My Reply follows quote. On 14/06/2002 23:51 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cayenne Boyer) > >I'm trying to create a bootable zip disk. The first thing I tried to do >was install system six on it via a perfoma on which I've replaced the >Iomega Driver with version 4.2. When I try to boot the plus using that, >it accepts it as a bootable disk and displays the "welcome to macintosh" >screen (which suggests that the driver it was made under isn't the >problem) but afterwards says "The 'System file on this startup disk may be >damaged. The Installer can be used to repair this disk." and has a >restart button. Attempting to do that on the performa makes no >difference. > >Then I tried to make a boot floppy for the plus that includes the zip >driver, so that I could mount the zip disk and try installing system 6 >onto it from the plus. I created a floppy with system software and enough >space for the driver. It booted fine. Then I put it in the performa and >added the iomega driver to the system folder. Now when I try to boot the >plus from that floppy, the blinking question mark blinks a large X a time >or two and the disk ejects. > >Does anyone know what could be causing these problems and/or what I can do >about them? --------- I suspect that you are seeing a "feature" of the Iomega software on your Performa. As I recall, putting a Zip disk with an "old" driver into a Mac with a "newer" driver, the Zip disk will be updated whether you like it or not.
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