Re: Sweet16

[Steven Nelson <steven-nelson@uiowa.edu>]

On May 29, 8:55 pm, gids...@sasktel.net wrote:
> > I am not quite following your logic.  I have two images created with
> > Disk Utility, one 32MB, one 40MB.  Get info returns the correct size
> > (bytes) for both.  32*1024^2=33,554,432 bytes=32MB.
> > 40*1024^2=41,943,040 bytes=40MB.
> > I do know that a Sweet16 32MB image is slighty smaller (don't have one
> > created at the moment to check).  I figured that Sweet16 is a block or
> > two shorter because it is initially created with a ProDOS format and
> > IIRC that is just shy of the full 32MB.
>
> > My 40MB disk works with both Sweet16 and OSX.  The 32MB mounts only in
> > OSX.  GS/OS can't recognize and asks to reformat.  If I reformat in GS/
> > OS, OSX can't mount image.  Catch 22.
>
> You created the 32 MB disk image using the "custom" option in the
> "volume size" menu, correct?
> Once the disk image has been created, on the left hand side in disk
> utility, you should see the .dmg file and indented just below it is
> the volume for that disk image.  click on the .dmg file first and
> check the Total Capacity at the bottom middle of the window.  Next,
> click on the volume name, and again check the capacity.  These should
> be equal.
>
> Whenever I create a custom image, the sizes do not match.  I am unable
> to use that disk with Sweet 16.  With the preselects in the "volume
> size" menu, both sizes match and are useable with Sweet 16.
>
> Hope that is clearer.
>
> rob

Yes, thank you!  My Sweet40.dmg and Sweet40 volume are the same
capacity = 41,943,040 bytes.
My Sweet32.dmg has capacity=33,554,432 bytes and Sweet32 volume
capacity=33,513,472 bytes.

Tack sa mycket.  (Thank you, in Swedish, or a close approximation
thereof.)

  --Steve