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From: esker@abaa.uucp (Lawrence Esker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Need multiple RAD:'s
Keywords: Can it be done?
Message-ID: <3949@abaa.UUCP>
Date: 10 Oct 89 14:01:44 GMT
References: <8788@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Reply-To: esker@abaa.UUCP (Lawrence Esker)
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I was first going to send mail, but I know this is a common question.  My wish
list for 1.4 would allow RAD: devices to use unit number so this kludge is
unneccessary.

In article <8788@spool.cs.wisc.edu> mark@shorty.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Spankus) writes:
>So here's what I did: Made two entries in my mountlist using the
>ramdrive.device based on RAD:. One called RF0: (ram floppy 0) and the other
>called RF1:  [...]
>
>Is it possible to have two ram drive entries that look like floppies?
>Should I give up & make some floppy sized partitions on my hard disk?
>Anybody have any advice?
>
> Mark Spankus                       University of Wisconsin - Madison

It is possible to make two RAD: devices, but not the way you attempted it.

First make a copy of ramdrive.device in your devs: directory to
ramdriv1.device.  Also copy the RemRAD program in your c: directory to RemRF1.
Since you used RF0: for your first floppy, you may want to rename the original
RemRAD to RemRF0 for consistancy.

Second, get a copy of NewZAP or some other binary file editor.  Yes, this is
the hard part, but any well respecting Amiga Hacker should have this program.
Use NewZAP to edit devs:ramdriv1.device and c:RemRF1.  In each program, replace
all occurances of ramdrive with ramdriv1 and all occurances of RAMB0 with
RAMB1.  (Program is ShareWare by someone I think is on this net.)

Third, edit your MountList.  Both RAD: type device entries must be identical
to a floppy description for DiskCopy to work on them.  The RF0: entry should
use DEVICE = ramdrive.device, the other use DEVICE = ramdriv1.device.  Also
make sure the entries contain 'MOUNT = 1' so Workbench recognizes them when
they are first mounted and not at first usage.  I would add 'BOOTPRI = -128'
so the OS doesn't attempt to reboot on your RAD: devices.  I don't know what
would happen if both RAD: devices were bootable and you did a reboot as this
is probably an unexpected situation for the OS to encounter.

This procedure may be extended to any number of RAD: type devices.  Make sure
double check the MountList entries with your 1.3 enhancer manual for accuracy
for my memory is not always perfect.
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