[Coco] vdg modules on 6309

[Bill Pierce]

Felipe,
I run both the 6309 and the 6809 versions of CoVDG as well as CoWin. I have descripters for W1-W7 and V1-V2. I have this configuration to be able to run most any Coco 3 OS9 software without rebooting to a different build.
One thing I've started doing is to ignore all the different "build" options for Nitros9. It seems everytime one get's fixed, it breaks another. I found a simple 6809 and a 6309 build that booted properly. Then I just cobbler to a blank disk. Then I add/delete the modules I need for the new configuration using EZGen. I have directories on my work drive that contains almost every module (6809 and 6309) That's in the repo. These have been checked and tested with good CRCs. This makes more sense to me than "building" a new disk everytime I want a new boot configuration.  The whole process takes me about 4 or 5 minutes to get a working boot. Since I started using XRoar, I also set up a directory the same way for Level 1 modules. I just copy my level 1 disk to a new disk (PC copy) and delete all the dirs then use EZGen in level 2 to edit the boot. The whole process is painless once you have all the modules gathered.

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:17 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] vdg modules on 6309


Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just installed a 63B09 on my coco3 and I'm building a fresh nitros-9
> multiboot for my superIDE. The same makefile which generates my super ide
> boot disk (i build it from mercurial sources) includes VTIO.DR V1.DD and
> V2.DD in both disks, but only for the 6809 the modules V1 and V2 are
> actually loaded.
>
> Why I need them ? because i want some vdg windows. I know I can xmode ay
> /Wx and set PAR=1 col=20 and row=10 but I wonder why are these modules
> there if they dont work ? vrn.dr and vi.dd appears to not load too.
>
> thxs,
>
> Felipe.
>

The presence of vdg windows has no connection with whether you use a 6809 or 
6309. There is also no correlation with which version of NitrOS-9 6809 or 6309 
you are using.

There should be only one reason why V1 and V2 are not loaded in 6309 NitrOS-9 
but are loaded in 6809 NitrOS-9, your modules must have bad CRCs. There is no 
way that we can tell you what is wrong unless you post a list of the contents of 

you OS9Boot file.
It is also not clear if you have a problem with your build from the Mercurial 
source code. That issue can be eliminated if you try booting from a 6309 nightly 

build of NitrOS-9 rather than your own.

If you want vdg windows to work, your OS9Boot file must contain either CoVDG 
small or CoVDG full in addition to V1 and V2. As you mentioned, V1 and V2 are 
not required as any of the W windows can be converted for vdg use.

Robert


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