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

Gene Heskett gene.heskett at verizon.net
Tue May 13 20:28:29 EDT 2008 

On Tuesday 13 May 2008, Mark Marlette wrote:
>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.
>
You are referring to the 'boot' module in track 34?  We might need help with 
defining which one it is.

>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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