soviet Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I have done the same mod to power the CF reader from the adam power supply (i modded an atx psu to the adam) and work great, much better than using a separated PSU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I have done the same mod to power the CF reader from the adam power supply (i modded an atx psu to the adam) and work great, much better than using a separated PSU GREAT, if one has the ability to send the power thru the ADAM power supply, it does save having to deal with the additional mini supply. I include it because a lot of users don't have the ability to solder and rewire or just don't wan tot attempt it, so use the mini power supply I send to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I thought I'd better post this before something else happens that might destroy it.It's what I recovered of the IDE boot cart source after my fire... which claimed my ADAM stuff btw.I used the dumped bytes from the IDE boot EPROM rather than this for the final version because I knew that was less work to finish.This is the version I was building from the disassembly I made from the boot tape.I had planned on commenting more of the disassembled code but never got around to it after getting the boot cart working.The ADAM IDE port doesn't seem to have a simple memory map so I can't guarantee accuracy of any of the comments of the disassembled code.I hadn't gotten the driver code to assemble at the proper address yet by the look of it so it's far from complete.It seems to me there was some difference between the disassembled code here and that of the boot EPROM but I don't remember what it was anymore.If I were to guess I'd say it was part of the initialization of memory due to the difference in boot order or a minor difference in the driver code itself.I'm just submitting it for reference.FWIW, there is enough space left in the cart to have an IDE format/config utility. ; autoboot Adam IDE ;EOS jump table equates. ; these equates can probably be ignored but I copied them in case I needed them _EOS_START EQU 0FC30H _END_RD_KBD EQU 0FC4BH _PR_CH EQU 0FC66H _START_RD_KBD EQU 0FCA8H _INIT_TAPE_DIR EQU 0FCBDH _OPEN_FILE EQU 0FCC0H _CLOSE_FILE EQU 0FCC3H _RESET_FILE EQU 0FCC6H _MAKE_FILE EQU 0FCC9H _QUERY_FILE EQU 0FCCCH _SET_FILE EQU 0FCCFH _READ_FILE EQU 0FCD2H _WRITE_FILE EQU 0FCD5H _SET_DATE EQU 0FCD8H _RENAME_FILE EQU 0FCDEH _DELETE_FILE EQU 0FCE1H _GOTO_WP EQU 0FCE7H _TRIM_FILE EQU 0FCEDH _CHECK_FCB EQU 0FCF0H _READ_BLOCK EQU 0FCF3H _WRITE_BLOCK EQU 0FCF6H _CV_A EQU 0FD0EH ;a RET in all EOS versions! PUT_ASCII EQU 0FD17H WRITE_VRAM EQU 0FD1AH READ_VRAM EQU 0FD1DH WRITE_REGISTER EQU 0FD20H READ_REGISTER EQU 0FD23H FILL_VRAM EQU 0FD26H INIT_TABLE EQU 0FD29H CALC_OFFSET EQU 0FD32H PX_TO_PTRN_POS EQU 0FD35H LOAD_ASCII EQU 0FD38H POLLER EQU 0FD3EH ;EOS global data equates. REV_NUM EQU 0FD60H ;EOS revision number CURRENT_DEV EQU 0FD6FH ;current (default) device number EOS_YEAR EQU 0FDE0H ;year byte (2-digit BCD) EOS_MONTH EQU 0FDE1H ;month byte (2-digit BCD) EOS_DAY EQU 0FDE2H ;day byte (2-digit BCD) FCB_DATA_ADDR EQU 0FDFFH ;pointer to start of FCB buffers SOUNDPORT EQU 0FC2FH ;sound port ;EOS error message equates. NO_FILE_ERR EQU 5 NO_FCB_ERR EQU 7 FULL_DIR_ERR EQU 12 FULL_TAPE_ERR EQU 13 DELETE_ERR EQU 16 RANGE_ERR EQU 17 ;***************************************************************** ;* test cart header ;***************************************************************** org 8000H ; start of cart memory DCB 55H,AAH ; test cart ID DCB 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 ; filler, we don't use this ; org 800AH ; location of cart start address DCW CARTSTART ; cart start address, used to execute cart code ;***************************************************************** ;***************************************************************** ;* the first code executed in the cart ;* Steps match the post where I listed them on