eddie@CC.MSSTATE.EDU (Eddie Mikell) (09/19/89)
I have come across an odd problem with System 5.0 (or I've used some wrong settings - which may be the case) I followed the instructions for generating a system disk that will print to a Laserwriter on an appletalk network. Tested the disk and it sends stuff to the printer just fine. Here's the problem. When I boot with this printer disk, the system does not recognize my 5.25 disk! Just to make sure I had not damaged the 2nd drive somehow, I rebooted using the normal System.Disk, which recognized the 5.25 disk just fine. Anyone else run into this problem, or can anyone make any suggestion on what I've done wrong? Thanks Eddie H. Mikell
gt0t+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Gregory Ross Thompson) (09/19/89)
If you used the installer to make the new system disk that you use for
the network, then you have to install the 5.25" drive. It doesn't do it
automatically, so just go back into the installer, and tell it to put
the driver for a 5.25" drive on the disk. Simple, eh?
Now only if System 5.0 worked on my hard drive..
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======V2071A@TEMPLEVM.BITNET ("George A. Piotrowski Jr.") (09/19/89)
> I followed the instructions for generating a system disk that will print > to a Laserwriter on an appletalk network. Tested the disk and it sends > stuff to the printer just fine. > > Here's the problem. When I boot with this printer disk, the system does > not recognize my 5.25 disk! Just to make sure I had not damaged the > 2nd drive somehow, I rebooted using the normal System.Disk, which > recognized the 5.25 disk just fine. > > Anyone else run into this problem, or can anyone make any suggestion on > what I've done wrong? Eddie, What you probably haven't done is installed the driver for the 5.25" disk drive. Use the installer program, and install the Appledisk.5.25 driver onto your printer disk. Then reboot. All should be fine. Good Luck & Bye for now, ________________________________________________________________________ George A. Piotrowski Bitnet: V2071A@TEMPLEVM Coordinator, Educational Computing Cntr Genie: G.PIOTROWSKI Temple University CompuServe: 74046,1304 Philadelphia, PA 19122 (215) 787-6228 The opinions expressed are my own and do not have anything to do with Temple University. (well, not much) ________________________________________________________________________
UD182050@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Mike Aos) (09/20/89)
I'm sure you're going to get a million of these responses, but my guess is you either forgot to install a 5.25" driver on the other boot disk, or said driver is inactive. Osiris