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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: trouble with rad:
Message-ID: <3536@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 28 Feb 89 02:46:06 GMT
References: <3656@utastro.UUCP>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <3656@utastro.UUCP>, sjk@utastro.UUCP (Scot Kleinman) writes:
> 	if not exists rad:   [blah blah blah].
> This works fine once rad: has already been mounted and formatted,
> but the very first time I boot, a requestor appears asking me to
> input rad in any drive.

assign >nil: rad: exists
if warn
  echo "Mounting RAD:"
  mount RAD:
  mount vd0:
  if not exists RAD:C
    echo "Backing up df0: to RAD:"
    sys:system/diskcopy <nil: df0: to rad: name "RAD_1.3"
  else
    echo "Rad survived"
  endif
else
  echo "Rad Recovered"
  mount vd0:
endif

> Second, when  I format the drive, Ami asks me to insert a disk into
> rad: and hit return.

I strongly suspect 'format <nil:...' would work. Since I diskcopy right
into it I don't have a problem.
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva  `-_-'  Hackercorp.
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