[Coco] Weird errors(DSK images.. NOT!!)

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 17 September 2006 00:29, George's Coco Address wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gene Heskett"
>
>Snippity...
>
>>> DSK files require I create a disk and then  move it onto my HD. This
>>> seem a bit redundant. Why can't we take a DSK file and load it into a
>>> HD and pick out the files we want, or even a directory? It seems the
>>> trend is moving away from a real coco onto emulators and those of use
>>> using a REAL coco are being left behind.
>>
>> Tools to do that are in the 'ToolShed_0.9.tar.gz' file available on the
>> nitros9 web page.
>
> Sorry, I intended to imply that this is to be applied on a COCO..
> If that is what you were referring to, then a link would be nice.
>
No, sorry.  See <http://www.nitros9.org>, starting with the FAQ.  There are 
instructions there on howto download the toolshed stuff, build it on both 
linux/MacosX or winderz, then grab the daily snapshot of the cvs and build 
that, which if it doesn't error out, will result in .dsk's ready to be 
copied to floppies and sneakernetted to the coco & booted.  The cvs 
snapshot is the whole thing, with the tar.gz something over 14 megs.

From what I've read about the toolshed, but haven't tried, it can work with 
the .dsk images just as if they were real disks, copying stuff in/out of 
them, but this is all on x86 machinery only.

Unforch, it errored out about halfway through that for me yesterday.  I 
posted the error exit to the devel list, but if I've a reply already I 
haven't read it, kmail sorts folders alphabeticly.  Early, need caffiene, 
tea too hot yet. :(

> "Terse is short and to the point, however it isn't intended to be harsh"
>
>George

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