[Coco] VCC2.0.1 and DriveWire

[Barry Nelson]

I believe you should be using hdbdw3bc3.rom not hdbdw3bck.rom, FYI.

 

hdbdw3bc3.rom - The HDBDOS rom patched for use with the Becker Port

hdbdw3bck.rom - An alternate HDBDOS rom with hi-speed turned off for Coco 2 game compatibility

 

http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/VCC_1.4.3b_and_DW4_Installation_Guide

 

 

>        Pere psergm at gmail.com  <mailto:coco%40maltedmedia.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCoco%5D%20VCC2.0.1%20and%20DriveWire&In-Reply-To=%3C4EA5EA20F2B24FBAA2796FD65D10CB40%40DELL17%3E> 
Mon Oct 19 06:41:06 EDT 2015 

 
>         Hello,
>         thanks a lot to all of you for helping me to get into VCC2.10!!
>         I changed to external ROM and selected "hdbdw3bck.rom" and it works alright
>         as I said in a previous message.
 
>         @Bill, you are right, I had copied a pdf manual from version 1.43b, but the
>         folder comes with "ReadMe-2.01.txt", sorry!
>         I downloaded the HDB-DOS manual from Cloud9tech website, very nice.
 
>         @Barry, the '#' trick works flawlessly, great!
 
>         @Aaron, Changing that parameter in DW4 server works great too, but it seems
>         that then to access slot 0 as VHD requires DRIVE#n and then DIR ... maybe
>         I am missing something (?)
 
>         Right now I can access FD-502 or DW4 slots simply with DRIVEON - DRIVEOFF
 
>         I put a bootable NitrOS-9 disk in slot 0, 
>         "nos96309l2v030300coco3_becker.dsk"
>         and it boots well too.
 
>         again, thanks a lot for being so helpful!!
>         Next step will be booting right to the NitrOS-9 VHD, but first need to 
>         practice
>         more in deep with the options I know right now.
 
>         cheers
>         pere