Re: Apple IIgs booting/monitor problems

["Bill Garber" <willy4SPAM6pa@comXcast.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Bill Garber wrote:
>
> >"Ned Ludd" <spam@luddite.ca> wrote in message
> >1g2lb8v.93jh89bwo0fuN%spam@luddite.ca">news:1g2lb8v.93jh89bwo0fuN%spam@luddite.ca...
> >> Ned Ludd <spam@luddite.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Adalbert Goertz <goertz@cyberspace.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > re:
> >> > > When I boot the GS with that floppy in the drive, it says "UNABLE
TO
> >> > > LOAD
> >> > > PRODOS"....
> >> > > What does that mean???
> >> > >
> >> > > >>
> >> > > Adalbert Goertz responds >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > It requires a file named "PRODOS" which it cannot find. So, you
have
> >to
> >> > > add it, like Prodos8.
> >> >
> >> ...or possibly the disk was made on a mac, I think file forking can
> >> cause that sometimes.
> >
> >I hate to bring this up if it already was, but make sure the slot you
> >are trying to boot from is not set to your card, unless you are using
> >a controller card in the slot, then it should be.
>
> His system is reading the boot block, since that's where the "UNABLE
> TO LOAD PRODOS" message is.
>
> The problem is that he doesn't have PRODOS in the root directory.

Or it's version 1.0.1 which doesn't work on the GS or the IIc+.

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