[Coco] The ultimate VCC hard disk image using EmuDsk

[Bill Pierce]

First, you must have the "harddrive.dll" in slot 3 (along with "fd502.dll" in slot 4)

2nd you must then mount the vhd image in "HD Drive 0" slot that is created in the "Cartridge" menu after mounting the "harddrive.dll"

3rd, you must be using the "rgbdos.rom" in "Cartridge/FD-502 Config/DosImage" and check "RGB Dos".

You are currently (according to your stated setup) not even using the hard drive emulation so therefore cannot use a VHD at all, only "dsk" images. The FD-502 disk controller emulates the standard RS floppy disk controller, not a hard drive controller. That only gives you DECB which cannot access HDs (or VHDs). RGBDOS is set up to use VHDs with 256 vitrual RSDOS disks and an OS9 partiton. You must follow the above steps to use the VHD.

Instructions for using RGBDOS are basically the same as for HDBDOS for which the manual can be found on the Cloud9 site un "Support".

 

 


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-----Original Message-----
From: Salvador Garcia <ssalvadorgarcia at netscape.net>
To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 3:14 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] The ultimate VCC hard disk image using EmuDsk


Thank you Richard! Much appreciated!


Tried that, no space and got same
result.


I know I am doing something stupid, or maybe it is because I am not
doing it. I also tried dir 255
and got ?DN ERROR.


Tried dir 0. Got back the
listing for the floppy that I have mounted at that location.


I poked around
some more. info follows (whether it is relevant or not, I don't know)


Menu
option Cartridge/MPI Slot n


4: FD502 26-3133
3: Empty
2: Orchestra 90
26-3143
1: Empty


Configuration:


Set to use hitachi 6309
2MB
RAM


Salvador





-----Original Message-----
From: Richard E. Crislip
<rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015
1:51 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] The ultimate VCC hard disk image using EmuDsk


On
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:32:26 -0500
Salvador Garcia
<ssalvadorgarcia at netscape.net>
wrote:

> I was curious, so I downloaded the ZIP
file. 
> 
> 
> The txt file
says type in DOS 255.
> 
> 
> I started Vcc, mounted
the image on HD0 and
entered the above command.
> 
> 
> I got ?SN error
> 
> 
>
This is my first
venture into doing anything with Vcc and I basically
> guessed
at the above
steps.
> 
> 
> Is there a guide that I can follow so that I won't
be completely
lost?
> 
> 
> After DOS 255 works, what then? Any references to
material that
I
> read up on would be helpful.
> 
> 
> Barry, thanks for putting
this
together. I have no clue what I am
> getting into, but am excited about
it.
:-)
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> Salvador
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>
From:
Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com>
> To:
coco
<coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 9:51 am
> Subject: Re:
[Coco]
The ultimate VCC hard disk image using EmuDsk
> 
> 
> The latest version
of this
disk image is now available from
>
http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> 
> The
link directly to the page
is
>
http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Virtual%20Hard%20Drives/NitrOS-9%20L2%20V3.3.0/
>

>
This
> hard disk image should work with either VCC or MESS. It boot using
>
the
EMUDisk driver, and so does not require a DriveWire server to
> run. It will
NOT
boot on a real CoCo, nor will it boot from
> DriveWire, however, it can
be
mounted as a second disk and the
> programs can be run. If there is interest,
I
could make a CoCo SDC
> and/or a Glenside IDE version.
> 

That should be
DOS255
no space.

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