[Coco] drive wire 4 help

Brian Blake random.rodder at gmail.com
Sat Jan 15 22:58:50 EST 2011


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On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard,
>
> As Todd says, the key is getting HDBDOS mode turned on.  Are you using
> the GUI version?  In the latest GUI, under the Tools menu, than
> HDBDOS, you can just toggle HDBDOS mode on and off.
>
> To verify whether HDBDOS mode is on or off, type 'dw conf sh' into the
> command box at the bottom of the gui screen.
>
> If you're using the server without the gui, Todd is giving you good
> advice.  Since there is no 'dw' command in DECB, we have to edit the
> config file to make changes.   Put <HDBDOSMode>true</HDBDOSMode> in
> the instance section, or alternately put it in a diskset to have to
> turn on when you load that diskset.
>
> By the way I live not too far from okeechobee in west palm beach,
> didn't know we had another coconut this far south :)
>
> -Aaron
>
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Richard Hawk <rhawk1 at centurylink.net>
> wrote:
> > how do i back up a floppy image.dsk to a real floppy through drive wire
> 4.  drive wire 4 works i can load .dsk images and then go to the coco3 and
> read the .dsk  and play games . just cant backup my deskmate i been working
> on to a real floppy.  i have hdb-dos 1.2 dw3 coco3 rom in multislot 2 and
> real floppy controler in slot 4
> >
> > i tried poke &hff7f,3
> > drive off
> >  got the floppy to work but cant read drive 4 in drive wire 4
> >
> > so i can backup drivewire4 drive4.dsk to floppy drive real on drive 0
> >
> > any help would be greatly apprecicated
> >
> > richard hawk
> > okeechobee, fl
> >
> >
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