[Coco] apparently an incomplete errmsg file

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 16 October 2012 21:48:29 Aaron Wolfe did opine:

> Take this with a grain of salt as it's been a while...also i'm trying
> to use some ascii art so fixed width will make this look
> normal-er-ishy.
> 
> I think you'll have this structure:
> 
>         dw3
>       /  |  \
>      /   |   \
>  rbdw3 scdwp scdwn
> 
>  /xX..   /p    /nX..
> 
> scdwp and scdwn are SCF, rbdw3 is RBF.  All need to talk to dw3 (dw3
> does the actual I/O whether to bitbanger, Becker/Boisy interface, or
> other).
> 
> HTH
> -Aaron
> 
First, I need it to be able to open the console as named in the Init file, 
according to the boot trace, that is failing.

I looked at the console 'Term' that I am using, which is term_win80.dt, it 
claims to be an SCF module using VTIO.

So I moved VTIO to normal memory along with the term_win80.dt.

No change. i2xto*].

So I moved then both into the initial SCF memory block, no change. Still 
DIW at i2xto*] .

So, does VTIO need an accessory helper?  I see by a dump of vtio.dr that it 
is looking for keydrv,joydrv & snddrv, which are (ATM) all in SCF memory, 
then much later I see the strings CoVDG, CoWin & Cogrf.

CoVDG and CoWin are in SCF memory.  I never heard of Cogrf but I do see it 
in the modules/scf tree of my mb tree.  It is not in the current, working 
L2+dw boot its running right now, so I have to assume its optional.

I need fresh ideas.

One thing of note, the dw gui's printer must have a very fast timeout, this 
command line gets me 2 sheets of paper, with perhaps a Nitros9 on the top 
line of the first sheet but otherwise blank:

ident -s /d0/os9boot >/p

but

ident -s /d0/os9boot >/d0/ident.list;list /d0/ident.list >/p

works.

I'm about tapped out for tonight, maybe tomorrow the "magic twanger" will 
sound. :)

Humm, that phrase may be before AW's time?  Its from a very early black and 
white kids show called Howdy Doody Time.  About 63 years ago. :)

Cheers, Gene
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