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16 03-Feb-2023 15:21 25 KB Steve N to previous
15 26-Jan-2016 01:32 25 KB Steve N to previous | to last Added table of contents
14 24-Jan-2016 11:42 25 KB Steve N to previous | to last Amended relocation text
13 24-Jan-2016 09:38 25 KB Steve N to previous | to last Added alternate drive check information. Needs comments on status codes.
12 24-Jan-2016 05:58 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Added credit information
11 23-Jan-2016 10:21 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Cleaned up the English from Google English to UK English in the examples sectio.
10 23-Jan-2016 10:03 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Previously missed out a couple of updates
9 23-Jan-2016 10:02 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Cleaned up plenty of copied and pasted code.
8 23-Jan-2016 08:32 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Wiki restricts consecutive spaces to 1, using code formatting to stop this.
7 23-Jan-2016 06:55 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Added download location information and amended formatting...
6 23-Jan-2016 06:49 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Formatting amendments... needs a lot more
5 23-Jan-2016 06:41 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Formatting corrections...
4 23-Jan-2016 03:13 24 KB Steve N to previous | to last Added .cfg file details
3 23-Jan-2016 02:57 23 KB Steve N to previous | to last Cleaned up formatting a lot. Ready for public viewing and amendment.
2 23-Jan-2016 02:45 23 KB Steve N to previous | to last Some headers set up, still needs lots of reformatting... (work in progress)
1 23-Jan-2016 02:37 25 KB Steve N to last Initial raw dump from document released on AtariAge

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Disk images (.atr files) need to be prepared in advance for xBIOS to work.
Disk images (.atr files) need to be prepared in advance for xBIOS to work.
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A disk image is a file which simulates a disk. It will contain 1 or more files which can be used by your programs.
A disk image is a file which simulates a disk. It will contain 1 or more files which can be used by your programs.
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In order to prepare them, an external tool needs to be used.
In order to prepare them, an external tool needs to be used.
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xBIOS now also needs adding into the development project which is being created. The following code needs to be pasted into a project:
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xBIOS now also needs adding into the development project which is being created.
There are two ways of achieving this:
Option 1:
The following code needs to be pasted into a project:
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Option 2:
From xBIOS v4.2 and above, you can use the xBIOS.cfg file which is as below.
{{{
opt h-
.byte $43 ; config for v4.3 version
.byte c'XAUTORUN ' ; autorn file fname
.byte >$0800 ; xB adress for relocator
.byte >$0700 ; xB buffer adress for relocator
.word $02e2 ; INITAD
.word $02e0 ; RUNAD
.word $0000 ; custom I/O module - $0000 means use internal xB SIO
.word $0000 ; relocator for custom I/O module
.byte $ff ; PORTB - you can't swith off BASIC this way
.byte $40 ; NMIEN - config at start
.byte $c0 ; IRQEN - config at start
}}}
Please note that xBIOS do not use page zero.
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Simply download xBOOT from http://xxl.atari.pl and add it to your disk using an external tool such as ‘franny’. Name the first file to load ‘AUTORUN’. This will auto-load.
Simply download xBOOT from [http://xxl.atari.pl] and add it to your disk using an external tool such as ‘franny’. Name the first file to load ‘AUTORUN’. This will auto-load.
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xBOOT uses 384 bytes at $480 and $f9-$ff in page zero.
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