Re: Booting From A Zip Drive???

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From: Rambo
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 00:00

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On Tue, 09 Mar 1999 20:22:53 +0000, Matt Parker <matt@mparker.demon.co.uk> 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..
> 
>

	I have a my zip drive hooked up through a regular squirrel.
The problem you are encountering is that the Squirrel does NOT auto 
configure, Meaning that it requires the Squirrel software to enable it. 
	What I have done is to make a bootable floppy (Squirrel Booklet
tells you how) that will configure the squirrel. I then copied the 
necessary extra library's (I don't remember what they were) to the floppy
disk so that I can run HD toolbox and Dopus off of the Zip Drive
(I back-up all my partitions on Zips), Allowing me reset-up a new drive
or reformat the boot drive if necessary. Yes it all fits on one 880k disk,
no frills but it does work. 




A1200 '030 16meg/ram
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Microsoft Sucks! 	

ONLY AMIGA MAKES IT POSSIBLE!

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From: JohnRambo@innocent.com (Rambo)
Subject: Re: Booting From A Zip Drive???
Date: 1999/03/13
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