[Coco] SuperIDE and CF Cards

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

you can't access the second drive on rs-dos. Only os-9 will see it.

Sidewalk should work for you.


On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Gustavo Ranaur Schoenaker <
ranaur at ranaur.net> wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> Just let me explain a little of my ideas/motivations, when I bought a Tandy
> 3 with Super IDE. I have a Tandy 2, and I used it only with RS-DOS, tapes
> and disk. I have the drivers, the controller, and the RS-232 pak. The
> drives aren't in the best working condition, maybe is the cable, maybe it
> is not. I bought the drive cable with Mark and I still have to unpack it.
>
> My idea is to play old games and programs from my childhood. I just tried
> to use SuperIDE first. Everybody says it is cool (and it is). I saved some
> DSKs on drives 100 and on and I'm having a great time with it.
>
> So, on this first moment I need only RS-DOS disks. I would probably want to
> play more advanced games that needs 360K disks, but leave that for a second
> moment.
>
> Well ... The only thing I'm trying to do on this first moment is to create
> a backup copy of the card. So I can leave the original card, and mess with
> the copy with peace of mind. :-) Meanwhile I'm playing the some games on
> the original one just for the fun. (Anyone knows how to finish SYZYGY? :-))
>
> So, on this first moment for me OS-9 is not a big deal for me. I would
> install it only if it is really needed. Actually, when I boot it, I can
> barely read the text. It's too small on my TV. Other video modes works
> fine. I'll try to make a RGB cable someday, my TV has an RGB input. But
> wait! One step at a time. HDB-DOS works fine, let use it until I get bored
> :) A Tandy at home is fun for decades! :-)
>
> To make the backup, I think I have three strategies: (if there is another
> one, feel free to tell me)
>
> 1) I'll try Sidewalk imaging. For me is the best option. If it works,
> problem solved.
>
> 2) My second option is booting from Drivewire and copying files to HDB-DOS
> disks one by one. Is it possible? I'll try the ROM version that comes on
> SuperIDE. If it doesn't works I can save drivewire drivers on a tape and
> CLOADM them.
>
> 3) My third option would be inserting a (real) HD on superIDE and copying
> the files to it one by one, changing the card, and copyng it back. It' will
> be tough, but theorically it will work.
>
> Oh ... so much to do and so little time to do it :-).
>
> Any help, FAQ, pages are appreciated,
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 2:41 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Mark Marlette <mmarlette at frontiernet.net
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 1. SideWalk DOES NOT create an exact image. Had almost 6million compare
> > errors on a 256MB image. So not sure what it is doing...??? Do not use it
> > otherwise you will have corruption. Aaron will need to address this
> issue.
> > Sure it has something to do with HDB-DOS and NitrOS-9 partitions on same
> > device.
> > >
> >
> > SideWalk *does not* create raw images of a CF card.  It creates a file
> > containing only the data, i.e. with the "wasted" portions of the
> > HDBDOS area removed.  These images can then be used in DriveWire, or
> > written to another CF card.  They cannot be mixed with raw images
> > created by dd or other tools that do not deal with the half sector use
> > of the HDBDOS area.  SideWalk *can* read images created by dd and
> > understand them, but it does not create images that dd will properly
> > write to a card and they will not be identical (or even close) to the
> > contents of a raw image.
> >
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