[Coco] DriveWire 4 - NitrOS-9 Floppy *BOOTSTRAP!*

[Aaron Wolfe]

I believe you can load the dw modules on any of the standard boot
disks that the NitrOS9 project generates.  The various builds are
because the boot sector needs different drivers for the initial load,
but as long as you choose the image that matches how you want to boot
up, the rest of the modules can be configured any way you like.


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Yea but it was a 'trick' to get into NitrOS-9/DriveWire 4 without the ROM.
> When I first got a hold of that .DSK image I was trying to make a floppy out
> of it and DOS into it, which wouldn't work.  You told me it was made for
> loading from the Server.  Problem is, you have to have a ROM to get that
> far... not anymore.  Perhaps such a "bootstrap" disk would be of use on the
> DriveWire 4 downloads page?  Just in case someone wanted to bypass the need
> for a ROM and just boot-up NitrOS-9 with DriveWire4 support directly, which
> apparently you can't do with any of the .DKS images that are there
> currently.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of Aaron Wolfe
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 7:02 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DriveWire 4 - NitrOS-9 Floppy *BOOTSTRAP!*
>
> As far as I know the only reason anyone needs a ROM for use with
> DriveWire is to use DW in HDBDOS.  NitrOS9 uses its own drivers so
> doesn't need any special ROM for any given hardware or drivewire
> afaik.
>
> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok, someone told me this couldn't be done.  Perhaps they didn't understand
>> what I was referring to..
>>
>>
>>
>> *       I wanted to be able to turn on my CoCo WITHOUT a DriveWire ROM,
> type
>> DOS and it 'BOOTSTRAP' into NitrOS-9 on the DriveWire 4 server.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've managed to create a real Floppy that does just that.  DriveWire ROM
> not
>> required!  Essientially it is a DriveWire 4 NitrOS-9 floppy that starts
> the
>> bootup sequence from the real disk but somewhere along the way it
> 'switches'
>> to the /DD image housed on the DriveWire 4 server and seamlessly
> continues.
>> :-)
>>
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