Re: Apple IIgs booting/monitor problems

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

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.

-michael

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