[Coco] NitrOS9 L1 (6809) + SDC - DRIVE OFF issues...

[Rogelio Perea]

On Thu Feb 18 2016, Darren A  wrote:

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Rogelio Perea wrote:
>
> >
> > ...
> > Anyone been able to boot OS9 L1 form an SDC and keep the ability to
> access
> > a real floppy?
> >
>
>
> Rogelio, the DRIVE n,OFF command in SDC-DOS allows access to real floppy
> drives in a system with an MPI, but only when using SDC-DOS. It's a
> software feature, not a setting in the SDC hardware.
>
> I don't know if OS9 has the ability to support a system with more than one
> floppy controller in an MPI, but that is essentially what is needed if
> you're not using the SDC driver written for NitrOS9.


 Ah! completely missed taking the SDC as another drive controller... now I
see where my woes are coming from.

Don't think OS9 can pull that double disk controller scenario, not right
out of the box at least.

Thanks Darren!


-- RP