Re: Boot IIgs from AS server

[Robert Flossmann <robert.flossmann@freenet.de>]

David Empson wrote:
> 
> Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net> wrote:
> 
> > Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net> wrote
> > >
> > > I'll attempt following Jonathan's procedure exactly, since I see some
> > small
> > > differences from the way I set mine up. I'll keep the group posted with
> > the
> > > results.
> >
> > OK, I did a fresh System 7.1 install on an Mac SE/30 and then followed
> > Jonathan's procedure. I still can't get a ROM 1 IIgs to net boot, so I
> > conclude that this doesn't work with a ROM 1.
> >
> > I noticed that in Jonathan's procedure, he says to set the boot slot to
> > "Appletalk". That is not an option on a ROM 1, where you set the boot slot
> > to "Slot 7", it's only on a ROM 3, so it appears he wrote the procedure
> > while using a ROM 3.
> >
> > That's consistent with my experience: you can net boot with a ROM 3, but not
> > with a ROM 1.
> 
> I don't know why this would be the case - you are certainly supposed to
> be able to network boot a ROM 1 IIgs.  For that matter, you should be
> able to network boot a ROM 0 IIgs, though it wouldn't be able to run
> GS/OS, and its AppleTalk firmware is rather buggy, so it may be flakey.
> 
> ROM 0 and 1 have the bare minimum firmware required to support network
> booting, and nothing more.  ROM 3 has a more complete AppleTalk
> implementation in ROM.
> 
> It is possible that Apple may have broken support for ROM 1 network
> booting with more recent versions of the AppleShare "Apple II Setup"
> software.  Going back to an earlier IIgs system version (e.g. 5.0.2)
> with its matching Apple II Setup disk might solve this.
> 
> System 4.0 didn't support AppleShare at all, but System 3.2 (the last
> IIgs System which used ProDOS-16) did, and was able to be network
> booted.

Are those early systems available on the net? I'd like to toy around
with them.

Yours, Robert