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

[Aaron Wolfe]

https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/drivewireserver/index.php?title=OS9_Modules

On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Could you tell me if the RBF is what's responsible for setting up and
> managing the serial I/O to the DW server?  I found RBDW and DWIO<COCO1
> variants and since the CoCo1 runs at a lower baud rate (I think) this would
> seem probable to me.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of Aaron Wolfe
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 7:22 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DriveWire 4 - NitrOS-9 Floppy *BOOTSTRAP!*
>
> 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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