[Coco] How do you modify os9boot file

richec rcrislip at neo.rr.com
Mon Apr 13 00:06:56 EDT 2020


On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:58:36 -0400
Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:

> > On Apr 12, 2020, at 1:17 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
> > 
> > How do you modify os9boot file  
> 
> Use the command os9gen /d0 on a blank formatted floppy on drive 0,
> you will need to provide it list of all the files you want in you new
> os9boot file. You can get a list of the files in the current os9boot
> file by typing ident -s /d0/os9boot with a current boot floppy in
> drive 0. You can save out files from the current boot in memory using
> the save command. There are newer, fancier way to generate a os9boot,
> but I am giving an example using only the original commands so…
> 
> 1) ident -s /d0/os9boot
> This will give you a list of what is in your current boot.
> 2) Put a formatted floppy in drive 1 and run
> chd /d1
> Using the save command, save out each file from ram that you want in
> your new boot. Example:
> save krnp2
> save ioman
> Etc..
> 3) Type in the following:
> load os9gen
> load copy
> load makdir
> (Optional)
> load dir
> 4) Put a blank formatted floppy in drive 0 and type:
> os9gen /d0
> Type in the name of each file you previously saved, then type a blank
> line. 5) Put your current system disk in drive 1 and type:
> copy /d1/sysgo /d0/sysgo
> makdir /d0/CMDS
> copy /d1/cmds/shell /d0/cmds/shell
> (Optional)
> copy /d1/cmds/grfdrv /d0/cmds/grfdrv
> Copy any additional commands, such as dir, etc.
> 
> I think that’s everything.
> 
> 

Thank you so much. I've been hoping that someone would explain that
procedure so plain even an idiot (me) could understand.


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