[Coco] becker and VCC1.43beta

Fri Apr 19 15:28:35 EDT 2013

On Friday 19 April 2013 15:26:37 Aaron Wolfe did opine:

> On Apr 19, 2013 5:06 AM, "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello, Aaron.
> > 
> > Well, I did the config wizard in DW4, and also set up the becker port
> > in
> 
> VCC.
> 
> > VCC responds correctly, with DW ConnOK, and then R 00.0 W 00.0 (thos
> 
> characters are SOOO small).
> 
> > If I try to select the server in DW5, it presents me with
> > 127.0.0.1:65504,
> 
> so that part is correct, but
> 
> Actually that is incorrect and the source of your trouble.
> 
> The server you want to select is 127.0.0.1:6800 (the default)
> 
> If choosing this does not solve the problem, please just delete the DW
> installation you have now and start fresh with the instructions in my
> last email... I'm afraid too much has changed in your install for me to
> be sure what is happening.
> 
> > The file nos96309l2v030209coco3_becker.dsk will not boot in VCC. It
> > reads
> 
> the boot track "KREL Boot Krn tb" then hangs, or sometimes adds *m. This
> happens whether or not DW4 is running.
> 
> > I'm sure I'm still doing something wrong.....

Wrong 'boot' module likely Bob, so it can't find the OS9boot file.

What boot module is the one you're using?

> > 
> > Regards, Bob Devries
> > Dalby, QLD, Australia
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 4:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] becker and VCC1.43beta
> > 
> >> On Apr 19, 2013 1:54 AM, "Bob Devries" <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hello all.
> >>> 
> >>> Well, I hate to admit it, but I can't get the becker part of VCC
> 
> working.
> 
> >>> Is there anyone in a position to give a detailed HOW-TO on what goes
> >> 
> >> where in both VCC and DW4?
> >> 
> >>> My DW4 has DriveWire - 127.0.0.1:6800 at the top. Is this supposed
> >>> to be
> >> 
> >> different from the port that's set in VCC (65504). Which ROM image
> 
> should I
> 
> >> be using in VCC, and is that for 6809 or 6309?
> >> 
> >> The drivewire UI is using the title bar to tell you what drivewire
> >> server it is managing, not related to how Vcc and that server are
> >> communicating.
> >> 
> >> If you open the simple wizard and choose Emulator/Tcpip on the first
> 
> page,
> 
> >> and then directly click Finish, you will have a perfect config for
> >> doing everything on one computer.
> >> 
> >> So, those two clicks and you are done configuring Drivewire.   To set
> >> up Vcc, open the configuration dialog and select the bitbanger page.
> >>  Click the check box to enable the Becker interface.  Enter
> >> 127.0.0.1 as your server IP, and 65504 as your server port (these
> >> may already be set, they are the defaults).  Click Apply and/or OK. 
> >> You're now done configuring things as far as the connection goes.
> >> 
> >> You should see DW: label in the Vcc status bar, and it should say OK
> >> and give two numbers.  These measure the read and write speed of the
> 
> interface.
> 
> >> If you see Error or do not see DW ConnOK and numbers, stop as we have
> >> failed to get the connection set up correctly.  Go directly to jail,
> >> do
> 
> not
> 
> >> pass Go, etc.
> >> 
> >> Assuming you get this far, the rest is really up to you.  What are
> >> you hoping to do?  If you want to use OS9 (where most of the fun
> >> drivewire stuff is) you need to attach a boot disk or hard disk
> >> image that includes one or more DriveWire OS9 modules built for
> >> Becker mode to Vcc as usual
> 
> and
> 
> >> boot it as you would boot any OS9 system in Vcc, nothing special
> >> required beyond the os9 drivers.  I believe Bill posted links to
> >> some images containing his awesome SoundChaser music player and
> >> songs.
> >> If I understand correctly you can just attach to Vcc, boot, and
> >> you're ready to play MIDI music via the DriveWire server, no special
> >> config
> 
> needed
> 
> >> there.
> >> 
> >> HDBDOS is also available, there are instructions in the readme and on
> >> the Vcc.cococoding.com page, its just a matter of telling the fd502
> >> to use
> 
> the
> 
> >> included ROM, essentially just like sticking a real DW ROM into a
> >> real fd502.  Using HDBDOS this way you would insert disks via
> >> drivewire rather than vcc,  they do not need to be special disks,
> >> any decb disk should
> 
> work
> 
> >> fine.
> >> 
> >> David may have more to add, I know he is working on some additional
> >> updates.  Hope that gets you started at least.
> >> 
> >>> What disk(s) should be in DW4's drives? Should I have a VHD file in
> >>> VCC?
> >>> 
> >>> A lot of questions, I know, but any leads towards a working system
> >>> would
> >> 
> >> be great.
> >> 
> >>> Regards, Bob Devries
> >>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> >>> 
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