Re: help how to make prodos disk

[Bryan Villados <news001@nospam_macgeek.org>]

In article <39B0A7E5.3273@mac.com>, Noah Sager <noahsager@mac.com>
wrote:

> Sonny wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am trying to make a 800k floppy disk from a PRODOS image (sea, download
> > from Apple website) with a PowerMac using disk copy 6.3.3.   The disk is
> > builded without failure.   The powermac see the disk fine.  But when I try
> > to boot the disk on a Apple IIgs.   It says UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS.   Can
> > someone give me some hints about how to make a PRODOS using a PowerMac,
> > because I don't have any disk I can use it boot up the Apple IIgs.  All I
> > have is a PowerMac and disk image (sea).
> > 
> > thank
> > sonny
> 
> I have been having similar trouble (see the "Strange IIgs error" thread) with
> my PowerBook 180. Is 
> it not the most annoying thing you have ever encountered!? DiskCopy is
> supposed to make *exact* 
> copies. I think it may be our disk drives. The one on my PB is the original
> one, BTW.
> 
> Keep us all posted.
> 
> Noah Sager
> Omega84 Design
> noahsager@mac.com

I'm starting to wonder now... I'm having the same exact problem on my
Power Mac 8600 running Mac OS 9.0.4 and Disk Copy 6.3.3. It's quite
possible that DiskCopy 4.2 may fix the problem. Worth trying!