Re: 5.25 Drives in GS/OS 6.0.1

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

In <oHKdnXpa8oV0Mc6jXTWcqQ@comcast.com> GarberStreet Enterprises wrote:
 
> Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.3.95.iB1.0.1030219105420.8024B-100000@halifax.chebucto.
> ns.ca.. ..
>>
>> That's not correct.
>>
>> If you unselect the checkbox, the GS will ignore any 5.25" drives
>> connected to it.  Unselecting the checkbox tells the GS you don't 
>> have any
> 
> Sorry, mine sees the single drive I have attached, with the box 
> checked. Deselecting the box doesn't tell it you have none. What it 
> does do is not look inside for a real disk, thus it has no idea how 
> many you have. Mine will always show 2 drives deselected, and 1 
> selected with only 1 connected

My system works the same as Bill's. I'm running System 6.0.1 on my ROM 
01 IIgs and have one 5.25" drive. If I turn off the Finder preference 
'Check 5.25" drives on Finder start' it always shows two 5.25" drive 
icons on the desktop. If the preference is on, the drive 'grinds' when 
the Finder starts and only one icon is shown. This is the reason why the 
preference is there; the only way the system can tell if a 5.25" drive 
is plugged in is by trying to use it and this causes all the attached 5.
25" drives to make a horrible noise!

The modification to the 5.25" disk driver that some people do tells the 
system that there is only one drive, so the 'Check drives...' preference 
can be turned off and they'll still only have one icon on the desktop.

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rojaws/
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