[Coco] HDBDOS (IDE) & MESS (Coco2)

[Bill Pierce]

Thanks Luis, Nice job by the way :-)
Now to talk Ciaran into implementing this in XRoar for the Coco 1 & 2 :-)

By using this interface in VCC, I should be able to make my VHD collections available on a CF image. Correct?


Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <retrocanada76 at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 10:21 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] HDBDOS (IDE) & MESS (Coco2)


Nope there is only one image, but multiple os-9 partitions. You press
1 to 6 to access them.

There is also extra 100 virtual disks they are accessed by tampering
the HDB-DOS offset. Just run PART2.BAS or MODPLAY.BAS


On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, since you've now ventured into Vcc, you're in my realm :-)
> Just as an experiment due to all the traffic in this thread, I decided to give 
this a shot.
> Loaded Vcc 1.4.3bFSTEST  (new version Aaron posted a few days ago, version 
should not really ,matter though Luis's default NOS9 on the image is for DW, so 
I used Vcc 1.4.3b w/becker and Dw4)
>
> MPI slots loaded as:
> Slot 1 - ide.dll
> Slot 2 - Orch90.dll
> Slot 3 - harddrive.dll
> Slot 4 - FD-502.dll
>
> in "Cartridge / FD-502 Config"
> Uncheck "Clock at 0xFF50-51" (this is imperative, I missed this to start with 
and could get nothing)
> Check "Disk Image / External Rom Image"
> In bottom right corner, click "Browse" and mount Luis's "hdblba.rom"
> Click "OK"
>
> Now in "Cartridge"
> Clcik "IDE Config"
> Make sure "Base Address 0xFF" is set to "50"
> Check "Clock at 0xFF70"
> Check "Clock is Read-Only"
> Clcik "IDE Master" and mount the "GlenesideIDE.img"
>
> Now hit "F9" twice (cold start, once "off" twice "on")
>
> You should now boot up in Luis's HDBLBA Menu Screen.
> Works for me.... I can run progrms in HDBDOS or boot to NitrOS9...
>
> My question would be;
> Is there more than one vhd image on the CF image? If so, how do I access the 
other images. I have never used SuperIDE so I do not know the cmds.
> Also, can you load a second CF image into the "IDE Slave" slot? And if so, how 
is it accessed?
>
>
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>
>
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 9:28 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] HDBDOS (IDE) & MESS (Coco2)
>
>
> On 12/03/2014 11:31 PM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) wrote:
>
>> You should use either VCC (with superIDE)
>
> I can't find the menu that is supposed to be enabled via ide.dll.
>
> Using my HDBDOS rom image in the FD502 emulation doesn't work either
> (guessing that's not supposed to work either).
>
> Why is it so hard to get a hard drive running under emulation? All these
> emulator patches (aside from the HDBDOS virtual floppy offset of course)
> really shouldn't be necessary; technically they're just hacks and do nothing
> but cloud the issue. The CF images really should have a proper ATA header so
> that IDE support can be added to the emulators. We need to look at IDE
> support on other systems and borrow the format from them. The current
> situation is untenable. What a mess! :(
>
> Regards,
>
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