[Coco] create blank vhd file

[Bill Pierce]

Bob, put the image in dw4 and treat it like a floppy and cobbler it. If you have to (I did it and can't remember), change the "/Xx" descriptor to match a 35trk SSDD floppy and OS9 won't know the difference. DW4 could care less what size the disk is. Then once it cobblers, change the descriptor back. This will get the boot on trk 34. Then from Startup.... type DOS :-)
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 21, 2014 12:43 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] create blank vhd file


Thanks for the replies on this.

I ended up making a blank file of the right number of sectors using a 
Windows programme called HxD.

I then copied it to the SD card, and set it as /sd1, and after changing 
the dmode settings, was able to format it.

I'm still trying to make it bootable. Not successful yet. :(

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia


On 21/11/2014 3:27 PM, David Ladd wrote:
> Bob,
>
> At one time I think there might have been some information in Jeff
> Vavasour's emulator about it as he put VHD support in his emulator
> long ago.  I think he also had a ROM that would boot directly off of
> the VHD that was setup as strickly OS-9.
>
> I will have to go through my archives to find out.  Been a LONG time
> since I have actually dug through my DOS stuff :D
>
> --
> David Ladd
> --
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I wonder why everyone thinks that I *must* have BASIC partitions?
>>
>> I DON'T want them. I just want a 128MB drive ENTIRELY for NitrOS9.
>>
>> Anyway, I managed to do it with HxD, a windows hex file editor. This gave me
>> a blank file of the required size, which I can then format with NitrOS9.
>>
>> Regards, Bob Devries
>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>>
>>
>> On 21/11/2014 11:45 AM, Kip Koon wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Bob!
>>> I just take one of Bill Pierce's vhd files and reformat it.  This has
>>> worked just fine for me.  I too would like to properly create big files for
>>> my CocoSDC without having to repurpose another file.  If someone has figured
>>> this out, please let me know.  Thanks a bunch.  I hope this helps you.
>>> Darren, how do you create DSK files bigger than 158KB?  Thanks in advance.
>>> Take care my friends.
>>>
>>> Kip Koon
>>> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
>>> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Bob Devries
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:10 PM
>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: [Coco] creaate blank vhd file
>>>
>>> I'm sure I did have the details of how to create a blank VHD file, but
>>> can't locate it.
>>>
>>> Can someone point me to the instructions?
>>>
>>> I want to create a VHD of 128MiB, which should, if memory serves, have
>>> $7FF80 256-byte sectors under NitrOS9.
>>>
>>> Regards, Bob Devries
>>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>>>
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