Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcvax!targon!casper From: casper@targon.UUCP (Casper Jansen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Hard Disk Problem Message-ID: <118@targon.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 07:21:30 EST Article-I.D.: targon.118 Posted: Thu Jan 8 07:21:30 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 22:49:37 EST References: <8701042337.AA11762@ohio-state.ARPA> Reply-To: casper@targon.UUCP (Casper Jansen) Organization: Nixdorf Computer BV., OSP, Vianen, The Netherlands Lines: 53 Keywords: harddisk apple emulator Summary: Problem solved. In article <8701042337.AA11762@ohio-state.ARPA> terrell@OHIO-STATE.ARPA (Eric Terrell) writes: > > >I am not an expert on hard disks, although I have the Atari 20M. Have >you tried booting the system with the hard disk connected but turned >off? > >If this is possible, you might be able to turn on the hard drive after >the boot, and then run the format program from the floppy that came >with the drive. > >Let me know if this works. > >Terrell > The very simple solution is to boot the computer without the harddisk switched on. After the boot, you switch on the harddisk and run the driver from the floppy. Having done this you have to install the C drive with the install drive option, and of you go. You can acces your harddisk and remove the problem. While being on the subject, I have used a programm for a few weeks now which boots my ST directly from my harddisk. This is achived through a clever trick. If you power up your computer, you can see the ST accessing the harddisk even before any drivers are loaded. Apparently, it reads a little part from the harddisk into memory. The thing to do is to put the harddisk driver in this exact place, so the computer reads this into memory. As I said, I have been working with it for a few weeks now and have had no problems. The HD boots up strait away, even if I have no floppy in my drive. I think the program wich realises this is PD and I could post it if there is enough intrest. While writing this. I have a program which is called MacBongo, and which does the same as the Magic Sac, but with software only. It uses parts of the programms of David Small, with the difference that instead of having the Apple Roms attached in a cartridge, it has the Roms on disk as a file. I have played around with it, and everything works fine. The good thing about this is that all you need is software, no more hardware needed. No printing is supported yet, but the author is working on it. Well this was a bit of rambling here from cold Holland, if there is enough intrest I will follow up soon with info about these two programs as I see fit. Casper Jansen P.O. Box 40181 4130 ED Vianen The Netherlands ....!mcvax!targon!casper