Re: @#$!!! Now my Vulcan won't boot!

[apple2pd@garp3.icaen.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <8up2m9$oqo$1@acme.gcfn.org>,
Dave Althoff Jr <dalloff@gcfn.org> wrote:
>
>Trouble is, now, while the directories are OK, the files are OK, but the
>disk won't boot.  I can boot from a floppy (I was using the Vulcan
>utilities disk) and then run /RAVEN/PRODOS and the system comes up, but I
>can't get the system to boot by itself.
>
>Any suggestions for how I might fix the boot sector on this drive without
>trouncing the rest of the contents?
>

Perhaps the boot block is corrupted.  If you have davex, use davex 'init
/raven -w' command to rewrite the boot block.  Or else use prosel block
warden to read block 0 from a good floppy and write it to the hard-drive.

At least check block 0 & 1 with prosel block warden to verify it is OK.

Good luck!  Let us know how you resurrect the drive!

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)