[Coco] Drivewire, NitrOS9, and floppy drives

[Bill]

I'm asking how to access the (real) floppy drives from NitrOS9 via
DriveWire.

/DD-/D3 access the DriveWire drive, as does /X1-X?

DRIVE OFF only works under HDBDOS DW3

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Robert Gault
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:10 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Drivewire, NitrOS9, and floppy drives
> 
> Bill wrote:
> > I cannot figure out how to access my (real) floppy drives when I am
> using
> > the os9 image via DriveWire.  Can anyone give me some ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> 
> There is nothing to figure out. Just use /d0 through /d3 and you will
> access the real floppies. The DriveWire drives are /x0 through /x3.
> 
> Maybe you aren't asking what you intended. If you are running Disk
> Basic
> under HDBDOS DW3, the default setting turns on the /x0 - /x3 drives in
> place of the floppies. To access the real floppies, issue the command:
> DRIVEOFF
>