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Fixed up comments... still needs better commenting though
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1 <refentry id="dmode">
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2 <refnamediv>
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3 <refname>DMODE</refname>
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4 <refpurpose>Disk descriptor Editor</refpurpose>
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5 </refnamediv>
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7 <refsynopsisdiv>
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8 <cmdsynopsis>
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9 <command>dmode</command>
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10 <group>
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11 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>devicename</replaceable></arg>
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12 <arg choice="plain">-<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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13 </group>
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14 <arg choice="opt">options</arg>
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15 </cmdsynopsis>
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16 </refsynopsisdiv>
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18 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
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19 <para>
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20 This new version allows any combination of upper or lower
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21 case options to be specified.
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22 </para><para>
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23 Also, current parameters are displayed with a "$" preceding
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24 to remind the user that the values are <emphasis>hexadecimal</emphasis>.
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25 </para><para>
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26 Options may be prefixed with a "$". It is simply ignored.
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27 </para>
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28 </refsect1>
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29 <refsect1><title>Examples</title>
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30 <para>
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31 Typical <command>dmode</command> output:
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32 <screen>
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33 OS9: dmode /dd {enter}
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35 drv=$00 stp=$00 typ=$80 dns=$01 cyl=$0334 sid=$06
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36 vfy=$00 sct=$0021 tos=$0021 ilv=$00 sas=$20
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37 </screen>
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39 Now, let's say we want to change the number of cylinders
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40 this descripter shows. The following command lines would
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41 all be valid and accepted by the new <command>dmode</command>:
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43 <screen>
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44 OS9: dmode /dd CYL=276
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45 -or- dmode /dd Cyl=$276
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46 -or- dmode /dd cYL=276
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47 </screen>
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49 Lastly, you may now specify either "TOS" or "T0S" to setup
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50 the number of sectors per track in track zero. Example:
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52 <screen>
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53 OS9: dmode /dd tos=21
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54 -or- dmode /dd t0s=21
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55 </screen>
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56 </para>
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57 </refsect1>
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58 </refentry>