[Coco] NitrOS-9 L2 on coco3 128k, with CocoSDC

[embsys dev]

Thanks for the response.

   1. I'm not using DW, I am booting from the SD card in the CocoSDC.
   2. I tried the following: Launched DW4 on PC, booted the coco into OS9,
   entered "shell i=/z1" at the prompt.  It returned some error code, but
   of course I can't read it.
   3. I don't know what OS9 drivers or descriptors are, or how to determine
   what they are in this prebuilt image nos96809l2v030300coco3_cocosdc.dsk
   that I downloaded from nitros9.org.

Restating the two issues:

   1. need noob-level steps to modify the OS9 files on DSK files so that
   OS9 boots in 40 column white on black following the DOS command.
   Alternately, some kind person would simply modify the DSK as needed and
   send it to me (I'm fine with a 4MB email attachment).
   2. need noob-level steps to redirect shell to serial after booting to
   console, so I can use terminal prog running on PC as console.

Thanks,
Darryl



On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 11:01 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com
> wrote:

>
> Are you actually using DW? If so, the serial port is already in use by DW
> and DW4 already has terminal support bui8lt in, just type:
> shell i=/z1 (no baud setting or anything, leave at default)
> and a terminal window will open on your PC.
> This is assuming the "rbdw", "dwio" &"scdwv" drivers plus "/z1" (/z2-/z7
> opt) descriptors are in your boot.
> From there, you can do most things you normally do from the cmd line
> EXCEPT any program/module requiring graphics.
>
> I don't remember the command for using T1.. it's been a long time since I
> needed to do that :-)
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: embsys dev <embsysdev at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sun, Feb 22, 2015 12:05 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] NitrOS-9 L2 on coco3 128k, with CocoSDC
>
>
> Add'l info: the DSK I'm booting is:
> nos96809l2v030300coco3_cocosdc.dsk
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 9:55 PM, embsys dev <embsysdev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Noob questions, sorry....no experience with OS9.
> >
> > I found a DSK for NitrOS-9 L2 with CocoSDC support, copied it to SD card,
> > and I can boot it, but it comes up in 80 columns, which is unreadable on
> > composite output.  I've googled quite a bit about how to set 40 or 32
> > columns, and it looks like there's multiple ways, but you've got to have
> a
> > usable OS9 system to do it.  Can't read the screen, so stuck.
> >
> > Initially I was able to blindly type in the command to set the W1 window
> -
> > once- , but can't seem to repeat this.  Seems like some setting on disk
> got
> > changed that makes it fail. Can't read the error, sorry.  I'll try
> > recopying the .DSK to SD Card.
> >
> > Additionally, I would like to redirect the OS9 shell to a terminal prog
> > running on the PC.  Neither "shell = -1/t1&"  nor "shell <>>>/t1 &"
> >  works.  Tried 9600, 38400, 57600, and 115200, no joy.   I'm guessing
> maybe
> > DW support in CocoSDC firmware makes the serial port invisible to OS9?
> >
> > 1. How do I modify the OS9 DSK to boot to 40 column white on black? It
> > would be awesome if somebody could give me a modified DSK.
> > 2. How to redirect os9 shell to serial?
> > 3. is there a step-by-step how-to on building OS9 DSK images on the PC?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Darryl
> >
> >
> >
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