[Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2

[Aaron Wolfe]

Believe it or not, the default, "non hdbdos mode" behavior is actually
normal, and how DW3 and previous versions work.
It through me for a loop too when writing DW4, but I kept it that way
for compatibility.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Mike Rowen <mike at bcmr3.net> wrote:

> Just to confirm, I have it working as desired now. I set the HDBDOSmode to

> true under Advanced Settings and now the drives behave like typical floppy

> disks. Thanks.

>

> Cheers,

> -Mike

>

> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Bruce W. Calkins <

> brucewcalkins at charter.net> wrote:

>

>> To shift primary drive access you need the command DRIVE # on the CoCo

>> otherwise the default is drive 0.  Also many disk programs were coded for

>> drive 0 and will not run while mounted in another drive.

>>

>> Bruce W.

>>

>>

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

>>  From: Mike Rowen

>>

>>

>>  I'm having an odd issue with DW4 and a CoCo 2. Just wondering what I'm

>>  doing wrong.

>>

>>  The CoCo 2 comes up with DECB 1.1 (FD-501 in the cart slot).

>>  I'm loading hdbdos for the CC2 via cassette and audio file from the PC.

>>  HDB-DOS 1.2 DW3 COCO 2 appears on the CoCo screen after EXEC.

>>  I mount fahrfall.dsk in drive 0 via the GUI and directory works great from

>>  the CoCo2.

>>  I unmount that disk and move it to DW4 drive 1 and issue DIR 1 from the

>>  CoCo2.

>>  I then get I/O error from the CoCo 2. The server tab on the DW4 GUI has

>> the

>>  following error:

>>

>>

>>  Mon Mar 12 2012 21:50:08.425  WARN   DWProtocolHandler

>>  dwproto-0-11        DoOP_READEX: No disk in drive 0

>>

>>  So DW4 is acting like its still looking in drive 0 instead of 1.

>>  Stranger still, I mount a another disk in drive 0. I can then get a DIR of

>>  drive 0 ok. If I do a DIR 1, instead of an I/O error,

>>  I now get a blank line followed by DRIVE=1    FREE=0, but no directory

>>  information.

>>

>>  The configuration within DW4 looks correct for a CoCo2, what am I missing

>>  here? Any help appreciated.

>>

>>  Cheers,

>>  -Mike Rowen

>>

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