on 9/27/02 12:02 PM, Andrew Butitta at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Apparently it won't boot off of a Zip formatted with the iomega drivers. > Unless the driver INIT adds eject support to an Apple-formatted Zip > disk... >
Hmmm... Never tried that exercise with a Zip, but I've routinely booted off Syquest carts. With the Syquests, you just have to make sure it's in the drive and spun up BEFORE trying to boot the Mac. The only thing I'm not sure on is the issue you mention, namely does the IOmega extension simply load a driver into RAM (which I believe it may). But the other issue is whether formatting with IOmega's utility will put a driver on the Zip! If it doesn't then you have to go with something like Silverlining or HDT. Both of these support ejectable media (although I forget if you have to specifically tell HDT to put the driver on with the constraint that the media is removable). BTW, if you're just trying to boot from the Zip as a temporary measure in order to work on the internal drive, then you WANT it to behave like a non-ejectable drive (i.e., you don't want your active System Folder ejected). Once you have a working internal drive, just use the IOmega extensions. (All the machines I have Zips on also have CD drives, so I just boot from a CD, but have a bunch of emergency utilities on a Zip. This works just fine because most bootable CDs in recent years have Apple's included version of the IOmega extension.) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel (fyzycyst@NOSPAM^mailaps.org) ===================================================================== The odds are greatly against you being immensely smarter than everyone else in the field. If your analysis says your terminal velocity is twice the speed of light, you may have invented warp drive, but the chances are a lot better that you've screwed up. ===================================================================== ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
