changeset 1563:cc4a58b55d79

Go for it!
author boisy
date Fri, 14 May 2004 03:20:44 +0000
parents 20cd646c1150
children b9a87d97494d
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+NitrOS-9
+  - Back-port cc3disk to Level 1 and rename to rb1773
+  - Remove CoCo 3 Hi-Res calls from VDGInt and put in separate module
+  - Split WindInt into GrfInt/WindInt
+  - Back-port cc3io, keydrv, snddrv, joydrv to Level 1??
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+From: Pete_Lyall (pete@wlbreng1.UUCP)
+Subject: COCO OS9 2.00.00 bugs 
+Newsgroups: net.micro.6809
+Date: 1986-07-03 09:43:11 PST 
+
+COCO OS9 2.00.00 BUGS LIST
+===========================
+
+As with the 2.00.00 CCio patch, I'm merely passing this on to those that 
+are interested. Pete Lyall
+
+
+
+Description of bugs (and most fixes) in CoCo OS9 ver 2.00.00:
+ From Kevin Darling and Kent Meyers. 08 Apr 86, rev: 13 Jun 86
+ (Be sure to re-verify a module after a change)
+ ------------------------------------
+
+ MODULE: RS232 
+ PROBLEM: Returns no error for bad type mode.
+ SPECIFICS: Original src missing '#' for 'ldb #E$BMode'. Causes B reg to be
+loaded from $00CB, which is normally = $00. 
+ SOLUTION: Change byte at offset $0180 from $D6 to $C6.
+
+ MODULE: CCHDisk 
+ PROBLEM: Returns no error on write verification failure. 
+ SPECIFICS: Similiar to RS232 bug above, for E$Write.
+ SOLUTION: Change byte at offset $00FC from $D6 to $C6.
+
+ MODULE: Clock 
+ PROBLEM: Day increments by two at midnite.
+ SPECIFICS: Result of 'fix' to 1.XX bug. Extra increment intended for Feb 28
+hits all days instead.
+ SOLUTION: Several patches in DL, including 'Official Tandy Patch', which also
+fixes Virq bug. Or use the following short patch from ??: (and re-verify
+module)
+ Offset Old New
+  001A  00  1D
+  001C  1D  1C
+  0057  08  09
+  005A  27  C4
+  005B  04  03
+  005C  C4  26
+  005E  27  5F
+  005F  01  20
+  0060  4C  02
+
+ MODULE: Clock 
+ PROBLEM: Undo F$Virq call fails. 
+ SPECIFICS: When a call is made to delete a F$Virq entry, the X register is
+pointed to a stack address, instead of loading X with the virq register entry
+off the stack.
+ SOLUTION: Change byte at offset $0119 from $30 to $AE. 
+
+ MODULE: IOMan 
+ PROBLEM: F$IOQU code mistake.
+ SPECIFICS: Major code change in IOMan. Idea was to sort queuing processes by
+age. Wrong register used for comparison.
+ SOLUTION: Change the following bytes:
+ Offset Old New
+  06BB  10  12
+  06BC  A3  E1
+
+ MODULE: OS9p2 
+ PROBLEM: F$UnLink does not terminate devices.
+ SPECIFICS: Unlink of a filemgr, driver or desc, that is NOT in tbe bootfile
+but is in use, should return E$ModBsy error from a internal UnLink call to
+F$IODel. A wrong register was used, and a loaded mgr, driver, or desc module's
+space will be returned to the free mem pool.
+ SOLUTI.dON: None at this time to fit within module. Hang on.
+
+ MODULE: CCIO  
+ PROBLEM: Failure to recognize CoCo keyboard Break keys.
+ SPECIFICS: Because the order of IRQ was changed so that CCIO keyboard check
+follows Clock, the DP reg is set to $00. The Break or Shift-Break keys (signals
+2 and 3) sent to processes while in OS9 non-system state are ignored (the
+internal keyboard should've been an IRQ or VIRQ device). The bug will appear if
+the receiving program (Basic09 or otherwise) does not do much output, such as
+math routines, or using Inkey.
+ SOLUTION: Use CCIOP files elsewhere in DL. Or instead, if doing a lot of
+internal processing, send a char to the screen within loops. This will increase
+the chance OS9 will be in a system state and will correctly handle the Break
+Sends. 
+
+ MODULE: CCIO, CO80, CO32
+ PROBLEM: Co-module terminate routines not called, etc.
+ SPECIFICS: Termination of CCIO does not result in a call to codrivers'
+termination code. Worse, once you do a 'tmode type=xx' and change video
+codrivers, CCIO will still believe the other one is in memory. If it was NOT in
+the bootfile, a crash may result.
+ SOLUTION: Until rewrite of CCIO - NEVER change to a different COXX, unlink the
+loaded one, then 'tmode type' back to the first. Instead of loading it from the
+exec directory, CCIO will jump into never-never land, if that space has been
+reused.
+
+ MODULE: ACIAPAK 
+ PROBLEM: Not fully reentrant.
+ SPECIFICS: Each new incarnation saves current D.Firq vector; that vector
+restored upon termination. Use of this driver for more than one FIRQ device,
+and terminating their use in wrong order could result in FIRQ's going to bad
+address.
+ SOLUTION: None yet. Perhaps driver was not intended to be used for more than
+one FIRQ device. Should be in docs. Decent solution would be for Clock or OS9
+or separate module to change firq's to irq's, instead of ACIAPAK.
+
+ ---------------------------------- 
+ Other 'bugs' and things of interest:
+
+ MODULE: Unknown (?)
+ PROBLEM: Machine locks up after using a new OS9Boot. 
+ SPECIFICS: Unfound bug. Programs fail. Drives continue to run.  
+ SOLUTION: Change order of OS9gen bootlist.
+
+ MODULE: CCIO
+ PROBLEM: Incompatibility with previous escape code drivers.
+ SPECIFICS: New CCIO shunts all <esc> ($1B) (27) codes to GRFO module. This
+means original Wordpak software (Dynastar and Stylo for example) won't work. 
+ SOLUTION: See C82KD.DOC in DL6. If you don't need OPak c&
+.YYCO80 drivers
+by Bill Dickhaus or Rick Johnson in DL6.
+
+ MODULE: PRINTER
+ PROBLEM: Delay for 'printer ready' too short for some devices.
+ Sorry, don't have details now. I think Bernie Pluth and others may have a
+solution. 
+
+ ----------------------
+ Differences of interest:
+
+ : Be careful using old Password files. Sysgo 2.0 sets default startup priority
+at 128, vs 1.XX's 0. If login seems very sluggish, check your SYS/Password
+parameters.
+
+ : ACIAPAK 2.0 always assumes FIRQ device in first MPI slot. To use RS232 pak,
+etc in another slot, change the byte at offset $0080 (or $007F?) in ACIAPAK
+from 03 to:
+ SLOT BYTE
+   1   03
+   2   13
+   3   23
+   4   --  Floppy controller slot
+ ----------------------
+ END OF FILE