[Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

[Chad H]

Well dude I haven't read the manual.  All I know is I applied the "patch" to CCDISK, set the STP to 03 to match what the NitrOS9 STP setting was, and it ruined the stepping rate.  It SUCKED.  I put it back to 00 and it was quiet and quick like I'm used to 6ms being in NitrOS9, DECB, etc.
- Chad

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Bob Devries
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:29 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

Hi Chad,

the "standard" OS9 level 1 disk device descriptor has its stepping rate at 
offset $14. The options are 0=30ms, 1=20ms,2=12ms,3=6ms.

Pages 39 and 40 of the OS9 Technical Information manual refers.

Hope that helps
Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chad H" <chadbh74 at hotmail.com>
To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!



> You know, the OS-9 Level 1 v2.0.0 DSK image I had had a script on it 

> called "DISKFIX" and I had no idea what it was for.  Now I do, the 

> comments are not in it, but the commands and hex codes are identical.  Go 

> figure.  Anywhoo, I went back and used the modded CCDISK instead of the 

> RB1773 along with the original D0 & D1 and it booted good.  Then I used 

> DMODE from NitrOS9 boot to note the D0 and D1 settings.  I booted under 

> the modded OS9 and applied the settings to match but it started acting 

> funny.  I realized OS9 and NitrOS9 must not have their D0/D1 in the same 

> format.  In NitrOS9, it has STP=03.  Setting this under the OS-9 CCDISK 

> screwed up the 6ms stepping.   I put it back to STP=0 and all is good.

>

> What did I gain?  2 ram pages.  It went up to 162 free at boot.  I guess 

> it was a success though.

>

> - Chad

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] 

> On Behalf Of Bob Devries

> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:50 AM

> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts

> Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

>

> Hi Chad,

>

> the number of tracks is set in the device descriptor, not the driver. The

> same is true for the stepping rate. If Level 1 has the DMODE utility, you

> can use that to change them.

>

> Of course, that was/is true also of the double-sided working which Tandy

> ignored :(

>

> Regards, Bob Devries

> Dalby, QLD, Australia

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Chad Hendon" <chadbh74 at hotmail.com>

> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 4:35 PM

> Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

>

>

>> Wow.. that's very interesting.  Does it also set to 40 tracks and 6ms

>> stepping?  If so, I might go back and try rebuilding my disk with the

>> CCDISK instead of the RB1773 to see if it gives me any extra free ram at

>> boot.

>>

>> Connected by MOTOBLUR™ on T-Mobile

>>

>> -----Original message-----

>> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>

>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>

>> Sent: Mon, Aug 9, 2010 01:47:15 GMT+00:00

>> Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

>>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> for anyone who is interested, I found the original patch file to modify

>> CCDISK from the Level 1 V2.0.0 distribution to read/write/format

>> double-sided disks. It was featured in The Rainbow October 1988, pp 156. 

>> I

>> don't have that issue now, so I can't say who wrote it (unless I download

>> it from maltedmedia)

>>

>> * Patches Level I Ver. 2

>> * CCDisk to read, write

>> * and format both single

>> * and double sided disks

>> * Rainbow, Oct '88, p 157

>> t

>> tmode .1 -pause

>> save /d0/ccdisk ccdisk

>> debug

>> lccdisk

>> . .+7

>> =80

>> $load /d0/ccdisk

>> lccdisk

>> . .+3

>> =82

>> lccdisk

>> . .+1c9

>> =16

>> =01

>> =84

>> lccdisk

>> . .+1f8

>> =5f

>> =17

>> =01

>> =76

>> lccdisk

>> . .+2ae

>> =e6

>> =c9

>> =00

>> =a9

>> =16

>> =00

>> =8c

>> =12

>> =23

>> =02

>> lccdisk

>> . .+2dd

>> =40

>> =12

>> =12

>> =12

>> =17

>> =00

>> =90

>> . .+3

>> =5f

>> =16

>> =00

>> =81

>> lccdisk

>> . .+341

>> =a6

>> =07

>> =85

>> =01

>> =26

>> =02

>> =ca

>> =40

>> =a6

>> =09

>> =81

>> =15

>> =16

>> =ff

>> =66

>> =a6

>> =88

>> =10

>> =85

>> =01

>> =27

>> =0e

>> =64

>> =e4

>> =24

>> =0a

>> =a6

>> =c9

>> =00

>> =a9

>> =8a

>> =40

>> =a7

>> =c9

>> =00

>> =a9

>> =35

>> =02

>> =81

>> =15

>> =16

>> =fe

>> =61

>> =ea

>> =a8

>> =22

>> =16

>> =ff

>> =01

>> =cb

>> =10

>> =ea

>> =a8

>> =22

>> =34

>> =02

>> =17

>> =fe

>> =f7

>> =35

>> =02

>> =39

>> q

>> del /d0/ccdisk

>> save /d0/temp ccdisk

>> verify u</d0/temp >/d0/ccdisk

>> del temp

>> tmode .1 pause

>> -t

>>

>> * EOF *

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad H" <chadbh74 at hotmail.com>

>> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'" <coco at maltedmedia.com>

>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 3:42 AM

>> Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 DS floppy config - SUCCESS!

>>

>>

>>>I put together a Double-sided 40-track disk image that contains this

>>>setup, >should anyone wish to examine it further.  I'm using this

>>>particular image >for running Deskmate so it has Deskmate files in the

>>>CMDs.  But it can be >used to make a OS-9 double-sided boot disk from

>>>scratch easily.  I even put >a script in the root that does just that for

>>>you, targeting /D1, called >MAKEBOOT.  It will handle all the formatting,

>>>cobbler, bootfix, etc.  Yes, >the BOOTFIX is included in the CMDS.  This

>>>is utilizing OS9's COBBLER >(Renamed on this disk to OS9COBBLER).  I

>>>haven't tried using NitrOS9's >COBBLER yet with this boot setup.  It's

>>>possible that COBBLER may eliminate >the need for BOOTFIX since we are 

>>>now

>>>working from a good double-sided boot >disk as a source.  I also have my

>>>SET540 script in the root that >initializes OS9 for text output to a HP

>>>Deskjet 540 at 1200baud.

>>>

>>> The image has been uploaded to my repository as DMOS9MOD.DSK

>>>

>>>

>>> My CoCo repository is here >

>>> http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4fzk73i24xo77

>>>

>>> - Chad

>>>

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