Re: Focus drive "activity lights" on title bar of GS/OS 6.0.1

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Giorgio Ungarelli writes ...
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Focus 170MB HD on its controller card installed in my ROM III Apple
> IIGS
> 
> Is there any way (other than to remove the Focus driver, which would slow
> the HD disk access to an unacceptable speed) to remove the little "activity
> lights" that appear on the far right of the title bar when the Focus HD is
> being accessed while running GS/OS (I'm running 6.0.1)?

     Don't know. I guess the activity indication is built into the 
driver. (Really, it seems like a pretty handy feature.)


> If one needs to patch or somehow get into the Focus driver to make these
> changes, where can I find the program in question on the Internet (I can
> then transfer it onto my IIGS as I have the appropriate Apple II 3.5" disk
> controller and 3.5" drive connected to my IIGS).
> 
....

     You could use Block Warden to view and edit the code at the byte
level. It's on the PDUTIL disk available from Ground and GSWV.
(See http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html#disks .)



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