Atariage. ;***************************************************************** CARTSTART: ; Step 1, copy from cart to OS7/24k intrinsic RAM di ; interrupts would be bad durring this process ; copy code from cart into 24K intrinsic RAM ld hl,LOWRAMCODE ; start ld de,2000H ; destination... start of RAM ld bc,ENDCODE - LOWRAMCODE ; length ldir jmp 2000H ; call code in 24K intrinsic RAM ; code from here on to be copied LOWRAMCODE: ; Step 2, copy from OS7/24K intrinsic RAM bank to high intrinsic RAM bank org 2000H ; start of 24K Intrinsic RAM out (03H),9H ; Select intrinsic RAM in upper bank and OS7/24K intrinsic RAM in lower bank ; copy startup code from lower RAM into intrinsic RAM ld hl,HIGHRAMCODE ; start ld de,8000H ; destination ld bc,ENDCODE - RAMCODE ; length ldir jmp HIGHRAMCODE ; call high RAM code BOOTCODE: ;data we want to load goes here ;***************************************************** ;* This disassembly leaves a lot to be desired but I ;* haven't found a source for all the Adam EOS related ;* definitions yet. ;* Some of what the disassembler thinks is code may ;* actually be data and I won't know until I can step ;* through the code. ;* Not all of the code branches are labled in this version ;* of the code but that will gradually get fixed. ;***************************************************** org ???????? ld bc,45edh ; point interrupt vector to 45edh ld (VECTOR_66h),bc ; Interrupts should be disabled before setting the vector, ; or the vector should be set after copying the interrupt handler code there di ; disable interrupts. ld sp,0fe58h ; setup the stack pointer ld de,0c400h ; copy to ld hl,0c819h ; from where we were automatically loaded? ld bc,0400h ; size = 1K ldir jp 0c400h ; jump to the new location ld bc,0700h call 0fd20h ; write register ld bc,0000h call 0fd20h ; write register ld bc,01c0h call 0fd20h ; write register ld hl,0000h ld a,02h call 0fd29h ; init table ld hl,0340h ld a,04h call 0fd29h ; init table ld hl,0800h ld a,03h call 0fd29h ; init table ld a,0f0h ld de,0010h ld hl,0340h call 0fd26h ; fill VRAM ld a,20h ld de,0300h ld hl,0000h push hl call 0fd26h ; fill VRAM call 0fd38h ; WR_SPR_ATTRIBUT pop hl push hl ld bc,0080h ld de,0c00h call 0fd17h ; PUT_ASCII ld bc,1f17h pop hl ld de,0100h call 0fc36h ; _CONS_INIT ld de,010ch ld a,1ch call 0fc39h ; _CONS_OUT ld a,0c3h ld (0f17bh),a ld hl,0e433h ld (0f17ch),hl ld (0f1e6h),a ld hl,0e48ah ld (0f1e7h),hl ld (0f325h),a ld hl,0e56bh ld (0f326h),hl ld (0f446h),a ld hl,0e586h ld (0f447h),hl ld (0f473h),a ld hl,0e5adh ld (0f474h),hl ld (0e84ch),a ld hl,0e5d8h ld (0e84dh),hl ld ix,0fd56h ld a,0c9h ld (ix+00h),a ld (ix+03h),a ld (ix+06h),a ld (ix-06h),a ld bc,0024h ; size ld hl,0c532h ; source ld de,0e3abh ; destination ldir ld bc,01feh ; size ld hl,0c556h ; source ld de,0e3e7h ; destination ldir nop ; delay? nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop call 0e53eh ; reset IDE drive ld a,02h ; RESET out (5ah),a ; reset the IDE drive call 0e53eh ld a,10h ; 1XH - recalibrat out (07h),a ; command status call 0e53eh xor a ld (0e3e7h),a inc a ld (0e4f0h),a ld a,18h ld bc,0000h ld de,0000h ld hl,0c800h call 0f17bh ld a,(0c809h) or a jp z,0fce7h ld a,(0c806h) ld (0e51bh),a out (02h),a ; sector ld a,(0c807h) ld (0e50ch),a ld hl,(0c803h) ld (0e54ch),hl ld a,l out (04h),a ; lo cylinder ld a,h out (05h),a ; hi cylinder ld a,(0c805h) or 0a0h out (06h),a ; head & device ld hl,0c814h ; source ld de,0e3e8h ; destination ld bc,000ah ; size ldir ld a,91h ; ??? closest is spin up drive out (07h),a ; command status call 0e53eh in a,(07h) ld b,18h ; DRQ SKC jp 0c800h call 0fba5h push af ld a,(0fd75h) cp 99h jr z,l015fh cp 98h jp z,0e547h pop af jp 0f4e5h l01f5: xor a ld (0e3e7h),a ld b,a ld c,a ld d,a ld e,a ld a,18h ld hl,0c800h jp 0e560h nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop call 2f60h ld a,(41b5h) sub 05h ld b,35h jr c,l0191 ld b,36h jr z,l0191 sub 13h ld b,31h jr c,l0191 inc b l0191: ld a,b push af call 2edah pop af cp 32h jr nz,l01a3 ld a,(0e3e7h) add a,30h call 