[Coco] vdg modules on 6309

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

uh-oh just made them work. for whatever heartburn my computer was on the
boofile wasn't being updated... :P

thxs!


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM, Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net> wrote:

> Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just installed a 63B09 on my coco3 and I'm building a fresh nitros-9
>> multiboot for my superIDE. The same makefile which generates my super ide
>> boot disk (i build it from mercurial sources) includes VTIO.DR V1.DD and
>> V2.DD in both disks, but only for the 6809 the modules V1 and V2 are
>> actually loaded.
>>
>> Why I need them ? because i want some vdg windows. I know I can xmode ay
>> /Wx and set PAR=1 col=20 and row=10 but I wonder why are these modules
>> there if they dont work ? vrn.dr and vi.dd appears to not load too.
>>
>> thxs,
>>
>> Felipe.
>>
>>
> The presence of vdg windows has no connection with whether you use a 6809
> or 6309. There is also no correlation with which version of NitrOS-9 6809
> or 6309 you are using.
>
> There should be only one reason why V1 and V2 are not loaded in 6309
> NitrOS-9 but are loaded in 6809 NitrOS-9, your modules must have bad CRCs.
> There is no way that we can tell you what is wrong unless you post a list
> of the contents of you OS9Boot file.
> It is also not clear if you have a problem with your build from the
> Mercurial source code. That issue can be eliminated if you try booting from
> a 6309 nightly build of NitrOS-9 rather than your own.
>
> If you want vdg windows to work, your OS9Boot file must contain either
> CoVDG small or CoVDG full in addition to V1 and V2. As you mentioned, V1
> and V2 are not required as any of the W windows can be converted for vdg
> use.
>
> Robert
>
>
> --
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> http://five.pairlist.net/**mailman/listinfo/coco<http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco>
>



-- 
Long live the CoCo