[Coco] DW4 with CoCo 2

[Aaron Wolfe]

Believe it or not, the default, "non hdbdos mode" behavior is actually
normal, and how DW3 and previous versions work.
It through me for a loop too when writing DW4, but I kept it that way
for compatibility.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Mike Rowen <mike at bcmr3.net> wrote:
> Just to confirm, I have it working as desired now. I set the HDBDOSmode to
> true under Advanced Settings and now the drives behave like typical floppy
> disks. Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> -Mike
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Bruce W. Calkins <
> brucewcalkins at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> To shift primary drive access you need the command DRIVE # on the CoCo
>> otherwise the default is drive 0.  Also many disk programs were coded for
>> drive 0 and will not run while mounted in another drive.
>>
>> Bruce W.
>>
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Mike Rowen
>>
>>
>>  I'm having an odd issue with DW4 and a CoCo 2. Just wondering what I'm
>>  doing wrong.
>>
>>  The CoCo 2 comes up with DECB 1.1 (FD-501 in the cart slot).
>>  I'm loading hdbdos for the CC2 via cassette and audio file from the PC.
>>  HDB-DOS 1.2 DW3 COCO 2 appears on the CoCo screen after EXEC.
>>  I mount fahrfall.dsk in drive 0 via the GUI and directory works great from
>>  the CoCo2.
>>  I unmount that disk and move it to DW4 drive 1 and issue DIR 1 from the
>>  CoCo2.
>>  I then get I/O error from the CoCo 2. The server tab on the DW4 GUI has
>> the
>>  following error:
>>
>>
>>  Mon Mar 12 2012 21:50:08.425  WARN   DWProtocolHandler
>>  dwproto-0-11        DoOP_READEX: No disk in drive 0
>>
>>  So DW4 is acting like its still looking in drive 0 instead of 1.
>>  Stranger still, I mount a another disk in drive 0. I can then get a DIR of
>>  drive 0 ok. If I do a DIR 1, instead of an I/O error,
>>  I now get a blank line followed by DRIVE=1    FREE=0, but no directory
>>  information.
>>
>>  The configuration within DW4 looks correct for a CoCo2, what am I missing
>>  here? Any help appreciated.
>>
>>  Cheers,
>>  -Mike Rowen
>>
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