[Coco] RPi DriveWire Success!

[Aaron Wolfe]

Glad it worked out, was going to write earlier that your errors on
inserting a disk sounded like either the server process had died or
was out to lunch.  A quick test is to just type:  dw<enter> into the
command box along the bottom of the GUI, if the server is running and
responsive you'll get a response with help text, if there is any
communication problem between the gui and server it will provide error
information that might reveal the problem.

The PiCo sounds pretty nice :)  Have you noticed how nicely a Pi would
fit into a standard rompak case?  I keep thinking I must find a way to
make the PiPak.

-Aaron


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net> wrote:
> Sufficient fiddling got me through.  I've booted NitrOS-9 on my CoCo3FPGA
> from a DriveWire 4 server running on a Raspberry Pi.  This is pretty cool,
> because there is a good chance I can get both the RPi and the CoCo3FPGA to
> live in the same CoCo 3 case and eventually run off the same power supply.
> Then if I can wedge a PS/2/USB keyboard adapter in there with some kind of a
> switch, I can run them both from the same keyboard.  A mini USB hub in the
> cartridge bay will allow me to plug in memory sticks and whatnot and I can
> have a hybrid PiCo.  I have a ViewSonic LCD that allows me to switch between
> the analog VGA for the CoCo3FPGA, and the DVI port (with HDMI adapter) for
> the RPi with the touch of a button.  I need to try out Bill's DW4Man.  That
> should minimize the need to switch back and forth.  But with a little work I
> could have a self-contained WiFi-enabled 25MHz CoCo that's also a fully
> usable Raspberry Pi.  I like.
>
> JCE
>
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