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date: 03 Jan 2022 |
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date: 26 Jan 2022 |
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## Z80/Z180 System Software |
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Version 3.1 Pre-release |
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03 Jan 2022 |
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26 Jan 2022 |
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Wayne Warthen <wwarthen@gmail.com> |
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@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ through the normal startup process just like it was started from ROM. |
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However, your ROM has not been updated and the next time you boot your |
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system, it will revert to the system image contained in ROM. |
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# Upgrading via Flash Utility |
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## Upgrading via Flash Utility |
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If you do not have easy access to a ROM programmer, it is usually |
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possible to reprogram your system ROM using the FLASH utility from Will |
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system and boot an operating system from ROM. Do not boot from a disk |
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device yet. Review the boot messages to see if any issues have occurred. |
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# Upgrading via XModem Flash Updater |
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## Upgrading via XModem Flash Updater |
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Similar to using the Flash utility, the system ROM can be updated or |
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upgraded through the ROM based updater utility. This works by by |
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More information can be found in the ROM Applications document. |
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# Post Update System Image and Application update process |
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## Post Upgrade System Image and Application Update Process |
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Once you are satisfied that the ROM is working well, you will need to |
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update the system images and RomWBW custom applications on your disk |
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After this is done, you will need to use `SYSCOPY` to place the ZPM3 |
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loader image on the boot tracks of all ZPM3 boot disks/slices. The |
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loader image is called `CPMLDR.SYS`. You must then copy (at a |
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loader image is called `ZPMLDR.SYS`. You must then copy (at a |
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minimum) `CPM3.SYS`, `ZCCP.COM`, `ZINSTAL.ZPM`, and `STARTZPM.COM` |
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onto the disk/slice. Assuming you copied the ZPM3 boot files onto |
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your RAM disk at A:, you would use: |
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A>B:SYSCOPY C:=CPMLDR.SYS |
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A>B:SYSCOPY C:=ZPMLDR.SYS |
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A>B:COPY CPM3.SYS C: |
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A>B:COPY ZCCP.COM C: |
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A>B:COPY ZINSTAL.ZPM C: |
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A>B:COPY STARTZPM.COM C: |
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You may be wondering if the references to `CPMLDR.SYS` and |
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`CPM3.SYS` are typos. They are not. ZPM3 uses the same loader image |
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as CPM3. The ZPM3 main system code file is called `CPM3.SYS` which |
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is the same name as CP/M 3 uses, but the file contents are not the |
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You may be wondering if the reference to `CPM3.SYS` is a typo. It is |
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not. The ZPM3 main system code file is called `CPM3.SYS` which is |
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the same name as CP/M 3 uses, but the file contents are not the |
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same. |
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Finally, if you have copies of any of the RomWBW custom applications on |
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- FAT.COM |
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- TUNE.COM |
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# System Update |
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## System Update |
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If the system running ROMWBW utilizes the SST39SF040 Flash chip then it |
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is possible to do a System Update in place of a System Upgrade in some |
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Transferring and flashing the System Update is accomplished in the same |
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manner as described above in *Upgrading* with the required difference |
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being that the flash application needs to be directed to complete a |
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partial flash using the /p command line switch. |
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partial flash using the /P command line switch. |
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`E>flash write rom.upd /p` |
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`E>FLASH WRITE ROM.UPD /P` |
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# RomWBW Distribution |
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file describing the contents in detail. In summary, these directories |
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are: |
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| Application | Description | |
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| Binary | The final output files of the build process are placed here. Most importantly, are the ROM images with the file names ending in “.rom”. | |
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| Doc | Contains various detailed documentation including the operating systems, RomWBW architecture, etc. | |
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| Source | Contains the source code files used to build the software and ROM images. | |
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| Tools | Contains the MS Windows programs that are used by the build process or that may be useful in setting up your system. | |
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| Application | Description | |
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| Binary | The final output files of the build process are placed here. Most importantly, the ROM images with the file names ending in “.rom”. | |
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| Doc | Contains various detailed documentation including the operating systems, RomWBW architecture, etc. | |
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| Source | Contains the source code files used to build the software and ROM images. | |
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| Tools | Contains the MS Windows programs that are used by the build process or that may be useful in setting up your system. | |
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# Acknowledgments |
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driver. |
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- Ed Brindley contributed some of the code that supports the RC2014 |
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platform. |
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- Phil Summers contributed Forth and BASIC in ROM, the AY-3-8910 sound |
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driver as well as a long list of general code enhancements. |
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- Phil Summers contributed the Forth and BASIC adaptations in ROM, the |
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AY-3-8910 sound driver as well as a long list of general code |
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enhancements. |
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- Phillip Stevens contributed support for FreeRTOS. |
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- Curt Mayer contributed the Linux / MacOS build process. |
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- Curt Mayer contributed the original Linux / MacOS build process. |
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- UNA BIOS and FDISK80 are the products of John Coffman. |
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- FLASH4 is a product of Will Sowerbutts. |
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- CLRDIR is a product of Max Scane. |
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If anyone feels their work is being used outside of it’s intended |
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licensing, please notify: |
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Wayne Warthen |
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wwarthen@gmail.com |
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> Wayne Warthen |
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> wwarthen@gmail.com |
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RomWBW is an aggregate work. It is composed of many individual, |
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standalone programs that are distributed as a whole to function as a |
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Wayne Warthen
4 years ago