[Coco] DW3DOS ROM not loading NitrOS9 correctly

Robert Gault robert.gault at att.net
Tue Dec 24 23:18:12 EST 2013


Chad H wrote:
> OK, another thing this guy wants to be able to do with the CoCo1 is AutoBOOT
> into NitrOS9 under DriveWire.  I thought that's what the DW3DOS file was
> for.  I tested this by flashing the CoCo 2 verson for my CoCo 2 and booting
> it.  It does come up with "BOOTING NITROS9" and I do see the read activity
> for a few seconds in the DriveWire server, but then the screen goes blank
> with a cursor in the top left of the screen and it just sits there doing
> nothing..  What happened?
>

Ooops. I just saw that DW3DOS is a ROM replacement that just boots NitrOS-9. 
Still, which of the many versions included in Toolshed did you use to make an 
EPROM and how did you do it?
You should have used "*   - CoCo 1/2 LOADMable BIN (define BIN)"

Robert





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