Re: [colorforth] colorforth 2.0a for stand-alone and Windows use

[Nick Maroudas <alice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick here,

I cannot get the CF2 image OkadWork.cf to boot from
floppy as a stand alone system like CF01, CF05 and
CFDOS4.blk.  The previous images needed only a fix to
the display, as suggested by Jeff (below); but here the
keyboard also was unresponsive. Perhaps it is because
this image OkadWork.cf is a Windows version ("winver"
returns 1).  Can one convert it to native via the
blocks (like the "environment" block 34, which I've
already tried); or does one need a "native" kernel as
well as "env" block 34?  


Quoting Nick Maroudas <alice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>... " Thanks, Jeff, will try that when booting a
>... " deedeed
>... " native floppy without Windows.  Meanwhile happy
>... " to add
>... " that your Win wrapper worked instantaneously on
>... " the
>... " wife's Lenovo T60. Just download in Windows and
>... " press
>... " "Run".
>... " 
>... " Smooooth! 
>... " 
>... " Nick   
>... " 
>... " Quoting Jeff Fox <fox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>... " [in answer to] Gwenhwyfaer ...
>... " >... " >> Unfortunately, it doesn't work (out of
>... " the
>... " >... " box) on qemu 0.9.1 (Linux);
>... " >... " >> the screen mode is wrong. Is there a
>... " way to
>... " >... " give it a different mode
>... " >... " >> to use? (An offset to patch with a hex
>... " editor
>... " >... " would be great.)
>... " >... " >
>... " >... " > Wondering if you can run the native.
>... " Can you
>... " >... " dd copy the OkadWork.cf
>... " >... " > file to a floppy and boot? Display?
>... " This will
>... " >... " help determin your
>... " >... " > Display settings if they are not
>... " working. I'm
>... " >... " sure that we can either
>... " >... " > hexedit changes to your copy or even I
>... " could
>... " >... " make the changes on the
>... " >... " > block where the Nvidia and Ati ( floppy
>... " driver
>... " >... " block) are stored and
>... " >... " > see if those changes work.
>... " >... " 
>... " >... " On block 52 are definitions of "ati" and
>... " >... " "nvidia"
>... " >... " they store a literal to "vesa"
>... " >... " "vesa" on the command line of my system
>... " returns
>... " >... " 4001ac2
>... " >... " ati stores 10cd4123 to vesa and nvidia
>... " stores
>... " >... " 10cd4118
>... " >... " 
>... " >... " if you have access to a command line,
>... " even if
>... " >... " the display
>... " >... " is black, you can try "floppy " to load
>... " 52
>... " >... " "ati save warm "  or "nvidia save warm "
>... " and see
>... " >... " if it helps
>... " >... " 
>... " >... " I have to do that when running off
>... " floppies and
>... " >... " switching between a desktop machine at
>... " work and
>... " >... " a
>... " >... " desktop machine at home.
>... " >... " 
>... " >... " 

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