Re: CP/M RAM disk on IIgs

[KP <kjpmail@gmail.com>]

On Sep 13, 8:10 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/12/2010 09:52 PM, KP wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sep 12, 5:03 pm, KP<kjpm...@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >> On Sep 12, 2:15 pm, Steven Hirsch<snhir...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >>> On 09/12/2010 10:35 AM, KP wrote:
>
> >>>> I am running CP/AM 40B with RAM Drive on a IIgs with a Z80+ card
> >>>> installed.
>
> >>>> I run the program RAMdrive and it tells me that it is emulating C:
> >>>> with 64K available.
>
> >>>> Adjusting the "RAM Disk" settings in the IIgs Control Panel does not
> >>>> seem to have an effect on what the program says after I run RAMdrive.
> >>>> The number is always 64K.
>
> >>> Can you try a newer version of CP/AM?  I wrote some ramdisk support code for
> >>> CP/AM, although I think 4.0B was before my involvement and might have been
> >>> Steve Malechek's work.  I'm almost positive that later versions (5.0 and
> >>> 5.1.x) will properly recognize IIgs memory as if it were AUX slot expansion.
>
> >>>> My IIgs has a 1 MB Apple RAM card installed.
>
> >>>> Is there any way to make CP/AM recognize the IIgs RAM as it would have
> >>>> recognized (on a IIe) a RAMWorks card?
>
> >>> If the newer code doesn't work, let me know?
>
> >>> Steve
>
> >> Will try&  let you know.  Thanks!
>
> > That did NOT work.  Running CPAM 5.1, I ran MEGDRIVE and it said 54K
> > in the RAM disk.
>
> You may want to try disabling (or minimizing the size of) the Ramdisk in the
> IIgs control panel.  Then, be sure to a power-cycle restart to ensure that the
> setting actually "takes" (not all of them do without a deep reset).
>
> The CP/AM ramdisk driver uses the raw AUX memory and neither knows nor cares
> about the IIgs ramdisk implementation.  In fact, the latter may actually be
> reducing the amount of detectable AUX memory (thus my suggestion to disable it).
>
> If that doesn't do it, I'm out of ideas.  I do not recall ever using a
> traditional Softcard (AE or Microsoft) on a IIgs due to the lack of ability to
> cooperate with higher speed settings.  If you can pickup an Applicard/Starcard
> or a Freed Z80 board, you'll be a lot happier.
>
> It may be possible to use an AE Ramfactor in one of the bus slots, but I have
> never tried this on a IIgs.
>
> Steve

I'm trying to resolve this by using the instructions in the CP/AM 5.1
manual.  How do you access the "PC menu" (as opposed to the Apple IIgs
menu) in CP/AM?