Re: Restricting 5.25" drive 2 icon

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

In article <4mouj0$j5e@Venus.mcs.com>, J. L. Walters <bird@MCS.COM> wrote:
> A few days ago I posted:
> 
> > I have tried changing the aux type to $0101 and the result was
> > that BOTH 5.25" drive icons disappeared when I rebooted. Is my
> > problem that I have slot six set to "Your Card?"
> 
> I received the following e-mail reply:
> 
> > Nope, shouldn't be.  The $0101 auxtype simply tells GS/OS that
> > there is a maximum of one device attached.

[snip]

> > I wish you had something like Snooper DA or Exerciser CDA so
> > you could tell me what those devices return for slot number,
> > unit  number, etc. (gnosnooper xxx is NOT the wanted file.)
> 
> So the question on the floor is:
> 
> Where can I get/buy Snooper DA &/or Exerciser DA?

Well, GS/OS Snooper is no use for this, but Exerciser would be.

"Exerciser DA" is a CDA written by Apple which allows you to manually
execute GS/OS calls, filling in the parameter blocks by hand.  It can
also do directory listings and list online devices.  It is mainly
intended to be a learning tool for developers.  I often use it to get
a quick catalog, or to tidy up after a program which doesn't provide
a full set of file management functions.

It was included on the GSBug disk, which is available at:

ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/tools/gsbug/

There are two files:

gsbug-1-6-readme.txt
gsbug-1-6-shk.bsc (498K)

> My informant says that they are either on GEnie (could not find
> them), or on the System 6 CD. Anyone know were they are? 

On the System 6 Golden Master, Exerciser DA is in:

:Dev CD - Apple II:Essentials:GSBug:
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