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

Mark Marlette mark at cloud9tech.com
Tue May 13 20:03:19 EDT 2008 

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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