Re: Major Problems with .SHK files copying to GS PLEASE HELP!!!!

["VZE26PJV" <rambo.dsl@verizon.net>]

Cool,

the ProDos file system seemed to be causing the problem.  I formatted the
file in HSF in System 6 and transferred the files.  Everything worked fine
and I was able to recreate a floppy from the .shk file.

Now onto the next problem . . .

After I have created the floppy, when I try to boot off of it I get the
message "Unable to load ProDos" message.  When I ry to run the floppy's
executable (this is the old Dungeon Master Game) from System 6, I get a
fatal error.

What am I doing wrong?

Damon


"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote in message
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>
>
> VZE26PJV wrote:
>
> > I finally thought I got somewhere and then I run into anoher roadblock!
> >
> > I recently purchased a focus Hard drive for my GS (best 70.00 spent!),
and I
> > wanted to get some old GS games onto the machine.  Using my MAC I
downloaded
> > some .shk files (from the GS fairway) to restore to my GS.  I cannot
seem to
> > copy these files onto an 800K disk using the MAC OS (ir just freezes).
> > Instead, I use a program called filecopier10.  The .shk file copies
fine.
> > So far so good.
>
> The last few versions of the MacOS seem to baulk at writing to ProDOS
> floppies. HFS 800k disks shouldn't be a problem for the Mac or the IIgs
> if it has the HFS FST.
>
>
> > When I insert the floppy to the GS running system 6.01 the file is
there. .
> > .  no problem (for some reason the Mac puts a "desktop" file in there
too).
> >
> > I now want to use GShk to unzip the file and play it on a normal 800K
disk.
> > However Gshk does not allow me to unzip it to anywhere other than
another
> > 800K floppy, since I only have one drive I figured I would copy the .shk
> > file to the hard disk first and then use Gshk to unzip straight to a
floppy.
> > I tried building a floppy using only one drive but Gshk seems to write
half
> > the disk and then keeps endlessly telling me to re-insert the original.
I
> > am left with a disk that looks like it has all of the data, but will not
> > work.
>
> >
> > For some reason, I cannot copy the file to the hard disk.  When I drag
the
> > file over to the HD, the copy process begins and everything seems to
look
> > like it is copying.  However, soon, all disk activity stops and  the
status
> > message flips between "reading" and "writing" constantly with nothing
> > happening.  What am I doing wrong??  I am at wits end with this!!
> >
> > Does anyone have a solution for me!!
>
> I'd guess that there's something wrong with the disk images.
> GSHK doesn't really care where the disk images are located. I've had them
> on CDs or hard drives, doesn't matter, as long as they're not on the
floppy
> you're trying to write to. Could also be hardware. You might try making a
> disk image and turning it back into a floppy. If you can do that then
thered
> have to be something wrong with the images you downloaded. Either in
> the download or in the transfer to the IIgs.
>
>     Wayne
>