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1 ***************
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2 NitrOS-9 ReadMe
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3 ***************
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4
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5 Welcome to NitrOS-9!
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6
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7 DISTRIBUTION
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8 ============
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9 There are two double-sided 40 track DSK images ending in '_ds40_1.dsk',
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10 and '_ds40_2.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. For those with
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11 3.5" 720K drives, an 80 track DSK image ending in '_ds80.dsk' is also
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12 included in the distribution.
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13
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14 USING THE DISK IMAGES
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15 =====================
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16 If you wish to transfer the disk images to a floppy disk for use with a
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17 real CoCo, follow the steps below:
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18
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19 WINDOWS/DOS:
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20
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21 1. Download and install the latest version of DSKINI/RETRIEVE at
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22 http://www.nitros9.org/
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23
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24 2. Insert a blank double-sided floppy in to your drive (we assume B:)
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25
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26 3. Type the following command, replacing the name of the image:
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27
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28 DSKINI /T40 /D B: <diskimagefile> (360K 5.25" floppy disk)
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29 DSKINI /T80 /D B: <diskimagefile> (720K 3.5" floppy disk)
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30
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31 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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32 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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33 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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34
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35 Repeat steps 2-3 for each additional disk.
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36
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37
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38 LINUX:
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39
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40 1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from
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41 http://fdutils.linux.lu/
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42
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43 2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the
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44 following lines at the end of the file:
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45
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46 "COCO360":
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47 DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48
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48
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49 "COCO720":
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50 DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=96
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51
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52 3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box.
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53
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54 4. Type the following command:
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55
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56 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk)
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57 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk)
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58
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59 This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make
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60 adjustments to the above commands for your environment.
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61
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62 5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin
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63 for a second then stop. Type this command:
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64
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65 dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1
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66
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67 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the
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68 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done,
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69 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it.
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70
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71 Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk.
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