[Coco] NitrOS-9 on a 128k Coco-3

[Kandur]

Thanks Robert, 
I'm still looking for a headless Nitros-9 L2 6809 image that runs without DW.

Kandur

Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 8:21:39 PM, you wrote:
> Kandur wrote:
>> Robert, I don't have DW, yet.
>> None of the xmode /term commands worked,
>> these made no changes in columns or colors.
>> The display 1b xx xx commands worked.
>> http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/18/boot/
>> Ok, will check out dEd, that's next.
>> /d1 is a Panasonic JU-475-4, it works fine in a PC as a 1.2 MB drive.
>> I want to read a 5.25" DS DD 96TPI 80 floppy. (160 tracks total)
>> http://qdv.pw/coco/blog/2014/06/18/temporary-setup/

>> Kandur

> Kadur,

> I've looked at your startup file and made some
> tests with the MESS emulator set 
> for 128k memory. I've used the nightly build floppy disks
> nos96809l2v030300coco3_40d_1.os9
> and made one change to the startup file. I added as a first line
> -x
> which keeps the file running in spite of any errors.
> Boot returns a 207 error which means that there
> is insufficient memory with 128k 
> to run a standard NitrOS-9 boot disk.

> This thread has suggested that you use a
> "headless" disk which is why I though 
> you had Drivewire. You are not going to be able
> to boot correctly with "nightly 
> build" disks with 128k of memory. You will
> either need to get more memory or 
> reduce the OS9Boot file to a bare minimum.

> So, the reason you can't get startup to run
> correctly is the small amount of 
> memory in your Coco.

> Robert