2edah l01a3: ld a,3eh jp 2edah call 2e00h jr z,l01b5 call 2e6dh ret nc sub 26h ld l,a inc de l01b5: ld a,l ld (0e3e7h),a scf ret push bc push de push hl cp 18h jp nz,0f17eh call 0e4ebh ld a,0ah ld (0e454h),a l01cb: call 0e501h ld a,20h ; read sector with retry out (07h),a ; output to IDE command status call 0e53eh in a,(07h) ; Check IDE command status and 01h ; error bit jr z,l01e8 ld a,00h dec a ; FF or -1? ld (0e454h),a jr nz,l01cb ld a,81h or a jr 020dh l01e8: pop hl push hl ld bc,0059h dec c in a,(c) ; IDE I/O high ld (hl),a ; save to memory inc hl inc c ini ; read block? jr nz,01edh call 0e53eh l01fa: in a,(07h) ; IDE status and 08h ; SEC jr z,l01fa l0200: dec c in a,(c) ; IDE I/O high ld (hl),a ; save to memory inc hl ; incrament address pointer inc c ini ; read block from IDE I/O low jr nz,l0200 xor a ld a,80h scf pop hl pop de pop bc ret push bc push iy cp 18h jp nz,0f1e9h push de push hl call 0e4ebh ld a,0ah ld (0e454h),a call 0e501h ld a,30h ; write sector with retry out (07h),a ; command status call 0e53eh in a,(07h) ; command status and 01h ; Error bit jr z,l0242 ld a,(0e454h) dec a ld (0e454h),a jr nz,0224h ld a,81h or a jr l026c l0242: pop hl push hl inc hl ld bc,0058h ; IDE I/O address -1 inc c ld a,(hl) out (c),a ; output a byte (IDE data I/O high) dec hl ; increment address pointer dec c outi ; output a block (IDE data I/O low) inc hl inc hl jr nz,0248h call 0e53eh in a,(07h) ; get IDE status and 08h ; SKC jr z,0257h inc c ld a,(hl) ; data to write out (c),a ; IDE data I/O high dec hl dec c outi ; IDE data I/O low inc hl inc hl jr nz,025dh xor a ld a,80h l026c: scf pop hl pop de pop iy pop bc ret ld hl,0e3e7h ld a,(hl) cp 01h jr c,027dh xor a ld (hl),a inc hl ld c,a ld b,00h add hl,bc ld h,(hl) ld l,b add hl,de ld (0e506h),hl ret call 0e53eh xor a ld hl,0000h add hl,hl adc a,01h ld bc,0044h ld de,0ffffh sbc hl,bc inc de jr nc,0299h dec a jr nz,0299h add hl,bc ld bc,0011h xor a dec a sbc hl,bc inc a jr nc,02a7h ; set sector, cylinder low, cylinder high, sector counter, head and device adc hl,bc ld b,a ld a,l out (03h),a ; start sector ld a,e out (04h),a ; cylinder low ld a,d out (05h),a ; cylinder high ld a,02h out (02h),a ; sector counter ld a,b or 0a0h out (06h),a ; head and device select ret ld a,70h ; out (07h),a ; IDE command status in a,(07h) ; IDE command status xor 50h ; ECC ERROR and 0d2h ; SKC RDY BSY jr nz,02c6h ret pop af push hl push de push bc ld de,0266h ld b,00h call 0e52ah call 0e53ah xor a ld (0fd75h),a pop bc pop de pop hl jp 0f4edh ld sp,0fe58h call 0f17bh ld b,18h jp 0c800h cp 08h ld de,00a0h jr c,l0304 ld de,00ffh cp 18h jr nz,l0304 pop iy ret l0304: push bc push de push hl jp 0f328h nop nop nop nop push bc push de ld c,a or 10h cp 18h ld a,c jp nz,0f449h ld de,0e59ah push de push bc push de jp 0f449h push af l0323: bit 7,(iy+00h) jr z,l0323 ld a,(iy+14h) and 0fh ld (iy+14h),a pop af pop de pop bc ret call 0f446h push af cp 07h jr nc,0341h pop af jp 0f476h ld (iy+00h),01h bit 7,(iy+00h) jr z,0345h ld a,(iy+14h) and 0fh ld (iy+14h),a pop af cp 18h jr nz,035dh ld a,80h ld (iy+00h),a jp 0f482h push hl pop iy bit 7,(iy+0ch) jp nz,0e83ch jp 0e84fh nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop nop call 2f60h ld a,(41b5h) sub 05h ld b,35h jr c,l038f ld b,36h jr z,l038f sub 13h ld b,31h jr c,l038f inc b l038f: ld a,b push af call 2edah pop af cp 32h jr nz,03a1h ld a,(0e3e7h) add a,30h call 2edah ld a,3eh jp 2edah call 2e00h jr z,l03b3 call 2e6dh ret nc sub 26h ld l,a inc de l03b3: ld a,l ld (0e3e7h),a scf ret push bc push de push hl cp 18h jp nz,0f17eh call 0e4ebh ld a,0ah ld (0e454h),a call 0e501h ld a,20h ; read sector with retry out (07h),a ; write IDE command call 0e53eh in a,(07h) ; read IDE status and 01h ; TK0NF (TraK 0 Not Found... bad drive) jr z,l03e6 ld a,00h dec a ld (0e454h),a jr nz,03c9h ; ld a,81h or a jr 040bh l03e6: pop hl push hl ld bc,0059h l03eb: dec c ; c = 59h on entry, IDE I/O address in a,(c) ; read data from IDE ld (hl),a ; store in memory inc hl ; next