[Coco] using /ddr0 as default (not boot) drive

[Vanderberg Family]

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Boisy G. Pitre" <boisy at tee-boy.com>
>Sent: Jun 24, 2011 3:25 AM
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Subject: Re: [Coco] using /ddr0 as default (not boot) drive
>
>Ed,
>
>I am going through the steps in my mind on how to try this here on my 512K CoCo 3.  Here are the steps:
>
>1. Create a bootable disk with r0 and rammer in the bootfile
>2. Boot into that disk, then type the following commands:
>	- iniz /r0
>	- format /r0
>	- makdir /r0/CMDS
>        - copy sysgo -w=/r0
>        - copy CMDS/shell -w=/r0/CMDS
>        - copy CMDS/grftdrv -w=/r0/CMDS
>
>3. Use DED and modify the bootfile on the floppy disk to rename the existing DD descriptor to DX, and rename R0 to be DD
>4. Hit the reset button.
>
>Are your steps similar?
>--
>Boisy G. Pitre
>http://www.tee-boy.com/
>
No, although I will look into that.  I first tried ded about 4 days ago so I am very dangerous :)
Also, I noticed that in init or sysgo (?) the DD had the high bit set and the other didn't or something like that.  Only saying I really do not know enough yet about it to know where I might be causing my own problem.  That being said, just reformat disk & start over, huh?

What I was doing was more in line with your earlier post.  I was building a new boot disk on /d0 that would use the stock /ddr0_192k.dd rather than the normal /ddd0_80d.dd(sp)for the default drive.  I reasoned that you use /ddd0 for default on /d0, and /ddh0 for default on hard drive so you should use /ddr0 for default ram drive.

So all I did was copy your standard.bl and comment/uncomment to fit my hardware and normal /ddd0 descriptor and normal ram drive.
Genned a boot disk & tested it.  Everything worked just as you would expect.  Default was /d0 and /r0 worked fine.
Then I commented the /ddd0 and uncommented the /ddr0 descriptors, genned a boot disk and tested it.
The boot failed with the same error code >>>   Pipe Clock Clock2 i2xtot*g
Was there something else I should have done in addition?

If it just won't work I will do as you suggested.  As has been suggested, I could also try modding help and error to ref /r0.  In any case, I am very happy with the way it works, just miss having help and error (just added p3 and love it - I can rip down all of these post-it notes).  And I get tired of finding a disk to type help or error and wait.  I just want it all.  My wife taught me <big grin>
And I am still waiting for someone who hasn't been on for a few days to read it and say "Oh, I did that when I was 10.  It's easy, here'e how..."

Thank you for looking into this for me.  Nice picture of the horse and crew.  Which one are you?
Ed


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