[Coco] Shell and Applications in OS9Boot?

Boisy G. Pitre boisy at tee-boy.com
Mon Jan 11 15:58:12 EST 2010 

Joel,

1. Use cogrf.io in place of cowin.io.  It doesn't have the extra Multi-vue support and if you're not using that, it will same some memory.
2. I'm not sure putting your commands in the bootfile is such a good idea.  I wouldn't recommend it.

Boisy

On Jan 11, 2010, at 1:57 PM, Joel Ewy wrote:

> t.fadden at cox.net wrote:
>> ...
>>> 3.  Do I need to change sysgo?  It has a hardcoded path to /dd/cmds/shell -- is this causing a problem because the shell is already loaded with the boot modules?  Or am I likely having a problem with something else that I left out of the boot list?
>> 
>> Can you include your boot list in a message?
>> 
>> 
>> Tim
>>> 
>>> JCE
>>> 
>> 
> ***************************************
> * NitrOS-9 Level 2 CoCo 3 Bootlist
> *
> * $Id: standard.bl,v 1.32 2009/03/07 23:53:36 boisy Exp $
> *
> * This bootlist is presented as an example for creating custom bootfiles.
> * A module may be excluded from the bootfile if an asterisk (*) is the
> * first character of the line.
> *
> ***************************************
> * Kernel/System Section
> *
> * These modules are mandatory.
> ../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp2
> *../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp3_perr
> *../MODULES/KERNEL/krnp4_regdump
> ../MODULES/SYSMODS/ioman
> ../MODULES/SYSMODS/init
> *
> ***************************************
> * CDF Section (HawkSoft)
> *
> *../MODULES/CDF/cdf.mn
> *
> * CDF descriptors - select as needed
> * SCSI descriptors (IDs 0-6)
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc0.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc1.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc2.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc3.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc4.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc5.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/sc6.dd
> * IDE descriptors (master/slave)
> *../MODULES/CDF/ic0.dd
> *../MODULES/CDF/ic1.dd
> *
> ***************************************
> * RBF Section
> *
> ../MODULES/RBF/rbf.mn
> *
> * DriveWire 3 driver
> *../MODULES/RBF/rbdw3.dr
> *../MODULES/RBF/dw3.sb
> * 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
> * SuperBoard SCSI DD descriptor (ID 0)
> *../MODULES/RBF/dds0_sb.dd
> * SuperBoard SCSI descriptors (IDs 0-6)
> *../MODULES/RBF/s0_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s1_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s2_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s3_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s4_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s5_sb.dd
> *../MODULES/RBF/s6_sb.dd
> * SuperBoard SCSI HDB-DOS descriptor
> *../MODULES/RBF/sh_sb.dd
> * TC^3 SCSI DD descriptor (ID 0)
> *../MODULES/RBF/dds0_tc3.dd
> * TC^3 SCSI descriptors (IDs 0-6)
> *../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
> * TC^3 SCSI HDB-DOS descriptor
> *../MODULES/RBF/sh_tc3.dd
> * IDE DD descriptor (Master)
> *../MODULES/RBF/ddi0_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 sub-drivers
> * Keyboard modules: choose cc3 for CoCo 3 keyboard
> * or ps2 for SuperBoard PS/2 keyboard
> ../MODULES/SCF/vtio.dr
> ../MODULES/SCF/keydrv_cc3.sb
> *../MODULES/SCF/keydrv_ps2.sb
> * Sound module: CoCo 3 built-in sound generator
> *../MODULES/SCF/snddrv_cc3.sb
> * Joystick modules: choose joy for hi-res joystick adapter,
> * ps2 for SuperBoard PS/2 mouse, or
> * (M)icrosoft or (L)ogitech mouse using 6551 or 6552 ACIA
> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_joy.sb
> *../MODULES/SCF/joydrv_ps2.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_scbbt.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
> *../MODULES/SCF/w8.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w9.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w10.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w11.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w12.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w13.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w14.dw
> *../MODULES/SCF/w15.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_scbbt.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
> * SuperBoard TL16C552A serial port
> *../MODULES/sctlsp.dd
> *../MODULES/t4_sctlsp.dd
> *../MODULES/t5_sctlsp.dd
> *
> * Printer drivers
> * ../MODULES/SCF/scbbp.dr
> * ../MODULES/SCF/p_scbbp.dd
> * DriveWire 3 Printer drivers
> * ../MODULES/SCF/scdwp.dr
> * ../MODULES/SCF/p_scdwp.dd
> * SuperBoard TL16C552A parallel port
> *../MODULES/sctlpp.dd
> *../MODULES/p1_sctlpp.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 (SuperIDE), the MESS emulator, Jeff
> * Vavasour's CoCo emulator, DriveWire and SuperBoard.
> ../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_dw3
> *../MODULES/CLOCKS/clock2_sb
> *
> ***************************************
> * 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
> ***************************************
> * Adding Shell and Application to
> * OS9Boot to conserve RAM for 128K
> * operation
> /x3/cmds/shell
> /x1/cmds/viewvef
> 
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