HFSECTOR By: John Birdwell (Manual Needed)

[Omega-TI]

Does anyone have a manual for HFSECTOR?

 

Over the past couple of years, I've been doing all my sector editing of TI programs using WinHEX on the PC, but I'd rather do it on the TI. Now HFSECTOR is a GREAT F18A compatible program.

 

I've figured out how to find, replace and move around and edit... but I've not been able to find the right button get it to actually WRITE the changes I want. So, does anyone have a text manual or PDF file they could upload... or at the very least tell me which fricking button I need to press? THANKS!

[sparkdrummer]

Ctrl w - same command as his fabulous dsku.

[+Schmitzi]

Hi, after editing your changes in a sector, press CTRL-W (=Write) (the whole screen should get marked in white letters for this sector)

the cursor then automatically jumps to the bottom - just confirm with 3 x ENTER the over/write to the right/same drivetype/drive/sector

 

Ralf

[+Schmitzi]

grrrrhhh there was the answer before, sorry, didn´t recko that

[Omega-TI]

Thamks sparkdrummer & schmitzi! I really appreciate it!

 

If anyone ever comes across a manual for this program, it would be appreciated too. Don't worry if it's thrashed looking,as my plan is to remake the manual.

[atrax27407]

I get a bit of a "text jiggle" when I run it on my TI with a Dijit AVPC Card.

[Gazoo]

I get a bit of a "text jiggle" when I run it on my TI with a Dijit AVPC Card.

 

The program is probably set for PAL instead of NTSC. I had this discussion with Bill Sullivan a while back about another program and that turned out to be the issue.

There's one byte in the program somewhere that needs to be changed to fix the problem. Unfortunately that's all I remember...

 

Gazoo

[+InsaneMultitasker]

Pretty sure this is a simple matter of John turning on the interlace bit. I have the source code if we need to inspect further.

[Gazoo]

Pretty sure this is a simple matter of John turning on the interlace bit. I have the source code if we need to inspect further.

 

That's probably more likely than my guess.

 

Although they sometimes do produce the same result.

 

Gazoo

[atrax27407]

Just let me know what byte(s)I need to edit. The jiggling is giving me a headache.

[Omega-TI]

Hate to bother anyone... but still looking for a manual to go with the software... pretty please?

[+InsaneMultitasker]

atrax: i return home this weekend and will look at the source. I may have released a 'fixed' version at one of the chicago faires, but that would have been in the late 90s

 

omega: i do not recall seeing any manual or readme with this program or its source. it is possible John never wrote any docs prior to his passing away.

[Omega-TI]

omega: i do not recall seeing any manual or readme with this program or its source. it is possible John never wrote any docs prior to his passing away.

 

Wellllllllll now, THAT would explain WHY, after turning the entire Internet upside down and backwards, I was unable to locate anything!

[atrax27407]

It looks to be a "cut down" version of DISK UTILITIES. Try those keypresses.

[Gazoo]

It looks to be a "cut down" version of DISK UTILITIES. Try those keypresses.

 

Or you could use just Disk Utilities instead, seeing as it's on the XB v2.7 cart and all.

 

'Ctrl W' writes a sector.

 

Gazoo

[Omega-TI]

 

Or you could use just Disk Utilities instead, seeing as it's on the XB v2.7 cart and all.

 

 

Yes, I could... but I'm trying to pull together an 80 column diskette with everything tied together with BOOT (as time allows). I like being able to see twice as much on the screen at one time. I'll probably also make a short manual for it in the next month or two as well... just for the hell of it.

 

Question for you, do you think you could the same sort of thing for 4A/DOS that you did with BOOT?

[Gazoo]

 

Yes, I could... but I'm trying to pull together an 80 column diskette with everything tied together with BOOT (as time allows). I like being able to see twice as much on the screen at one time. I'll probably also make a short manual for it in the next month or two as well... just for the hell of it.

 

Question for you, do you think you could the same sort of thing for 4A/DOS that you did with BOOT?

 

Where does 4A/DOS load? I don't know anything about it.

 

Gazoo

[Omega-TI]

4A/DOS currently resides @ >6000 in a Super Cart. However with your TI-Wizard Skills, I figure you might be able to get it to load just like BOOT does. Gawd THAT would be so freaking cool I'd be speechless! << HERE IS THE PDF MANUAL ON BOOT >> after glancing at the manual, you'll see why I've always been so excited about it.

[Gazoo]

4A/DOS currently resides @ >6000 in a Super Cart. However with your TI-Wizard Skills, I figure you might be able to get it to load just like BOOT does. Gawd THAT would be so freaking cool I'd be speechless! << HERE IS THE PDF MANUAL ON BOOT >> after glancing at the manual, you'll see why I've always been so excited about it.

 

Sorry, ain't happenin'. Hardware can't do it.

 

Gazoo

[Omega-TI]

 

Sorry, ain't happenin'. Hardware can't do it.

 

Gazoo

 

Well...

 

I was afraid that would be the answer.

[Omega-TI]

Out of intellectual curiosity would anyone care to take the time to explain why it cannot be done? I'm obviously missing or overlooking something important here.

 

I guess I was figuring incorrectly that 4A/DOS was simply a program like any other, that could be loaded from one portion of memory into active memory at a set point in it's operation, sort of like the Bert & Ernie program. I was thinking if it could be transferred into active memory from that 15K segment, it would behave similarly but would probably require a few memory pointer changes. In fact it would be an improvement over the current way 4A/DOS works because as it is, you have to click through the title and menu screens to reload it each time.

 

If it could have been loaded at the point in it's operation where it checks for CHARA1 and the AUTO-BAT file, WOW, a true DOS type environment for the TI instantly available upon exiting any program.

 

So now I'm guessing it actually cannot do without that 8K memory space right? So, I guess when 4A/DOS loads a program, it only 'appears' to vacate active memory, even though it still needs to be reloaded after exiting a program. So now I just have to ask one more question before I let this drop forever, could it be made to work by replacing the DISK MANAGER II GROM entry and have it auto-load?

[Gazoo]

There is no 8k of RAM at c>6000 in the ubergrom cartridge.

[+InsaneMultitasker]

Just let me know what byte(s)I need to edit. The jiggling is giving me a headache.

 

Assuming the program was compiled from the source I have:

 

(1) Search for the hex string 8888 8908 and (2) change to 8888 8900

 

The second word sets register nine which contains the interlace flag. For some reason it is set to 1. Maybe John needed this for some off reason we are unaware of.

 

Interestingly, register 8 is set to allow mouse input. I do not recall ever testing a mouse with this program. Weird.

[Gazoo]

Just let me know what byte(s)I need to edit. The jiggling is giving me a headache.

 

 

Assuming the program was compiled from the source I have:

 

(1) Search for the hex string 8888 8908 and (2) change to 8888 8900

 

The second word sets register nine which contains the interlace flag. For some reason it is set to 1. Maybe John needed this for some off reason we are unaware of.

 

Interestingly, register 8 is set to allow mouse input. I do not recall ever testing a mouse with this program. Weird.

 

Jiggling isn't always a bad thing. If you're sitting at a bar, and a pretty girl is dancing on the bar, jiggling is good.

 

Gazoo

[atrax27407]

The fix worked fine.