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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
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Subject: Re: Copying System 5.0 to /ram5
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Date: 4 Sep 90 03:34:52 GMT
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In article <13181@netcom.UUCP> avery@netcom.UUCP (Avery Colter) writes:
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>The question I haven't found an answer to is: is there any possible
>was to make the /ram5 larger and have GS/OS boot from it?

Yes, read on...

>However, I did not try formatting /ram5 from C2+.
>
>Although I doubt that would work, it might.

It does.

>It would seem that /ram5 is automatically formatted on startup though;
>that is the only plausible reason why my machine sits there for 3 seconds
>before booting the 3.5 drive when it's at 800k, and 6 seconds when it's
>at 1600k.

   RAM5 is "formatted" at coldboot.  However, it doesn't write out the
two boot blocks necessary for the "disk" to boot.  Formatting with copy ][+
will indeed do the trick.

>Avery Ray Colter    Internet: avery@netcom.uucp   | {apple|claris}!netcom!avery

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