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From: slb@slbtoy.UUCP (Sanford L. Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Auto Ram Disk
Message-ID: <119@slbtoy.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 88 13:22:49 GMT
References: <9584@sunybcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: slb@slbtoy.UUCP (Sanford L. Barr)
Organization: San Barr's Seafood Cafe, Inc.  Stony Brook, NY
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Keywords: You have it already.


	The Mark Williams 'C' compiler already has a bootable RAM
disk, it's RDY!

	You can create a "bootable" ram disk in the same manner you
would create a normal ram disk.  When RDY asks if you want the disk
to be bootable hit the "yes" patch.  Now, the problem you'll run into
is that you'll probably have to save the ramdisk (using rdy) to a
file on your disk before you can modify it.  If I remember correctly
the machine automatically resets when you ask for a bootable ramdisk and
causes you some trouble.

	Simply re-load the ramdisk (using rdy or change the file suffix
to .PRG and execute it - yes, it's an executable file), make sure you create
an entry for it in your desktop.  Load it up with your favorite utilities
(create sub-dirs,etc) and use RDY to save it.  Put in the disk you're
going to boot your system with and save the ramdisk under
"\AUTO\COLDSTART.PRG".  From now on when you boot from that disk - the
system will load the ramdisk automatically - reset - and then boot from
the ramdisk.

					Best of luck,

					San

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