *../MODULES/SCF/term_bbt.dt

> *../MODULES/SCF/term_sc6551.dt

> *

> * Select as many window descriptors as needed

> ../MODULES/SCF/w.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w1.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w2.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w3.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w4.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w5.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w6.dw

> ../MODULES/SCF/w7.dw

> *

> * Select as many VDG window descriptors as needed

> ../MODULES/SCF/v1.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v2.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v3.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v4.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v5.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v6.dw

> *../MODULES/SCF/v7.dw

> *

> * Serial port drivers

> * CoCo Bit-Banger terminal port

> ../MODULES/SCF/scbbt.dr

> ../MODULES/SCF/t1.dd

> * 6551 ACIA

> *../MODULES/SCF/sc6551.dr

> *../MODULES/SCF/t2_sc6551.dd

> *../MODULES/SCF/t3_sc6551.dd

> * Tandy Modem Pak

> ../MODULES/SCF/modpak.dr

> ../MODULES/SCF/m1.dd

> *../MODULES/SCF/m2.dd

> *

> * Printer drivers

> ../MODULES/SCF/scbbp.dr

> ../MODULES/SCF/p.dd

> *

> * VRN is a driver module used by certain games, including King's Quest III,

> * Leisure Suit Larry and Flight Simulator II. A /nil descriptor is also

> * supported.

> ../MODULES/SCF/vrn.dr

> ../MODULES/SCF/vi.dd

> ../MODULES/SCF/ftdd.dd

> *

> ***************************************

> * Pipe Section

> *

> * Pipes are a useful but optional part of a system.

> ../MODULES/PIPE/pipeman.mn

> ../MODULES/PIPE/piper.dr

> ../MODULES/PIPE/pipe.dd

> *

> ***************************************

> * Clock Section

> *

> * Select one clock module depending upon your power line frequency

> * (60Hz = USA/Canada; 50Hz = Europe, Australia)

> ../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock_60hz

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock_50hz

> * Select one clock2 module that supports your real-time clock, if any.

> * Besides support for the internal software clock, the following

> * hardware clocks are supported: Burke & Burke, Disto 2-N-1, Disto 4-N-1,

> * Eliminator, Harris, SmartWatch, Cloud-9, the MESS emulator, Jeff

> * Vavasour's CoCo emulator, and DriveWire.

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_soft

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_bnb

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_disto2

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_disto4

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_elim

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_harris

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_smart

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_jvemu

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_messemu

> ../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_cloud9

> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_dw

> *

> ***************************************

> * System Kick-Start Module

> *

> * Choose which startup module you wish to use. (sysgo_dd is recommended

> * for most configurations.)

> *

> * Alternatively, this module can reside in the root directory of the

> * boot device, saving precious system RAM.

> *../MODULES/SYSMODS/sysgo_dd

> ../MODULES/SYSMODS/sysgo_h0

>

>>

>> Any idea about the rest of it, like the non booting ss35 disk?  Or   

>> is it possible to do a basic "backup 0 to 127" from a 40 track DS   

>> disk? (my setup is a 1GB scsi disk, with HDB-DOS new enough to   

>> handle virtual floppies, but I don't recall what size the virtual's  

>>  are, os9 side formatted for 4 sector clusters)

>>

>> Which brings up the question, is it possible to access these   

>> virtual disks from nitros9 with a carefully crafted SO, S1 etc   

>> descriptors for rbsuper?

>>

>>

>>> Regards,

>>> Boisy G. Pitre

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