Re: Problem loading prodos on IIGS

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Nach4321 writes ...

>>
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?
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     Most likely, the diskette you are trying to boot does not have the file
PRODOS. Try booting ProDOS from a known-good IIgs diskette and see if you can
CATALOG the files on the new disk.

     The files from Apple's site are in a Mac archive format. Dealing with
them on a IIgs could be difficult.

     Maybe your Mac can create useable diskettes from the files. If not, your
best bet may be to download the GS System 6.0.1 disks from USA2WUG at 
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/USA2WUG/SystemSoftware/IIgsSystem601disks/ to the
Mac's hard disk and move the files to your IIgs via a NULL modem connection.
(See http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html .)

     The stuff on USA2WUG includes a Text file with installation directions
plus the six System disks in plain shrinked disk form with standard patches to
fix HS.FST and Text Edit bugs already applied. The .sdk files just need to be
unshrinked to 3.5" diskettes via GS-ShrinkIt or 8-bit ShrinkIt on your IIgs. 



Rubywand