[Coco] Drivewire4

[Plt@freemail2.com]

I have all of them loaded and I am getting 221 error.


Phil Taylor

> On Sep 20, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
> 
> I just realized I sent this with the wrong subject (again). Resending with the correct subject line.
> 
> You need to have the following drivers/modules loaded:
> scdwv
> N
> N1
> N2
> N… etc
> 
> You may also want to make sure you include:
> Z1
> Z2
> Z… etc
> and MIDI.
> 
> These drivers and descriptors can be found in /DD/NITROS9/6809L2/MODULES/SCF or /DD/NITROS9/6309L2/MODULES/SCF depending on wither you are running with a 6809 or 6309 CPU. These may already be loaded, depending on the boot disk you are using.
> The N descriptors are used by inetd and telnet.
> The Z descriptors allow you to open virtual terminal windows on your Drivewire server.
> The MIDI descriptor allow you to play midi music from the Color Computer through the sound card on the Drivewire server.
> 
> I suggest running mdir first and look at what is already loaded. Then merge all the remaining descriptors you need to load into one file like this:
> merge scdwv n n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 z1 z2 z3 z4 z5 midi >/dd/vser
> attr /dd/vser e pe
> Then you can load that and start inetd:
> load /dd/vser
> inetd
> 
> This disk should boot from drivewire using the becker port with all the needed modules…
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/nitros9/files/releases/v3.3.0/disks/nos96309l2v030300coco3_becker.dsk/download
> or
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/nitros9/files/releases/v3.3.0/disks/nos96809l2v030300coco3_becker.dsk/download
> 
> Since you are running VCC, make sure you are sunning version 1.43b with the becker port enabled.
> This document covers that:
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/VCC_1.4.3b_and_DW4_Installation_Guide#Introducing_Vcc_1.4.3beta_with_Becker_Port_Support_for_DriveWire4
> 
> I have not done all of this since I don't run VCC with a Drivewire disk. I use my real CoCo 3 with Drivewire and I use VCC with the emu disk driver.
> 
>> Plt at freemail2.com plt at freemail2.com 
>> Sun Sep 20 11:25:30 EDT 2015
>> Hello
>> 
>> I read the link that you provided and I am still confused what I need to do? I have the nitro os9 boot disk and the hard drive image. The system boot up fine. Do I need to create a new boot disk because I keep getting a 221 error? If I need to create a new boot disk what drivers do I need to load and how do I create a new boot?
>> 
>> 
>> Phil Taylor
> 
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