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Added more instructions on making a floppy disk
| author | boisy |
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| date | Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:14:12 +0000 |
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| 5 represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation | 5 represents the first community-based release since the discontinuation |
| 6 of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the | 6 of both OS-9 Level Two. This release actually takes up where the |
| 7 infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the | 7 infamous "Level 2 Upgrade" left off, and incorporates most all of the |
| 8 known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. | 8 known features of that never-officially-released version of OS-9. |
| 9 | 9 |
| 10 DISTRIBUTION | |
| 11 ============ | |
| 12 There are two single-sided 35 track DSK images ending in '_ss35_1.dsk' and | |
| 13 '_ss35_2.dsk' for disks 1 and 2, respectively. This correspondes to | |
| 14 the older Tandy method of distributing the operating system. | |
| 15 | |
| 16 The other disk image ending in '_ds40.dsk' is a double-sided 40 track | |
| 17 disk image that contains all of the files found on single-sided disks | |
| 18 1 and 2. This is useful for those who have double-sided drives and | |
| 19 want the entire operating system to reside on one disk. | |
| 20 | |
| 21 USING THE DISK IMAGES | |
| 22 ===================== | |
| 23 All images will work with Jeff Vavasour's CoCo 3 emulator as-is. If you | |
| 24 wish to transfer the 35 track disk images to a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disk | |
| 25 for use with a real CoCo, and have a Linux system equipped with such a | |
| 26 disk drive unit, follow the steps below (root login is assumed): | |
| 27 | |
| 28 1. Download and install the latest version of fdutils from | |
| 29 http://fdutils.linux.lu/ | |
| 30 | |
| 31 2. Once installed, edit the /usr/local/etc/mediaprm file and add the | |
| 32 following lines at the end of the file: | |
| 33 | |
| 34 "COCO360": | |
| 35 DS DD sect=18 cyl=40 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 | |
| 36 | |
| 37 "COCO720": | |
| 38 DS DD sect=18 cyl=80 ssize=256 tpi=48 fm=0 gap=8 | |
| 39 | |
| 40 3. Insert your blank floppy into the drive on your Linux box. | |
| 41 | |
| 42 4. Type the following command: | |
| 43 | |
| 44 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco (35 Track SSDD floppy disk) | |
| 45 OR | |
| 46 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco360 (360K 5.25" floppy disk) | |
| 47 OR | |
| 48 setfdprm /dev/fd1 coco720 (720K 3.5" floppy disk) | |
| 49 | |
| 50 This assumes your floppy drive is /dev/fd1. You may need to make | |
| 51 adjustments to the above commands for your environment. | |
| 52 | |
| 53 5. After typing the setfdprm command, the floppy drive unit should spin | |
| 54 for a second then stop. Type this command: | |
| 55 | |
| 56 dd if=<diskimagefile> of=/dev/fd1 | |
| 57 | |
| 58 Where <diskimagefile> is the image file you want to transfer to the | |
| 59 floppy disk. The image file transfer should start. When it is done, | |
| 60 take out the disk and try booting your CoCo with it. | |
| 61 | |
| 62 Repeat steps 3-5 for each additional disk. | |
| 63 |