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2 NitrOS-9 ReadMe (Dragon)
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5 Welcome to NitrOS-9!
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7 DISTRIBUTION
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8 ============
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10 The archive contains the following disk images :
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12 [Set 1]
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14 nos96809l1v030206_dragon_40d_1.dsk and
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17 These are for a standard UK/PAL Dragon 64 with DragonDos Controler and 40 track
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18 DOUBLE sided drives.
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20 [Set 2]
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22 nos96809l1v030206_dragon_40s_1.dsk and
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23 nos96809l1v030206_dragon_40s_2.dsk
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25 These are for a standard UK/PAL Dragon 64 with DragonDos Controler and 40 track
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26 SINGLE sided drives. These can be used on a completeley standard (as
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27 supplied by Dragon Data, disk system).
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29 [Set 3]
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31 nos96809l1v030206_dragon_80d_1.dsk
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33 This are for a standard UK/PAL Dragon 64 with DragonDos Controler and 80 track
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34 DOUBLE sided drives. This is convenient if you have a DS80 drive as it has
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35 the full NitrOS9 and source all on one disk.
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37 [Set 4]
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39 nos96809l1v030206_tano_40d_1.dsk
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41 This is the US/NTSC Tano Dragon 64, using an RS-DOS controler, and formatted
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42 as double sided 40 track. It should be used along with disk 2 from Set 1,
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43 if the source disk is required.
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45 nos96809l1v030206_tano_80d.dsk
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47 This is then US/NTSC Tano Dragon 64, using an RS-DOS controler, and
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48 formatted double sided 80 track.
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50 ** NOTE **
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51 To use the Tano version you will need an RS-DOS controler with a special
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52 version of the SuperDos ROM fitted.
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54 If built from source, NitrOS-9 will also support the Dragon Alpha prototype
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55 machine, and a Dragon 32, that has had it's memory upgraded to 64K.
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57 USING THE DISK IMAGES
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58 =====================
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59 If you wish to transfer the disk images to a floppy disk for use with a
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60 real CoCo, follow the steps below:
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62 WINDOWS/DOS:
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64 1. Download and install the latest version of DSKINI/RETRIEVE at
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65 http://www.nitros9.org/
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67 2. Insert a blank double-sided floppy in to your drive (we assume B:)
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69 3. Type the following command, replacing the name of the image:
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71 DSKINI /T40 /D B: <diskimagefile> (360K 5.25" floppy disk)
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72 DSKINI /T80 /D B: <diskimagefile> (720K 3.5" floppy disk)
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74 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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75 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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76 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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78 Repeat steps 2-3 for each additional disk.
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81 LINUX:
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83 1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from
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84 http://fdutils.linux.lu/
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86 2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the
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87 following lines at the end of the file:
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89 "COCO360":
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90 DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48
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92 "COCO720":
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93 DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96
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95 3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box.
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97 4. Type the following command:
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99 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk)
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100 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk)
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102 This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make
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103 adjustments to the above commands for your environment.
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105 5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin
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106 for a second then stop. Type this command:
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108 dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1
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110 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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111 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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112 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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114 Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk.
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