[Coco] Deskmate on NitrOS9

[Willard Goosey]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 10:22:50AM -0400, Bill wrote:
> Has anyone put Deskmate on NitrOS9? I've been trying, but all I get is ERROR
> #218

Should work.  Works for me(1).  May require patching Deskmate.  More
details about what you're trying to do and how you're trying to do it,
please.

Instructions for patching DeskMate are on RTSI, in
OS9/OS9_6X09/APPS/MVue_DM3.lzh and DeskMate3_Patch.lzh.

A Y2K-compliant DMTIME is in the Glenside Y2K Patch set.

Lets see...
Which exact version of NitrOS?  6809 or 6309, level I or II, version?

Which Deskmate?

What exactly are you doing that gets you an error 218, file already
exists?


A general procedure (assuming L2 and Deskmate 3):
Build a boot new disk with vdg driver.  You need covdg for Deskmate.
Deskmate expects term_vdg.  This can be patched, but only to another
hard-coded window.  Do ONE of these. You can:
	a: include term_vdg in your os9boot.  Make  sure you don't
	   have term_cowin also.  This doesn't work on 6_8_09L2 newer
	   than 3.2.3 or 3.2.4. (2)
	b: include at least one vdg window descriptor v?.dw and patch
	   deskmate to use that window. 
	c: pick a /wN to use as a vdg window.  Change its type with
	   xmode before running deskmate.  You will have to patch 
	   deskmate to use this window.  w7 is the canonical window to
	   do this to.

copy all the deskmate files onto your new boot disk.
 
Patch deskmate if needed.  

Reboot.  If necessary, set up the vdg window.  Run a shell in the vdg
window.  Run deskmate from that shell.

(1)My setup:  Nitros9LII-6809 3.2.6, Deskmate 3.  This particular
combination requires extra hacking.  

(2)A code-size issue with 6809 grfdrv broke booting with term_vdg. 

Willard
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