[Coco] problem transferring DSK files to disk

[Vern Burke]

Yup, I surely do. I guess I'll just have to muck around with it.

Vern


Robert Gault wrote:
> Looks like a hardware problem at your end. I just made a 40 track double 
> sided disk of the latest NitrOS-9 6309 version using the same command 
> string you gave below. The resulting disk booted into NitrOS-9 on my Coco.
> 
> Hardware on my system is Win98SE, 1.44Meg 3.5" floppy drive, double 
> density diskette. Since my 3.5" drive on the Coco is not drive0, I 
> transfered the disk contents (using the Coco) to a 5.25" disk for use in 
> my Coco drive0.
> 
> Not to be insulting, but you do have a 6309 CPU installed in your Coco3?
> 
> Vern Burke wrote:
> 
>>
>> Robert Gault wrote:
>>
>>> The problem may be the commands sent to dskini.exe or the version in 
>>> use. Post the exact command string used to attempt the format of the 
>>> NitrOS-9 disks.
>>
>>
>>
>> The version is whatever was linked from the Nitros-9 web page.
>>
>> Commands are:
>>
>> dskini /t40 /d b: nos963~1.dsk for the 40 track file
>>
>> or dskini /t80 /d b: nos963~1.dsk for the 80 track file
>>
>>  What errors do you get when you try to use the disks on
>>
>>> a Coco? 
>>
>>
>>
>> Either goes to garbage or drops back to OK after DOS command.
>>
>> Can these disks be read on a Coco after booting from a good OS-9
>>
>>> boot disk?
>>
>>
>>
>> Don't know, I'm trying to hang together enough drives to build myself 
>> a usable standard OS-9 boot. It's hell trying to find all the little 
>> cable adapters and things after this long :).
>>
>> Vern
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Vern Burke wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings all:
>>>>   I'm in the process of re-establishing my CC3 setup and I'm having 
>>>> a devil of a time transferring DSK to real disks.
>>>>   I'm trying to create Nitros9 boot disks from the DSK files from 
>>>> nitros9.org. I'm using dskini.exe and MSDOS 6.22. I've attempted to 
>>>> transfer the 80 track version and the 40 track double sided version 
>>>> to both 1.44 and 720 3.5" floppies (on DSDD media of course :)). I 
>>>> know the drives and the media are OK, since they'll format under DOS.
>>>>    Any attempt to use a 720 drive results in various write errors 
>>>> (I've tried 4 different drives). Any attempt to use a 1.44 (with 
>>>> DSDD media) drive appears to complete properly but fails to boot on 
>>>> the CC3 (drops back to OK after giving the DOS command).
>>>>    Any suggestions for the secret handshake on making this work?
>>>>
>>>> Vern
>>>>
>>>
>>
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