address inc c ; c = 59h ini ; read a block jr nz,l03eb call 0e53eh ;read until bit is zero l03f8: in a,(07h) ; IDE command status and 08h ; SKC jr z,l03f8 ; what follows in the disassembly is probably past the end of block zero on the tape dec c 03ff ed dcb 'ADAMServe.',03h 040a 2020 jr nz,042ch 040c 81 add a,c 040d 55 ld d,l 040e aa xor d 040f 00 nop 0410 ff rst 38h 0411 a0 and b 0412 00 nop 0413 00 nop 0414 00 nop 0415 00 nop 0416 00 nop 0417 00 nop 0418 00 nop 0419 00 nop ;end of code/data copied? dcb 'Boot',03h 041f 2020 jr nz,0441h 0421 2020 jr nz,0443h 0423 2020 jr nz,0445h 0425 2090 jr nz,03b7h 0427 00 nop 0428 00 nop 0429 00 nop 042a 00 nop 042b 010001 ld bc,0100h 042e 00 nop 042f 00 nop 0430 04 inc b 0431 00 nop 0432 00 nop 0433 00 nop dcb 'DIRECTORY',03h 043e 2020 jr nz,0460h 0440 d8 ret c 0441 010000 ld bc,0000h 0444 00 nop 0445 010001 ld bc,0100h 0448 00 nop 0449 00 nop 044a 04 inc b 044b 00 nop 044c 00 nop 044d 00 nop dcb 'BLOCKS LEFT',03h 045a 010200 ld bc,0002h 045d 00 nop 045e 00 nop 045f fd00 nop ;***************************************************** ;* end of ddt boot code we want to load ;***************************************************** HIGHRAMCODE: ;org is at the end of the code we want to boot but we must stay below EOS locations ; so I'll have to verify the final resting place ; this is based on the boot code from the Adam doc files ; init ; execute from intrinsic RAM between 8000H and 0DFFFH out 7FH,0H ; select SmartWriter in lower RAM out 3fH,02H ; strobe EOS_ENABLE line ; copy EOS from 6000H to E000H ld hl,6000H ; source ld de,E000H ; destination ld bc,0FEC0H - 0E000H ; # of bytes ldir out 3FH,0 ;deselect EOS ROM ; init EOS tables ld bc,CLEAR_RAM_SIZE ld de,CLEAR_RAM_START+1 ld hl,CLEAR_RAM_START XDR a ld [hl],a ldir ;init I/O ports call PORT_COLLECTION ;init AdamNet call _HARD_INIT jp BOOTCODE ; everything is set up so call the ddt boot code 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 GREAT, if one has the ability to send the power thru the ADAM power supply, it does save having to deal with the additional mini supply. I include it because a lot of users don't have the ability to solder and rewire or just don't wan tot attempt it, so use the mini power supply I send to them. Having recently modded my ADAM so that I have functional video out, I wanted to install my CF card + memory expansion rig. I first went to test it with the external power supply that was shipped and *POP* ...the internal fuse of the mini power supply blew. Now I have concerns about connecting ADAM's internal power to my expansion cards. I certainly don't want to fry anything! I aim to replace the fuse and re-test before anything else. Has anyone else experienced this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soviet Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 First connect the psu alone and use a multimeter to verify the voltages. Next fully disassemble the computer an verify there's no direct shorts or maybe a screw or piece of metal that is shortening the psu. The other thing is maybe the psu don't have the necessary power to supply your computer how much amps it puts on each line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thank you for the reply, but I think you misunderstand... Adamcon included an external power supply just to power the dual CF card rig. This is the power supply that I'm referring to. When attempting to power the expansion cards, the power supply blew its fuse. Additionally, I recently took apart the whole machine due to my F18a upgrade. This baby's clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The power supply that powers the CF Card Adapter which is supplied by Adamcon ONLY provides power for the CF Card Adapter. In no way should it affect anything with the ADAM and expansion cards that are installed... all that is powered by the Adam power supply that you are using... be it from the Adam Printer or other separate power supply. Try hooking everything up, but