Re: Please help with Apple IIGS RAMFast problem

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Matt Sperling writes ...
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm new to this newsgroup, but I've been around Apple II's for quite a
> while, Anyway, I just got my IIGS out of storage and thought I'd get it
> running again.  It has a Ramfast Rev D with 3.01-F roms.  In the ramfast
> utilities screen I can see my hard drive (divided into 5 partitions)  I can
> manipulate the partitions, but they will not mount, so when the IIGS starts
> up, it tells me that it is scanning the buss for devices, but it won't find
> anything, by the way, I attached the hard drive to my Mac and was able to
> mount the ProDOS partitions on my mac's desktop, and my IIGS emulation
> program (Bernie) was able to use the partitions.  I'd really like to get my
> IIGS running again, so if any of you have any suggestions, they would be
> much appreciated.
> 
> I probably could have figured this out with the RAMFast manual, but I
> unfortunately cannot find it!!
> 
 ....

     You can find the RamFAST manual on-line as Text on USA2WUG at this URL:

http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/misc/RAMFAST.Manual.txt .


     One reason for a device to not be recognized is that it powers ON too
slowly to be noticed by RamFAST. Try powering ON the hard disk a few seconds
before turning ON the computer.

     The problems you run into when running your ramfast util (in
ramfast.system) sound different. That is, if the partitions show up, then, they
should be accessible. One reason they may not be is that you are running a
version of ProDOS which can not mount enough volumes to include those added by
the hard disk. Booting ProDOS v2.0.3 (or System 6.0.1 which includes ProDOS
v2.0.3) should help.



Rubywand