Re: GS and 3.5" drives? How to get it recognize...

[mfumu@axis.jeack.com.au (William Robbins)]

Paul Dunkel (pdunkel@cc.hut.fi) wrote:

: When I start-up or reboot my GS everything goes okay, but then I get a
: message:

: bla bla bla ... GS/OS doesn't recognise this disk (in device
: .appledisk3.5a) do you want to init it or eject?

: and a bit later

: ...there are two disks named "RAM5" you must rename or eject the one in
: .appledisk3.5a

: I have tried to install all drives and put up all slots like they
: should. But for some reason I can't use the 3.5" drives, except if I
: boot directly from the slot 5.

: What should I do?

this is a stab in the dark, but why don't you try re-installing the 3.5 
inch drivers from your system disks.  I think there are two of them, 
although I've only got one installed myself, one for the MAC compatible  
"dumb" drives and one for the older IIe compatible "smart" drives.  (By 
the way, if you have a choice, take the "dumb" drives for your IIgs.  
Among other things they're faster because they let the IIgs firmware do 
all their thinking for them.)