I am unable to use SymbOS

Champion (414)

23-09-2021, 06:15

I just finally today got the mouse working on my MSX2 but I have an issue. No matter what I do, no matter what icons I doube click, right click mouse button, go to start menu and select any item from the menu I keep getting error code 02. I have attached couple of screenshots to show you my issue:

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Van enribar

Paragon (1171)

23-09-2021, 08:25

Wrong installation, repeat all steps paying attention to the drive selection and boot options.

Van foody

Champion (414)

23-09-2021, 08:45

K. I am using MegaFlash SCC+SD. SymbOS is placed inside a folder called SymbOS. if I want to install it correctly, how do I it correctly? What are the steps I need to do that is correctly?

Van enribar

Paragon (1171)

23-09-2021, 11:55

A good starting point is here: https://youtu.be/B62k7iKK2rU

Van AxelStone

Prophet (3108)

23-09-2021, 16:35

Did you simply copy the files or executed the installer? Is quite simple, just follow the steps and as @enribar says, pay atention to the boot drive selected.

Van foody

Champion (414)

23-09-2021, 19:13

It works perfectly. I have downloaded all the apps in symbos website...are there a special site for new indi applications for symb I can bookmark?

Van edoz

Prophet (2441)

23-09-2021, 20:37

foody wrote:

It works perfectly. I have downloaded all the apps in symbos website...are there a special site for new indi applications for symb I can bookmark?

Hi Foody! Good that you where able to use it in a proper way. If you need any help, just post it here.
I collected some apps/backgrounds/fonts/beta stuff for you here:

Some SymbOS stuff here Some apps are more recent that from the symbos website.

Van foody

Champion (414)

24-09-2021, 01:12

Thank you sir alot!! IN the future where would I go for any new future apps or games? Had SymbS allowed me to launch ROMs up to 4 MB I would have made this permenant over MM or SofaRun. It would have been autobooted the second I powered my MSX. Sadly it is max to 48 KB. But still...48KB is not bad.

Van edoz

Prophet (2441)

24-09-2021, 08:33

foody wrote:

Because symbOS is an operating system once it booted it doesn't know anything anymore about the MSX ROMS and internals.
So going back from symbOS to MSX BIOS, DOS/BASIC does require a restart of the MSX. This is what the ROM loader does but it has it's limits because of that. SymbOS is limited in that way and does not have that many applications available, but it is growing slowly Better is to use SofaRun to run nice games

Van AxelStone

Prophet (3108)

24-09-2021, 11:23

edoz wrote:

SymbOS is limited in that way and does not have that many applications available, but it is growing slowly

For this reason is good any user and dev interested in using SymbOS, so it can set a good base of users . I agree, it's growing slowly, each time more people ask for SymbOS.

Van foody

Champion (414)

24-09-2021, 18:55

How to develop for symboos inside OS? Like I open a programming language like visual studio inside symboos and compile it and make symboos executable app. Is they possible and what is it called?