How to use standard-delivery?

[wyatt-wong]

How do I put the compiled binary into Apple II disk file and use it for boot up ?

[peterferrie]

I use a sector editor for that job, and just copy/paste the content.

[wyatt-wong]

Do you have a disk already made up with the boot sector to share ?

[peterferrie]

The boot sector varies according to how much content is to be read. You can find examples in 4am's crack collection and via Passport. Sirius deprotection uses it.

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Do you have a disk already made up with the boot sector to share ?

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[wyatt-wong]

I think you assume I am very knowledgeable in Apple II sector editing and know how to handle this kind of thing by myself. Sadly I don't know how to proceed on this. However said hat, I did manage to view the compiled binary and show it in HEX in Visual Studio Code, though I didn't know if the compiled binary is correct or not.

I used a Apple II Disk Editing tool and write the binary code into the track $00 sector $00 of a DOS 3.3 formatted DSK file and checked the DSK file was unable to boot up. So I am still wondering how to use the fstbt.s code

[peterferrie]

I think you assume I am very knowledgeable in Apple II sector editing and know how to handle this kind of thing by myself.

That's the most basic requirement to use it, though. Why do you want to use this code? Why not create, for example, a regular DOS disk with files on it?

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[wyatt-wong]

I think you assume I am very knowledgeable in Apple II sector editing and know how to handle this kind of thing by myself. That's the most basic requirement to use it, though. Why do you want to use this code? Why not create, for example, a regular DOS disk with files on it? Message ID: @.***> …

I found out this boot loader by accident so I would like to see how it works. Anyway, here is the DSK image I created. Please rename the file extension to .dsk

[peterferrie]

It's just loading sectors to addresses, one at a time. It is not efficient, but it is very flexible (any sector can be loaded to any address). You've managed to place the code correctly, but no content is specified to be loaded so it will just break at $1234 if you boot that disk.

On Thu, 5 Sept 2024 at 10:53, Wyatt Wong @.***> wrote:

I think you assume I am very knowledgeable in Apple II sector editing and know how to handle this kind of thing by myself. That's the most basic requirement to use it, though. Why do you want to use this code? Why not create, for example, a regular DOS disk with files on it? Message ID: @.***> … <#m2982200502858756968>

I found out this boot loader by accident so I would like to see how it works. Anyway, here is the DSK image I created. Please rename the file extension to .dsk

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[wyatt-wong]

I am not sure how to write to $1234 and write what kind of file to that location. I reviewed the source and found that $1234 is an arbitrary address.

[peterferrie]

So, the idea is that your content is placed starting at track 0 sector 1 on the disk, and the boot sector is updated to specify which sector goes where. The $1234 should be replaced by the address of the first instruction to run after the load is complete.

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I am not sure how to write to $1234 and write what kind of file to that location. I reviewed the source and found that $1234 is an arbitrary address.

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