Re: Booting problem (Prodos)

[schultp@aa.wl.com (Paul Schultz)]

Ron Louie (ronlouie@u.washington.edu) wrote:
: I've been having problems making a bootable Prodos 5.25 disk, using a 
: IIGS with Finder (6.0.1).  Even after erasing, then initializing the 
: disk, and copying the files (Zlink, for someone who has a IIe), Zlink 
: will run from the floppy, but when booting, the thing just grinds three 
: times.  I verified the media, used Vaccine II to check for viruses, tried 
: with and without Basic.system, and even used earlier versions of Prodos.  
: I finally dug up a Prodos 1.1.1 disk, deleted all but the Prodos, then 
: copied the Zlink files to it, and it boots!  

: So...is it Zlink (which runs fine with my resident Prodos dated 1993 from 
: a harddrive), or the recent Prodos, or some other thing?  Does prodos 
: look for a file named "startup" specifically?  What is the script for 
: writing such a file?

Are you copying the 'ProDos' file from your IIgs 'boot' folder? If so,
that isn't the one you want. Copy the P8 file from your System folder
to your 5.25 disk and then rename it ProDOS. 

Good luck,

Paul Schultz
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