[Coco] ack!

Tue Jun 4 17:41:43 EDT 2013

Hi all,

@Gene: There's no .bl and .mb files, since this disk was created a *long* 
time before the present repository was begun.

@Wayne: I haven't tried DW with it, sorry.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] ack!

> On Tuesday 04 June 2013 17:21:12 Bob Devries did opine:
>
>> 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.
>>
> Kewl Bob.
>
> I would be many times more interested in your .mb and .bl files, by PM if
> you'd like since the server will strip attachments.
>
> I also have to assume there is not any drivewire stuff in it.
>
> Thanks.
>
>> 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
>> > My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
>> > https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
>> > Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
>> > http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
>> > Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
>> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>> > E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----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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