Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!rex!lang
From: lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Raymond Lang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Copying SYSTEM DISK to /ram5
Summary: Don't use the Finder's 'Shut Down' Option
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Date: 4 Jul 90 13:47:02 GMT
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Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
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I use 1 meg out of 3 as a ram disk, copy the system disk (5.02), add
some DAs to the folder that won't fit on the disk, and then boot from it.
What I _don't_ do is select Shut Down from the Finder when the Ramdisk
is ready. I read here, on GEnie, and have experienced for myself problems
with the Finder's Shut Down option.

After I've copied everything to Ram5, I use the control panel to change
the startup slot to Ram, come back to the desktop, and then just press
the ol' Open-Apple/Control/Reset. Works like a charm.

So my suggestion to the people who are having problems doing this is
to _stop_ using the Finder's 'Shut Down' option and just do a three
key reboot.


Ray
lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu