Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!hodge!pnet06!thecloud From: thecloud@pnet06.cts.com (Ken Mcleod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Hard Disk Icon Message-ID: <439@hodge.UUCP> Date: 13 Jul 88 17:02:10 GMT Sender: rusty@hodge.UUCP Organization: People-Net [pnet06], Orange, CA Lines: 41 The hard disk icon is installed by the HD SC Setup program (in the case of Apple hard disks), the Jasmine Install and Jasmine Format programs (in the case of Jasmine drives), or whatever program your hard disk comes with to install the SCSI driver. Wherever the SCSI driver resides on disk, so does the icon. The best way to change the icon (if your driver installation software doesn't let you-- CMS, for one, does...nice touch) is to hack the installer program! What I did (I have a Jasmine 20 with version 2.34 of the Format and Install programs) was to open the 'SDRV' resource (yours may vary) and find the offset to the start of the icon data, then I cut it and replaced it with icon data of my own. Warning, disclaimer, etc.--don't try this unless you're pretty damn sure of yourself! -- Take a screen dump of your HD icon, or use IconMaker/IconGrabber to get a copy, then get it into an ICN# resource. -- In ResEdit, 'open general' this icon (get the hex editing window) -- Open [a copy of] your HD scsi installer application (i.e. Jasmine Install) and find the resource containing the driver. -- Compare the two windows to determine where the icon resides in the driver. -- Cut 'n paste appropriately and carefully. Check and doublecheck offsets to start and end of icon data, and be sure the resource is the same length once you've finished. -- Close up, save changes, then reinstall the driver on your HD. Note#1: The new Jasmine "flower" icon dumps the SCSI ID# on top of the flower (if you have it, you know what I mean), so any changes you make to this icon must take that into consideration. Note#2: This whole procedure takes a bit of time and is not easy! I kept at it because I hated the sight of the ugly thing on my desktop, but if your sensibilities are not too easily offended, or you don't completely understand what you are doing, DON'T TRY THIS! Having said that, go for it! Ken McLeod ========================= ....... ====================== UUCP: {crash uunet}!pnet06!thecloud :. .: Chief Weapons of UNIX: ARPA: crash!pnet06!thecloud@nosc.mil :::.. ..::: "Fear, surprise, and INET: thecloud@pnet06.cts.com //// ruthless efficiency."