Re: Q: Boot from IIGS Alltech Hardisk error msg.

["Deacon Blue" <scavenger@apexmail.com>]

Jeff wrote:

> >"Sorry, system error $0201 occured while loading the system -setup file,
> >EasyMount."
>
> That error is a Memory Manger error and means "Unable to allocate
> memory."  This means that while booting, your IIgs seems to have run
> out of memory.

> How much memory is in your IIgs?

---> Thank you for the feedback, it seems that I indeed have too little
memory available.  My unit is equipped with a 512K RAM card-expansion, which
I originally thought would be adequate for the unit.

---> What type of card & size would be your recommendation if acquiring a
better RAM-card?


> >Same system-error occurs also if pressing shift-key during boot,
disabling
> >extensions.
>
> Now that just shouldn't happen.  Does the splash screen say "No
> Inits/DAs" above the thermometer bar when you boot?

Yes, this is indeed  what the screen reports during boot while pressing
shift-key.  No inits/DA
I thought this procedure was parallell to Mac OS which disables the
extentions similarly.

The error-message changes to:

"Sorry, system error $0201 occured while trying to load the next
application"

best regards



> If not, then the
> IIgs isn't seeing the fact that you have the shift key down or you're
> pressing the shift key too late.
>
> By the way, EasyMount is a Finder Extra but they don't get loaded if
> you've shift booted.
>
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