scott@grlab.UUCP (Scott Blachowicz) (05/01/90)
Hi-
I've got an A1000 with a SupraSCSI i/f connected to an external SCSI
drive. I'd like to simulate "auto-booting" by leaving a single disc in
DF0: that can function as both a KickStart disc and a minimal WB boot
disc to xfer control to the HD and setup RAD: for warm-reboots. (or
accomplish "auto-booting" by some other method).
I got the KickBench off of Fish #36, but all it has is disked input
files for KickStart v1.1 and early-release v1.2 discs. I haven't found
an explanation of what it is actually doing to the bytes it it is
changing on the discs...so the questions are...
-Is there any tech docs describing what is on the disc that the ROM
interprets as being a "kickstart" disc?
-What are the KickBench changes to the Kickstart disc really doing? It
seems that one way to accomplish the goal would be to somehow get
KickStart to think that DF0: for the WorkBench disc starts at track
<n> where <n> is after the KickStart part of the disc.
-Does anyone have an appropriate change-list to make it work on a
KickStart v1.3 disc?
Thanx,
--
Scott Blachowicz E-mail: scott@grlab.UUCP
USPS: Graphicus ..or.. ...!hpubvwa!grlab!scott
150 Lake Str S, #206 VoicePh: 206/828-4691
Kirkland, WA USA 98033 FAX: 206/828-4236baeder@cadence.com (D. Scott Baeder; x299) (05/04/90)
I got mine running this way...ie just enough of a WB to mount DH0:, defdisk it, and invoke the new S:startup-sequence....works like a champ... I got mine off of genie, but if you need it, let me know.... After all, I have to use the A1000 for something now that I have a 2500/30 (love it a lot, and thanks for the second chance at an upgrade...have seen the 3000...its more sexy, but I have mine NOW.) Scott Baeder baeder@cadence.com
jay@deepthot.UUCP (Jay Denebeim) (05/06/90)
>-Does anyone have an appropriate change-list to make it work on a > KickStart v1.3 disc? No, but there's a 1.3 version of KickBench on our BBS. >Scott Blachowicz E-mail: scott@grlab.UUCP >USPS: Graphicus ..or.. ...!hpubvwa!grlab!scott > 150 Lake Str S, #206 VoicePh: 206/828-4691 > Kirkland, WA USA 98033 FAX: 206/828-4236 -- |_o_o|\\ |. o.| || The Jay Denebeim | . | || Software | o | || Distillery | |// Address: mcnc!wolves!deepthot ====== BBS:(919)-382-8265 VOICE:(919)-382-8288