without the CF Card mini-power supply and then turn on your system. Everything should work except access to the CF cards. If all is well, then the power supply Adamcon supplied is the only issue... or should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Partial good news! Went back to posts #221 through #225, and soldered on the Molex plug to the ADAM mini PCB for input power. Tested and I've got good, strong voltages on the +12v and +5v leads. The CF card adapter LED lights up when connected! Problem: I can't get the IDE Boot software to load through my #1 high-speed data drive. Upon pulling back the Computer Reset switch, the tape begins to load, but ceases after about 10 or 15 seconds, and I get a black screen with an unmovable cursor off to the left center. Buck Rogers loads perfectly. The CF card LED goes out after a minute or so. Has anyone else seen this? What should I be seeing after loading the cassette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Problem: I can't get the IDE Boot software to load through my #1 high-speed data drive. Upon pulling back the Computer Reset switch, the tape begins to load, but ceases after about 10 or 15 seconds, and I get a black screen with an unmovable cursor off to the left center. Buck Rogers loads perfectly. The CF card LED goes out after a minute or so. Okay, scratch that... I reseated everything from the IDE cable to the CF cards to the expansion card itself and it works! What a cool little OS! Wow, just about everything is on there from the glory days (day?) of the ADAM to all its abandonware. Although I am finding that not every partition is booting, I booted TDOS and some of the CopyCart selections. Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The data pack provided with the IDE package contains a small 1K boot driver for the IDE system that patches Adam's operating system (called EOS) and then loads the HardDisk menu program that located on CF Card #1 on the first partition... forget now if it partition #0 or #1. Good thing is, you can eliminate having to use this data pack to boot into the IDE CF Card environment with the IDE Boot Driver cart (or the rom file of it placed on your AtariMax Ultimate SD cart) or with the IDE Boot Driver prom chip placed in an open socket on the Parallel Interface that is sold by Adamcon. The cart version takes a couple extra steps via pressing the cartridge reset and loading via the AtariMax menu, but the boot prom version loads immediately upon turning on your Adam. Lots of info in this thread about these alternative boot options. As far as "not every partition is booting", can you be more specific? Make sure to checkout the vastly updated instructions that I posted earlier in this thread... I think last year around this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishermark Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The data pack provided with the IDE package contains a small 1K boot driver for the IDE system that patches Adam's operating system (called EOS) and then loads the HardDisk menu program that located on CF Card #1 on the first partition... forget now if it partition #0 or #1. Good thing is, you can eliminate having to use this data pack to boot into the IDE CF Card environment with the IDE Boot Driver cart (or the rom file of it placed on your AtariMax Ultimate SD cart) or with the IDE Boot Driver prom chip placed in an open socket on the Parallel Interface that is sold by Adamcon. The cart version takes a couple extra steps via pressing the cartridge reset and loading via the AtariMax menu, but the boot prom version loads immediately upon turning on your Adam. Lots of info in this thread about these alternative boot options. As far as "not every partition is booting", can you be more specific? Make sure to checkout the vastly updated instructions that I posted earlier in this thread... I think last year around this time. I bought this setup as my xmas present. Now I have the Ultimate Coleco