[Simh] Intel systems problems.

Ray Jewhurst raywjewhurst at gmail.com
Wed Jan 9 16:50:45 EST 2019


Bill,
I would like to try your simulator too. What is the web address for your
support files?

Thanks

Ray
Ps I am running Linux

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 3:43 PM Bill Beech (NJ7P) <nj7p at nj7p.org wrote:

> Gene,
>
> Sorry you are having problems with this.
>
> My code is still very beta and sometimes it will work.  The version of the
> system you show running is an old version for me, but not for the GitHub
> repository.
>
> I am trying to figure out what you are doing, so some questions:
>
> Are you using my support files from my web site?
>
> Are you using MinGW for building?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nill
> On 1/9/2019 11:04 AM, Gene Irwin wrote:
>
> I'm trying to get the isys80x0 series to use the floppy disk controllers,
> but no matter what I try to do in the SCP as far as enabling or disabling
> the SBC20x or ZX200A, the mon80 (a or b) always says "No Disk Controller
> Present" when I issue the FB command.
>
> I'm probably missing something like a port output command, or a complie
> time setting, or something.
>
> When I start the emulator I get:
>
> -----------------
> $ isys8010
> Initializing iSBC-80/10 SBC
>    Onboard Devices:
>    8080: Reset
>       8251-0: Hardware Reset
>       8251-0: Registered at 00EC
>          Port 00EC is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 00ED is assigned to dev 0000
>       8251-0: Software Reset
>       8255-0: Reset
>       8255-0: Registered at 00E4
>          Port 00E4 is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 00E5 is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 00E6 is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 00E7 is assigned to dev 0000
>       8255-1: Reset
>       8255-1: Registered at 00E8
>          Port 00E8 is assigned to dev 0001
>          Port 00E9 is assigned to dev 0001
>          Port 00EA is assigned to dev 0001
>          Port 00EB is assigned to dev 0001
>       EPROM: Configured, Not attached
>    Multibus: Reset
>       iSBC-201 FDC Board - Not Found
>       iSBC-202 FDC Board - Found
>          isbc202-0: Hardware Reset
>          isbc202-0: Registered at 0078
>          Port 0078 is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 0079 is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 007A is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 007B is assigned to dev 0000
>          Port 007F is assigned to dev 0000
>          isbc202-0: Software Reset
>          SBC2020: Configured, Status=19 Attached to (null)
>          SBC2021: Configured, Status=1B Attached to (null)
>          SBC2022: Configured, Status=3B Attached to (null)
>          SBC2023: Configured, Status=7B Attached to (null)
>          isbc202-0: Software Reset
>          SBC2020: Configured, Status=19 Attached to (null)
>          SBC2021: Configured, Status=1B Attached to (null)
>          SBC2022: Configured, Status=3B Attached to (null)
>          SBC2023: Configured, Status=7B Attached to (null)
>       ZX-200A FDC Board - Not Found
>
> Intel System 80/10 simulator V4.0-0 Current        git commit id: 584147fb
> sim>
> -----------------------------------
> But devices are all disabled:
> -----------------------------------
> sim> sh de
> Intel System 80/10 simulator configuration
>
> I8080
> EPROM
> RAM
> I8251
> I8255    2 units
> MBIRQ
> SBC064    disabled
> SBC201    disabled
> SBC202    disabled
> ZX200A    disabled
> sim>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> and if I enable or disable any of the 3 devices and issue a reset command,
> I get the same output as the initial status display, nothing changes.
>
> what am I doing wrong?
>
> I'm trying to use Bill Beech's config files, disk images and rom images to
> boot CP/M on these devices but I can't find any documentation that will
> clear up any of the issues I am having.
>
> Thanks for looking into this . . .
>
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