[Coco] OS-9 Floppy / Printer configuration?

[Chad H]

Thanks you're your help with the floppy drive config/OS-9 issue everyone,
sorry if there was any confusion.  I was finally able to strip down NitrOS9
enough using SAVE to extract the modules and OS9Gen to get what I needed
back into a new boot disk (which was DS 360k) and copied over the entire
DeskMate files to that disk.  Only other issue, albeit a small one, was that
deskmate refused to load at bootup.  SHELL had to load first before DeskMate
would load properly....weird.  I checked the original DeskMate disk and this
wasn't the case with it, shell didn't load until you exited DeskMate.  No
biggy, I just type a command once at the OS9 prompt to load it.

Now....I will see if I can figure out something on the Printer
driver...should be a bit easier since I got this far on NitrOS9 I hope.
Setting the Baud rate at 1200 should be easy I'm thinking but I would like
to have the driver set a initialization ASCII string to the printer (for
CRLF, etc.) before it prints....if this is even possible.

- Chad e

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Gene Heskett
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:53 PM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 Floppy / Printer configuration?

On Monday, July 26, 2010 11:49:47 pm Bob Devries did opine:


> Chad,

> 

> I *think* the joystick routines are built into the VTIO module. Unlike

> Level 2 NitrOS9, they are not a separate entity/module.


Then I am incorrect, Bob.  Its been yonks since I last built a level 1 boot 
disk, and so far back that Nitros9 hadn't made it back to level one 
hardware.  That was when I last made a new boot disk for the Grass Valley 
E-DISK emulator I had written in 1985.


> Regards, Bob Devries

> 

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

>   From: Chad H

>   To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'

>   Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:53 PM

>   Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 Floppy / Printer configuration?

> 

> 

>   Update...  I went back and added the SHELL to the OS9Gen and it

> finally booted.  DeskMate did load from this NitrOS9.  However, it

> acted like there was no joystick attached.  Which NitrOS9 module deals

> with joysticks? - Chad

> 

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

>   From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com

> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Chad H

>   Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:42 PM

>   To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'

>   Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 Floppy / Printer configuration?

> 

>   Ok, I've backed up a little bit.  My current thinking tells me the

> easiest way to get a slimmed down "OS-9" that works well with

> Double-sided drives is going to be to take the NitrOS9 and strip out

> the bootstrap modules I don't need.  I've been toying around with

> saving the original bootstrap modules and then using OS9Gen to rebuild

> the bootstrap leaving out some of the modules.  So far, I've only

> gotten a NitrOS9 copyright screen but it goes no further.

> 

>   Here was the last list of original bootstrap modules...

> 

>   REL KRN KRNP2

>   INIT BOOT IOMAN

>   RBF RB1773 D0

>   D1 D2 DD

>   SCF VTIO COVDG

>   TERM SCBBP P

>   SCBBT T1 PIPEMAN

>   PIPER PIPE CLOCK

>   CLOCK2 SYSGO SHELL

> 

> 

> 

>   Latest OS9Gen I used included...

>   RB1773

>   D0

>   VTIO

>   TERM

>   IOMAN

>   RBF

>   SCF

>   SYSGO

>   CLOCK

>   CLOCK2

>   SCBBT

>   SCBBP

>   COVDG

> 

>   This resulted in bootup to NitrOS9 logo...went no further

> 

>   Which modules are a must to include for proper bootup?!

> 

>   Thanks.

> 

>   - Chad

> 

> 

>   --

>   Coco mailing list

>   Coco at maltedmedia.com

>   http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco

> 

> 

>   --

>   Coco mailing list

>   Coco at maltedmedia.com

>   http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco

> 

> --

> Coco mailing list

> Coco at maltedmedia.com

> http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco



-- 
Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Reality is bad enough, why should I tell the truth?
		-- Patrick Sky

--
Coco mailing list
Coco at maltedmedia.com
http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco