ajl3578@cs.rit.edu (Anthony J Leccese) (06/19/91)
Can someone tell me if and how to boot OS-9 lv 1 on a Coco3? All I have gotten it to do is give the OS-9 BOOT message and then it locks up. It did work fine on my Coco2 though. Thanks. Anthony Leccese P.S. If anyone knows of a Radio Shack that has a copy of OS-9 lv 2 in stock, please let me know their address.
akermanis@troa09.enet.dec.com (John Akermanis) (06/20/91)
In article <2378@cs.rit.edu>, ajl3578@cs.rit.edu (Anthony J Leccese) writes... >Can someone tell me if and how to boot OS-9 lv 1 on a Coco3? All I have gotten >it to do is give the OS-9 BOOT message and then it locks up. It did work fine >on my Coco2 though. Thanks. > Unless it is OS-9 Level I V2.* it will not boot on a COCO III, but putting that a side, your better off will OS-9 Level II on a COCO III. > >P.S. >If anyone knows of a Radio Shack that has a copy of OS-9 lv 2 in stock, >please let me know their address. Good luck on this one at a Rip Shack store. You should get a copy of a current issue of the Rainbow and order it from one of many vendors who advertise in the Rainbow magazine. {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} {} John Akermanis {} akermanis%troa01.enet.dec.com {} {} Digital Equipment {} DTN 631-7448 {} {} 4110 Yonge St. {} EXT (416)730-7448 {} {} Willowdale, Ont. {} ------------------------------ {} {} Canada, M2P 2C7 {} Born to Hack and Conquer {} {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
pete@wlbr.imsd.contel.com (Pete Lyall) (06/20/91)
In article <2378@cs.rit.edu> ajl3578@cs.rit.edu (Anthony J Leccese) writes: >Can someone tell me if and how to boot OS-9 lv 1 on a Coco3? All I have gotten >it to do is give the OS-9 BOOT message and then it locks up. It did work fine >on my Coco2 though. Thanks. You'll need either: a) OS9 LI V2.0 or b) To hack the BOOT module (if I remember correctly) to start loading below $FE00 instead of $FF00. The problem is that in the coco3, there's a vector page that runs from $FE00 to $FF00. This is where interrupts are revectored from. This didn't exist in the coco2's and coco's. Os9 LI version 1.x loaded the kernel (track 34) from $FF00-1 and down. This would clobber the vector page. V2.0 of LI booted at $FE00-1 and down. Pete -- Pete Lyall [GTE] Compuserve: 76703,4230 Internet: pete@wlbr.imsd.contel.com UUCP: {hacgate,jplgodo,voder}!wlbr!pete "... So I picked up my pride from beneath the pay phone, and combed his breath right outta my hair. And sometimes, it's not so easy ..." J. Hendrix/My Friend
session@seq.uncwil.edu (Zack C. Sessions) (06/20/91)
ajl3578@cs.rit.edu (Anthony J Leccese) writes: >P.S. >If anyone knows of a Radio Shack that has a copy of OS-9 lv 2 in stock, >please let me know their address. When the price went down to $9.95, I bought the last copy my store had for the purpose of helping someone like you out. If you want it, it's yours. Send me mail. Zack C. Sessions session@seq.uncwil.edu ^^^ | +---> Note! Username is session, NOT sessions. Not my fault! Ask my SysAdmin why!!