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Re: Booting From A Zip Drive???

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From: Arno Gropp
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:00
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> > : You can't autoboot from a Squirrel.
> > 
> > You can if you use a SquirrelHD boot disk.  This will install the driver into
> > memory (reset proof).  You can now boot from Zip or HD connected the Surf Sqs.
> 
> 
> Indeed you can. I used that config for about two years, with a hd with
> several partitions on it and another one (and a Syquest later as
> well) on the AT controller. The trick was to have the bootable
> partition phisically first on the hd and IIRC a priority of +3 on it.
> Everything else bootable -except df0:- had to have lower priorties and
> was accessed via Early Startup Control.
> -- 


Just to add: this was a Squirrel and it worked cold or warm boot. No
need of a boot disk.
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From: "Arno Gropp" <arnogropp@cityweb.de>
Subject: Re: Booting From A Zip Drive???
Date: 1999/03/12
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