tomj@pro-pac.cts.com (Tom Jenkins) (01/11/89)
We had a problem over here with our newsfeeds, so the answers to my
last message was lost...any information on the below would be
appreciated..(even E-mail)
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HELP on GSOS...
I need some help on (I guess) the installation of the new GSOS...
First some background info -- Hardware I have:
Apple IIgs (Apple 1MB Ramcard) with new ROM version 1.0 (bought Mar 87)
CMS 60MB hard-drive in slot 7 (two partitions - CMS1, CMS2)
640K PC Transporter in slot 6 with two PC 5.25 IBM drives
Apple 3.5 disk drive daisy chained to Apple 5.25 disk drive
Practical Peripherals 2400 Modem in slot 2
AST Digitizer in slot 2
Apple Imagewriter II in slot 1
So much for the hard-ware. I have been using the ProDos version 3.2
for several months and have had really no problems with it. I recently
received a copy of the new GSOS (I believe 4.0) and attempted to install
it. After many frustrating tries using the built in installer, I decided
to just simply "copy" over all the files on both disks to the hard-drive
(System.Disk disk to the /CMS1).
I have some questions that I would appreciate any feedback on:
o Do I need to re-initialize the hard-drive using the Adv.System.Utils?
Does the interleave (4:1, 2:1) make a difference on the Hard-drive?
Should I re-initialize it, then re-install all the files? If I do this
which interleave would be better?
o And what's this about partitioning? I assume that because I have /CMS1
and /CMS2 (each 30MB) that I wouldn't need this, right?
o What is the function of the disk cache? I notice it's 32K in size.
Should I bang it up to a higher amount? Is my RAM disk affected? If
I increased it, and accidentally shut down the system before I wrote
back to the disk, would it lose some of the data?
o Speaking of RAM disks, what would the best setting be? (I can't decide
on 0K, 256K, 512K or 1MB)
o Why can't I copy an old "Menu.Clock" (type $B6 file) from the 3.2 system
disk that I had (in the system startup folder), and have it run? (the
new GSOS hangs when I put this in the folder)
o I noticed that on the 3.5 inch system disk, there is the running
thermometer while it loads. When I boot up the hard-drive, the
thermometer does not run (blank) until just before the finder comes up.
(total boot time about 25 secs after the hard-drive comes up to speed)
o I now boot up into the Basic.Launcher (instead of the Finder because
it's faster), but why can't I click on "Quit" and have the machine go
back to the reboot screen? It cycles back around to the Launcer again.
o Should I have copied ALL the files from the second GSOS disk
(System.Tools) onto the hard-drive?
o As always, thank you in advance for your troubles...and any other info
would obviously help!
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