Re: Problem loading prodos on IIGS

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

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In article <20000726195139.29480.00000120@ng-cp1.aol.com>, nach4321@aol.com
(Nach4321) wrote:


>I can't seem to get a disk with PRODOS to boot on my ROM 3 GS.  I formated a
>double sided disk on a Quadra 660 and went to the Apple site and downloaded the
>ver.6 of the GS OS.  I put it on this disk and tried to boot it from an AE 3.5
>drive.  It says "Unable to load Prodos".  My 'Apple tour of your IIGS' disk
>boots and runs fine.  What am I doing wrong?  Any help would be apprieciated.
>
>           Allan B.

This is a known problem with the floppy drives in some Macs, see
<http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30959>
I have found there is also a problem with Disk Copy. First, try formatting
the disk as ProDOS from the Mac Finder. Then copy the files from the disk
image to the floppy using the Finder, not Disk Copy. If that doesn't work,
if you have some sort of program that can do it, format the floppy on the
IIgs and then copy the files on to it using the Mac Finder.


Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rojaws
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