Sorry if this question has already been answered somewhere in a previous post, but I am just wondering if there is a way to get the Floppy HD format option in TOS 2.06 with a Mega ST ?
is there an equivalent of the E6 jumper, such as on the STEs, or E7 switch as in the Mega STEs ?
TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
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Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
http://www.wrsonline.de/software/HDCOOKIE.LZH
It works with TOS 2.06 and TOS 3.06 but not with EmuTOS ...
... http://atariftp.czietz.de/pub/atari/Uti ... cc_2_2.lzh
This set the HD Cookie for EmuTOS.
It works with TOS 2.06 and TOS 3.06 but not with EmuTOS ...
... http://atariftp.czietz.de/pub/atari/Uti ... cc_2_2.lzh
This set the HD Cookie for EmuTOS.
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Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
Thank you !
A big step forward.
Is there however a way to enable it permanently on the motherboard ?
Cheers.
A big step forward.
Is there however a way to enable it permanently on the motherboard ?
Cheers.
Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
No, not without adding some address decoding circuitry.HigashiJun wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:46 am Is there however a way to enable it permanently on the motherboard ?
/Troed
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Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
troed wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:25 amNo, not without adding some address decoding circuitry.HigashiJun wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:46 am Is there however a way to enable it permanently on the motherboard ?
/Troed
You mean something like a TOS decoder ?
Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
Slightly. The switches are addressable at $ffff9200 in TT and MegaSTE, so you would need to add logic to "answer" reads from that address with the right bitfield.
Also, since this is also the address for reading and writing to the extended joypad ports I'm not exactly sure how it's intermingled. Anyone?
/Troed
Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
Joy is read from databit 0-7 and switch/blob E0-E7 is databit 8-15 on STe schematics.troed wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:46 amSlightly. The switches are addressable at $ffff9200 in TT and MegaSTE, so you would need to add logic to "answer" reads from that address with the right bitfield.
Also, since this is also the address for reading and writing to the extended joypad ports I'm not exactly sure how it's intermingled. Anyone?
Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
TOS 2.06 only reads those switches if running in on an (Mega)STE. Therefore, it doesn't suffice to decode that memory address on an MegaST! Your options are: a) patch TOS to set a _FDC cookie regardless (iirc, TosPatch has a corresponding option), b) run a program from the AUTO folder, as Frank already suggested.
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Re: TOS 2.06 and HD format option in Mega ST ?
Nice !
Thank you all for all this interesting feedback.
I will start with the AUTO folder way and then give a try to the TOS patch option.
Cheers.
Thank you all for all this interesting feedback.
I will start with the AUTO folder way and then give a try to the TOS patch option.
Cheers.