Re: "unable to load basic.system"

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

Simon Williams (ludditetech@mac.com) wrote:
: > I would assume from that error message that ProDOS has found BASIC.SYSTEM
: > and encounters an error when trying to load it. Which versions of ProDOS and
: > BASIC.SYSTEM are you using? Maybe there was an incompatibilty between
: > older/newer versions at some point.
: > 
: > Can you boot into BASIC from a good disk and then run BASIC.SYSTEM from one
: > of the ones that won't boot? Use the hyphen (run anything) command,
: > "-BASIC.SYSTEM".


: At first I thought it must be a corrupted file, but since I was
: initially copying the ProDOS and BASIC.SYSTEM files in pairs from
: working Apple Utilities disks, I figured it must be something more
: arcane...
: Incidentally, I did manage to produce bootable disks by repeatedly
: copying and deleting said files.  I'm guessing this would point to the
: drives as the source of the error.(?)
: Also, I wasn't aware that there were compatibility issues with
: BASIC.SYSTEM and ProDOS versions -- though I'm certain that wasn't the
: problem in this case...
: Thanks for the suggestion, any further ideas? How can test a floppy
: drive?
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--> Yeah, I was wondering if there was a drive-speed issue.  IIRC,
    EDD had a drive speed test section.  Applecillin, might have, too.

    S'been a l-o-n-g time since I had to test the duodisk drives and
    I'm sure there's other software packages out there that will do a
    speed test, as well.  Other's will weigh-in with the info, I think.

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