Setting up Dos Master on CFFA

["Boot Zero" <boot.zero@1:124/5009.remove-xtk-this>]

From: Boot.Zero@familynet-international.net

All,

This is to be passed on to the greater knowledge base, so someone else who just 
got their CFFA card doesn't have to spend as many hours as I did setting up 
Dos.Master.

If you don't know, Dos.Master is a program that allows you to create DOS 3.3 
partitions within Prodos partitions.  There is limited documentation, and it's 
not a widely discussed topic, so initial setup can be tricky.

Dos.Master docs are here:
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/DosMaster_docs.txt


In addition to the docs, there were a few things that weren't immediately clear 
to me:

1. If you get I/O error when you try to run -dos.3.3, it's because you don't 
have the DOS partition installed. Run dos.install.

2. Don't put the Dos.Master install files on the target drive.  The docs 
mention that dos.install should be run in the same directory as dos.3.3, but 
this doesn't mean on the destination drive.

3. The target drive has to be EMPTY.  If you get free space errors, reformat 
the drive.  I couldn't get any floppies to work, but had C2P on the first 
partition.   I know ADTPro has a format command as well, but I
am not sure if it works.

When you're done, Eureka!  Dos Partition in a Prodos partition on a CF card.  
Pretty Freakin' Geeky (and cool).

Now on to installing "The Cat's Meow IV", so I can SIT tone those nagging 
Robo-Dialers.  BTW, anyone know how to rig an apple-cat to grab Caller-ID?  I 
hear the 212 card is perfect for this.

-BZ
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