[Coco] SDC Lba mode

[rcrislip]

On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:42:54 -0800
Steve Pedersen <666jacktheknife666 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, So what I want to do can't currently be done. bummer.
> So it sounds like what I need is a super ide or the glenside ide
> board. Is anyone produceing either that I could buy ? The Super IDE
> would be prefered with it's cf card slot.
> If any of the brilliant hardware dev people would consider makine a
> superduper IDE supporting 2 master/slave pairs linked to sd or cf
> card's I will be happy to buy such a beast. or even just a single
> master/slave board. The older ide boards are currently unobtainable
> at least I think so, If there is anyone produceing the old ide cards
> please let me know.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Darren A <mechacoco at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Steve Pedersen <  
> > 666jacktheknife666 at gmail.com> wrote:  
> >  
> > > Hi folks ,
> > > I have been looking around on the internet for information on the
> > > SDC lba mode.
> > > My google fu skills must be weak cause I havent really found
> > > anything but mentions that there is an lba mode.
> > > My coco system is not up and running yet but this is what I am
> > > wanting to do.
> > > coco 1 with mpi 2 sdc's in slot 3 and 4 slot 3 sdc will be for
> > > floppy images and the slot 4 sdc will be for lba hard disk images
> > > <biggest I can make for OS9>
> > > I just cant seem to find any information on useing the sdc with
> > > hard disk or lba images.
> > > If anyone has done a tutorial or can point me in the right
> > > direction I would appreciate it.
> > >
> > >  
> >
> > You would need an OS9 driver and boot module to use LBA mode.
> > These have already been written for NitrOS-9.
> >
> > The sources are here:
> > SDC Driver (using rbSuper)
> > <https://sourceforge.net/p/nitros9/code/ci/default/tree/  
> > level1/modules/llcocosdc.asm>  
> > SDC Boot Module
> > <https://sourceforge.net/p/nitros9/code/ci/default/tree/  
> > level1/modules/boot_sdc.asm>  
> >
> >
> > While it is possible to use multiple SDC boards in an MPI, neither
> > the existing drivers nor SDC-DOS support this.
> >
> > - Darren
> >
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> >  
> 
> 
> 

Where are you at Steve? I have a Glenside IDE gathering dust that you
can have for the price of shipping, if you want it.