Re: System Error $0046

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Jon Bettencourt <processoroverclocked@33mhz.cjb.net> wrote:

> OK, I got AppleShare 3 all installed. My IIgs is now booting up over the
> network. Only one problem...
> 
> Sorry, system error $0046 occurred
> while loading the BOOT.DRIVER file.

Error $0046 is "File not found".  I expect this means that it can't find
a file called BOOT.DRIVER.  I haven't seen an AppleShare installation
for quite a while, so I don't remember specifics about the files.

> Do I need more memory in the IIgs?

I doubt this would be the cause.

> It happens when I hold down the 8 key to go into ProDOS 8, too.

In that case it definitely isn't anything to do with memory.  Booting
over a network into ProDOS-8 should be possible in a 512K ROM 1 IIgs, so
a ROM 3 would be fine.

Did you install the Apple II Setup disk that comes with IIgs System
6.0.1?

> Here's how I have everything set up:
> 
> I have all the AppleShare software left the way it was installed.
> I have created a user called IIGS with the password IIGS.
> The IIGS user has All Privilages.
> I have all the IIgs files on the root level of the hard drive.
> I have a Users folder, with <Any User>, IIGS, and Performa User.
> In the IIGS folder in the Users folder, all I have is a Setup
>       folder with a ATINIT file.
> The Macintosh system folder is named System Folder and is inside
>       a folder called FS.SYSTEM.

One extra point occurs to me: what is the name of the hard drive on the
Macintosh?  If you want to be able to access the server from ProDOS-8,
the server's hard drive must use a ProDOS compatible filename, i.e.
letters, digits and periods only, no more than 15 characters, and the
name must start with a letter.

In some configurations you can avoid this restriction by using a shared
folder on the hard drive (which has an appropriate ProDOS compatible
name) instead of sharing the entire drive, but I don't know if this is
possible with an AppleShare server, particularly with Apple II boot
support enabled.

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David Empson
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