[Coco] VCC and NitrOS-9 clock2 module

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Sun Aug 5 01:14:03 EDT 2007


Bob Devries wrote:
> Robert Gault says:
> 
>> The documentation that comes with VCC indicates that it emulates the 
>> DS1315 used in the Cloud-9 hardware. However, when I look at the code 
>> I'm using with VCC, it is the same as what I use with MESS. That code 
>> does not match the clock2_cloud9 module but uses the same I/O as the 
>> clock2_disto4 module.
> 
> 
> I booted NitrOS9 with a disk image I created to boot MESS, which has the 
> MESS clock module.
> While it read the date correctly, the hours part was always 12 hours 
> more than it should have been. So, if the time was 18:00 the clock read 
> 30:00.
> When I finally created a boot disk with the cloud9 clock2 module, the 
> time was correct.
> 
> -- 
 ><snip>

That sounds more like a PC setting. If the PC is using 24hr time rather 
than AM/PM, you could get the 12hr extra you are seeing. But at least 
you have a working clock module.

How are you doing with booting from the .vhd image?



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