[Coco] Setting up xroar on linux

[Bob Devries]

Hi Nick,

well, I've sorta got it working on Windows8.2.

If the correct rom files with the correct names are present in the 
directory from which xroar is run, it will work, at least up to ECB 
level. The names (as per the manual page 10) are bas11.rom, extbas11.rom.

I haven't yet got it to use Disk basic. This should be possible using 
the xroar.conf file (I think). However, Windows does not have the path 
expected by xroar ( ~/Local Settings/Application Data/XRoar) nor does it 
have ~/Application Data/XRoar). I tried putting a config file in the 
same directory as xroar, but it's ignored.

These paths should be able to be bypassed using environment variables, 
but, being new to W8, I haven't a clue how to do that.

Hopt that helps

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

On 24/06/2014 12:13 PM, nickma2 at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> I tried the Windoze version a few months back and got the same
> results
>
> I gave up concluding that one needed to be a rocket scientist to get
> it working (better than saying I'm just plain dumb I suppose!).
>
>   
> Nick
>
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> Subject:Re: [Coco] Setting up xroar on linux
>
>   On 24/06/2014 3:10 AM, Ciaran Anscomb wrote:
>   > Alternatively, have them in your home directory under
> "~/.xroar/roms/".
>   Hi Ciaran,
>   I have now installed the Windows version also, and after reading your
>
>   document, particularly the troubleshooting section, it would appear
> that
>   neither the linux nor the Windows (Windows 8.2) version see my rom
> file.
>   The file was downloaded from the dragon website, and once unzipped,
> is
>   called COCO.ROM. That file has all three ROMs in it, CB, ECB and
> DECB.
>   It has a two byte preamble ($0080).
>
>   All I get is the checkerboard screen, and the stderr.txt file says:
>
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