setup. Adam with power supply from Rey and this IDE/Boot Cart setup is the best and last thing you need to buy. The IDE cards have almost every known Coleco/Adam program ever made on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 As far as "not every partition is booting", can you be more specific? Make sure to checkout the vastly updated instructions that I posted earlier in this thread... I think last year around this time. Hey Jim. I figured it out. I was doing something wrong. I press: [iI] to swap to each CF card which are each IDE hard drives to select which warez I wish to run [iV] to run the software, which takes me to a next menu then I select which warez I want again, and press Return. I guess I was confused by the last step, where I have to select which software I want to run again. I've been re-reading this whole thread (I loosely followed it as it unfolded), and yes, there is some great stuff in there. I think I was under the impression that I could somehow boot ADAM warez from my AtariMax U/SD, but I've only found one or two DDP or DSK images that work. I guess it doesn't talk directly to the ADAM computer, but only to the CV Delta board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 In the first partition of each CF Card, there are a couple of programs that can be executed by just selecting the program name thru the "Boot Software" menu such as SmartBASIC, File Manager, etc. The largest majority of programs require that extra step you mentioned of setting the proper partition number and then using the "Boot Software" menu to select the boot file for the program. IE: to load the CopyCart menu program for loading a rom image, you will need to switch to CF Card #2, then set your active partition to #2, 3 or 4 and then finally choice the CopyCart boot file in the "Boot Software" menu. I know, it's not the most intuitive way to get things done, but on the EOS side, it was actually pretty well thought out by the developers of the HardDisk software. When you boot into T-DOS, switching around the four T-DOS partitions and executing programs is much more familiar to us old pre-Windows, MS-DOS users. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 This whole setup is a lot of fun. I've been enjoying playing with my ADAM! I've read through ALL these posts again, and it sure would be nice if we could put our heads together and engineer or clone that 80-column unit. That is cool! My T-DOS software went belly-up. All I'm getting is the cyan colored screen. This happened after I changed the default colors in File Manager and saved to disk. I must've overwritten something! Ah, well, I'll tinker with it once I get a CF card reader. So, here's what I'd like to see improved with this whole rig (and I'd be happy to contribute any programming or engineering I have the ability to do): Boot directly into DOS, making it the principle file manager for all disks, partitions, warez, and programs (and also ESC back to DOS) Better visibility/transparency for "what you're looking at" in terms of disk and file location (i.e., a path at the top of the screen) Modernization type improvements in DOS commands that would fall in line with BSD or Windows DOS commands A conversion utility that would allow DDP and DSK images to be run from the hard drive This is just a whimsical wishlist that I'd love see fleshed out. It makes me really want to bolster my programming skills, because this is a fun old piece of technology, and I enjoy seeing how far the homebrew community can take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Fortunately it's a simple process to write back the backup CF Image File provided by Adamcon on CD or my files posted here to a CF Card using HddRawCopy as long as you have a CF Card Reader on your PC.... or a printer with a CF Card reader built-in. If you can pickup a couple extra CF Cards to use in place of the originals, that would be a good idea. As far as your reference to DOS, do you mean T-DOS (the vastly improved CP/M OS that is supplied on the CF Card #1? There is a way to boot directly to this alternative Adam OS as people setup there systems to just so BITD, but i'm not sure how it was accomplished and would have to look through the documentation and system install software to see if there is anything mentioned. As far as better visibility, etc. that would be a tough one with the way the Hard Disk software is setup currently due to having to work around the Adam's default OS (called EOS), it's limitations and patching in the Hard Drive driver. I'm sure something better could be devised, but it would take someone with a lot of knowledge of the Adam, the necessary programming skills and lots of free time. On the T-DOS side of things, it is very MS-DOS like seeing as CP/M was the precursor to MS-DOS. Very unlikely to come up with anything similar on the EOS side except when you are in SmartBASIC with it's freedom to easily switch between drive partitions with the CATALOG command. You can use the more recent versions of Adamem that support using CF Card Image Files and place all the software onto them and then write this image file back to an actual CF Card for use on the Adam if you don't want to convert the disk images back to actual Adam 5 1/4 disks. It's the best we have at the time, but a simpler way to do so would be welcomed as you mention. Really the only option I see as a possibility would be if an Adamnet SD Drive was ever made that works similar to Atarimax's Ultimate SD Cart... but uses disk and ddp image files instead of rom files. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks for the always-helpful info Jim! Calling AA member "Else"… where are you!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Gone forever but hey you never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks for the always-helpful info Jim! Calling AA member "Else" where are you!? Actually the way that Else setup his Adamnet SD Drive with disk pairs with specific naming that were switchable via toggles/switches on the actual PCB could have proven to be a little complicated to deal with. There are a couple people who have stated their interest in looking at developing an Adam SD Drive... so hopefully one day there will be some good news for all us Adam fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Here is a big update to the Dual 100Mb CF Card Package with changes only made to CF Card #02 so I have not included the HD Image file for CF Card #01. Here are all the updates made over the last month and please read the included doc file that is in WordPad RTF format and if any issues arise due to the changes, please post here: VERSION 2.3 (09/01/2020): - Moved RoboThief on CF Card #02 from Partition 04 to Partition 11 - Moved BrainStorm on CF Card #02 from Partition 05 to Partition 11 - Moved E.G.P. 1 on CF Card #02 from Partition 06 to Partition 9 - Moved Mind Over ADAM on CF Card #02 from Partition 07 to Partition 12 - Moved Micro Chip on CF Card #02 from Partition 12 to Partition 11 - Patched Temple of the Snow Dragon to no longer ask for Security Code after every 16 boots - Created 4 new CopyCart partitions on CF Card #02 - Partitions 04, 05, 05, 07. No rom files added yet, but will be worked on next. VERSION 2.2 (08/07/2020): - Updated Meteoric Shower with correct size (8K) rom image - Updated Sector Alpha with correct size (20K) rom image - Updated Pitstop with bug free rom image VERSION 2.1 (08/03/2020): - Replaced 4 bad cartridge rom files (Beamrider, Keystone Kapers, Pitfall! and River Raid hd_ide2 (v2.3 - TotSD no code patch).zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 hours ago, NIAD said: Here is a big update to the Dual 100Mb CF Card Package with changes only made to CF Card #02 so I have not included the HD Image file for CF Card #01. Here are all the updates made over the last month and please read the included doc file that is in WordPad RTF format and if any issues arise due to the