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In demon.ip.support.amiga Laurie Fleming <lfleming@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
: > Help,
: > I cannot figure out how to make my zip drive available to boot from. I
: > would like to be able to keep a copy of my Workbench on a Zip Disk,
: > obviously called WorkBench, and be able to stick it in the Zip Drive, then
: > switch on and boot from the zip.
: > 
: > It is connected through a SurfSquirrel. I would like to be able to do this
: > in case I encounter problems with my Hard Drive so I would be able to get
: > my workbench up and running without the hard drive being required.
: > Matt Parker..

: You *could* do it, although I couldn't be bothered setting it up from
: scratch. However you'd need to initially boot from your floppy drive
: to load the scsi drivers (esp. the ZIP), reassign all the basic
: assignments to zip:s, zip:c etc, then pass control from the
: s:startup-sequence on the floppy to an equivalent on zip:s.

Boot from a the Squirrel HD boot disk first (need to build this) and then
softreset the machine.

: But as for booting *directly* from zip:, nah. Can't be done. 

Yep -  u can if u softreset the machine after booting from the Squirrel HD
boot disk (the driver r still in memory - reset proof drivers).

: I bet you a bottle of Gisborne Gold...

Cheers.  Address in the sig ;-)

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