[Coco] Vcc to DriveWire

[Robert Gault]

Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
>
> Robert, you forgot to mention, not to use the "dw" labeled disks form the repo for emulators & dw4, use the ones ending in "becker". They are for the emulators and CocoFPGA.
>
> Bill, if you want a Vcc1.4.3b/DW4/HDBDOS/Becker turnkey system let me know and I'll send you a link. I've just finished my website for it and will be uloading the files tonight.
>
> The website is:
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>   https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/the-color-computer-drivewire4-hdbdos-nitros9-starter-kit
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> I should have the download links up tonight.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 17, 2014 5:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Vcc to DriveWire
>
>
> CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts wrote:
>> Ok I would like to know what I need in the boot file for Drivewire to VCC.  I
> have Drivewire setup for emulators, but need to know what I need to add/change
> in my boot file to use it.  I am using v3.3.0 Nitros9 6309 with a 60mb vhd and 3
> 80trk ds drives with vcc now, using rb1773 and emudsk. Also using stock Disk
> rom.  I am green to drive wire and would like to start using it. Any help would
> be appreciated.
>>
>> Bill Nobel
>>
>>
>
> There are two versions of VCC and only one will work with Drivewire. You need
> VCC 1.43beta with Becker support which is specifically designed for use with
> Drivewire.
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%203/Vcc/Vcc_setup%201.43b%20with%20Becker%20Port%20support.zip
>
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/coco/Emulators/Coco%203/Vcc/
>
> This version of VCC will come with a ROM that supports Drivewire. Now if you
> want to access Drivewire disks after booting from your current .vhd drive using
> the RGBDOS ROM, you will need to add the Drivewire driver and descriptors to
> your OS9Boot file or load them as a merged file after booting NitrOS-9. I'm not
> sure the latter will work but expect it will. The alternative is booting
> NitrOS-9 from Drivewire using a v3.3.0 disk marked Becker with emudsk driver and
>
> descriptors added to that OS9Boot file.
>
> The disks you need are at the nightly build repository.
> http://nitros9.sourceforge.net/latest/
>
> If you have problems getting things to work, you could send me direct email.
>
> Robert
> robert.gault at att.net
>
>

Bill, take another look at my message. Becker is mentioned both in the text and 
the url. ;)

Just ran a test and found that you can boot from a Becker disk mounted in 
Drivewire, load emudsk and h0, and then read a .vhd disk mounted in VCC_Becker. 
You can't set the VCC_Becker for RGBDOS, boot from the .vhd disk, load rbdw dwio 
(Becker version) x0 and access x0. It won't work even if you include the 
Drivewire Becker drivers in OS9Boot on the .vhd disk.
It looks like VCC needs the Becker ROM mounted to access Drivewire unless I 
missed something.

You should then be able to mount a .vhd disk in Drivewire, install a Becker Boot 
module and Becker drivers in the OS9Boot file on the .vhd and get that to work.