changes, please post here: VERSION 2.3 (09/01/2020): - Moved RoboThief on CF Card #02 from Partition 04 to Partition 11 - Moved BrainStorm on CF Card #02 from Partition 05 to Partition 11 - Moved E.G.P. 1 on CF Card #02 from Partition 06 to Partition 9 - Moved Mind Over ADAM on CF Card #02 from Partition 07 to Partition 12 - Moved Micro Chip on CF Card #02 from Partition 12 to Partition 11 - Patched Temple of the Snow Dragon to no longer ask for Security Code after every 16 boots - Created 4 new CopyCart partitions on CF Card #02 - Partitions 04, 05, 05, 07. No rom files added yet, but will be worked on next. VERSION 2.2 (08/07/2020): - Updated Meteoric Shower with correct size (8K) rom image - Updated Sector Alpha with correct size (20K) rom image - Updated Pitstop with bug free rom image VERSION 2.1 (08/03/2020): - Replaced 4 bad cartridge rom files (Beamrider, Keystone Kapers, Pitfall! and River Raid hd_ide2 (v2.3 - TotSD no code patch).zip 6.3 MB · 4 downloads i just wrote this image to my IDE drive and it works great. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 8:53 PM, rietveld said: i just wrote this image to my IDE drive and it works great. Thanks Need to send a shoutout to Eric Pearson for the Temple of the Snow Dragon patch. I’ll be adding all the Homebrew roms that have been released to the public over the years as well as taking a look at the remaining Steve Pitman games that are not compatible. Hopefully I’ll be able to remove the Ramdrive setup on these programs as they interfere with the IDE drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 9/1/2020 at 3:47 PM, NIAD said: Here is a big update to the Dual 100Mb CF Card Package with changes only made to CF Card #02 so I have not included the HD Image file for CF Card #01. Here are all the updates made over the last month and please read the included doc file that is in WordPad RTF format and if any issues arise due to the changes, please post here: VERSION 2.3 (09/01/2020) Thanks a million, Jim! I used HDDRawCopy to "burn" the .img onto my CF card #2, and it worked magically. All these ADAM games and wares are fun and/or interesting! On CopyCart #1, I noticed AquaAttack (selection #5) was not loading properly in my previous (2014) image. I burned the new image; now it's loading, but it freezes. Is anyone else experiencing this? From memory, it seems like CopyCart images have always had buggy ROM copies in them. Can others confirm this? Whatever the case, thanks Jim, for fixing some of the ROMS you noted in this most recent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 It would probably help if I replaced all the roms on CF Card #2 with Ikrananka’s clean/verified rom dumps... I don’t recall if it was available when I set this all up and don’t use the IDE much anymore with the SD Drive options that I have. Anytime you run into a software issue on the EOS side with the IDE Interface setup installed in the system, always consider it to be the culprit first and then go from there. Everything is very stable when using it with T-DOS, but the EOS driver was a bear to develop and get to the point it’s at to support as much EOS software as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I would love to learn how to use TDOS to change partitions and load ROMs directly from that interface. I would like to investigate the SD card options as well. I’ve briefly checked them out on Facebook. How do the SD card hardware options compare to the IDE card rig? It would be nice to have TDOS function as the overall OS to control the system. I do not like using the EOS selection menu. It could use some improvements toward better overall functionality. @NIAD what software do you use to parse the Adam partitions and software from within Windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Very old topic but I just added Bobs cf hard drive to my spare ADAM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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