Re: HELP! Patched PRO.FST?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Dave Althoff writes ...
> 
> Until my system croaked on me a few months ago, I had patched versions of
> BASIC.SYSTEM, P8, and PRO.FST to allow me to use less-restrictive
> filenames.  Very handy for backing up my palmtop, which uses some MS-DOS
> filenames which are illegal under ProDOS (such as "SYS$.IMG").
> 
> Well, I dug out the patcher program (NAMEFIX) and ran it.  Then I rebooted
> the system, and the machine crashed.
> 
> I restored the unpatched version of Pro.FST and the system booted OK
> (apparently that was the one I had trouble with...).
> 
> So...Any suggestions?  Anybody know where I might find a different
> filename-restriction patcher for the Pro.FST?  As it is, I have two files
> on one of my drives that GS/OS won't even touch 'cause it doesn't like the
> filename... 8-(
>
 ....

     This should not be too hard to fix. Use a block editor (like Block
Warden, Block Works, ProSel-16's ZAP, ...) to find and modify the name
on the disk.

     You can do a Search of the disk's blocks for, say, SYS$.IMG and,
once found, edit the block so that the new name is something like
SYS1.IMG.



Rubywand