[Coco] ack!

Tue Jun 4 17:00:47 EDT 2013

Sure we do :)

thxs

On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to throw a spanner in the works....
>
> I have here a NitrOS9 Level 3 disk which boots fine!
>
> If anyone wants an image file, I'm happy to make one.
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 12:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] ack!
>
>
>
>> On the Nitros9 Level 3 build.
>> First, did anyone read Alan DeKok's doc and readme?
>> This level is not going to boot properly when built until the issue of
>> IOMan, Krn, clock and possibly krnp2 is resolved.
>> His notes clearly state that these modules have to be modified to point
>> to the "nitros9" module before anything is initialized. This module
>> (nitros9) moves all modules (rbf & scf) into their proper memory spaces
>> which is the whole reason for the new boot process.
>> The original "modified" modules are in the maltedmedia archives (I think)
>> or I have them if someone wants them. These need to be disassembled and
>> brought up to date unless someone actually has the sources. They were
>> originally built for NitrOS-9 Level 2 6309 ver 1.22m and are labeled
>> "ioman.l3", "clock.l3.soft.60hz", os9p1.l3" and "os9p2.122m". The "new"
>> Level 3 modules are "nitros9" and "_end". The sources to the last 2 are in
>> the Level 3 folder under "Modules" in the repo.
>> Alan states in his doc that various clocks were available for download,
>> but those downloads are long gone. If anyone has builds of these clock
>> modules, they need to be put into the archives.
>> At one time I had a bootable disk running but was using Jeff's emulator
>> and it was all a little flakey which the emulator itself was a litte flakey
>> so it was not a good test platform. Alan states in the doc that there were
>> several systems (10+) running beta Level 3 builds for almost a year. One
>> was running a BBS that had run for 2 months without a reboot. He's said it
>> seemed to be stable.
>>
>> To get this going, ioman.l3, os9p1.l3, and clock.l3.soft.60hz need to be
>> disassembled and ioman, krn & clock need to be examined and patched to
>> reflect what was done to those v 1.22m modules as the newer modules have
>> been changed greatly since then.
>>
>> Bill Pierce
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>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com>
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 7:47 am
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] ack!
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Jun 2013, Christopher R. Hawks wrote:
>>
>>  Gene (and all):
>>>
>>> I have revision:
>>>
>>> HAWKSoft(chrish)$ hg log | more
>>> changeset:   2829:ed9a4cb85fb3
>>> branch:      lwtools-port
>>> tag:         tip
>>> user:        boisy
>>> date:        Sun Jun 02 15:30:19 2013 -0500
>>> summary:     Fixed makefiles and defsfile for level 3
>>>
>>> Until there is a makefile in
>>> $(NITROS9DIR)/level3, level3 will not compile.
>>> Copying the $(NITROS9DIR)/level2/makefile there might work. (I've
>>> got to get to work, so I don't have time right now.
>>>
>>
>> That will be the least of your issues getting it to build.  Trust me, I
>> spent several hours on it before Boisy made his announcement about a fix.
>>
>> Steve
>>
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