Re: Converting a ProDOS image to 2IMG?

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Dan Foster <usenet@evilphb.org> wrote:
>>> So I created a 32 MB ProDOS image file with 'to_pro -32000', installed
>>> System 6.0.1 on it... no problem. But it isn't bootable; I presume
>>> that's because it isn't a 2IMG disk image file.
>>
>> Before you installed System 6.0.1 did you format the disk from GS/OS so 
>> that it would have the ProDOS boot blocks on it?  Or does the program 
>> you used to create the image do that?
> 
> Whoops! That was it -- thanks; that was a big life saver :)

I was initially going to recommend CiderPress for your disk image format
conversion needs.  However, now I'm just going to recommend it because the
block/sector viewer would let you check to see if the boot blocks were
installed. :-)

http://www.faddensoft.com/ciderpress/


Side note: the site may be down temporarily near the end of this month
(June) for relocation.  I'm not yet sure exactly when or for how long.

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