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From: greg@carnivore.tamu.edu (Greg Economides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: DiskCopy 4.2 crashes...
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Date: 24 May 91 20:03:27 GMT
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Organization: Biosystems Modelling Group, Texas A&M University
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I am trying to use DiskCopy 4.2 to put the system 7 images onto diskettes.
I got DiskCopy and system 7 from ftp.apple.com, and am doing this work on
a Mac II with the Dove enhancement (I think that makes it a IIx...).

DiskCopy seems to load the images alright but after it prompts me to insert
a diskette when I try to make a copy it "Quits Unexpectedly" with various
error numbers (28, 1, 64(?)).  After that it is necessary to restart the
machine.  

I cannot figure out if this is a problem with DiskCopy, the image files
or the hardware.  It acts this way no matter which image file I try to use.
Using a different floppy disk seems to have no effect.

When I try to use it to copy a floppy of my own it bombs at the same point.
It reads the master floppy alright, but quits when it tries to make a copy.

I am using the Virex 3.2 init and some others...I wonder if any of the
inits are getting in the way of DiskCopy working properly.

I used `mcvert' on the Sun workstation to "de-hqx" all the downloaded files
and Unstuffit Deluxe to unstuff them.

Any ideas??

Peace,
--
Greg Economides                          "This sentence is false" 
Technical Lab Coordinator 
Texas A&M University -- Biosystems Modelling Group
Internet: greg@carnivore.tamu.edu