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From: dmk2@homxc.ATT.COM (D.KUSTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: TOS 1.4
Summary: problems & questions
Message-ID: <5321@homxc.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 89 14:15:54 GMT
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Organization: AT&T BL Holmdel NJ USA
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A friend of mine just got the floppy version of TOS 1.4 and is having
some problems making it work.  The disk has 2 files on it; TOS.IMG,
and COLDBOOT.PRG.  In typical ATARI fashion the documentation describes
what the changes are but not how to use the new version.  Running the
COLDBOOT.PRG causes a reboot and the old TOS installs.  If he puts the
program in an auto folder it causes "infinite reboots".  He has tried
all possible combinations of .IMG file and COLDBOOT program in either
root directory or auto folder with no luck.

Question 1 - is it possible that you have to remove the old TOS ROMS
             from your machine before the software version will load?
	     Does anyone know how to use this software version of TOS1.4?

Assuming he can get the floppy version of TOS1.4 to work, my friend would
like to attempt to make ROMS of TOS1.4.

Question 2 - Can this be done using the TOS.IMG file?  How?

I have a utility program called f2s.prg which supposedly takes an image
file and converts it into Motorolla S-record format suitable for downloading
into a PROM programmer.  When I run this program on the TOS.IMG file I
get 4 bombs on the screen.  Has anyone used this utility and seen this
problem before?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Dan