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Set
the
Startup Slot
under the
SI0I5 option
to the
slot
that your Vulcan
is
in. (If
you're
pseudo-slotting,
set
Stanup Slot to
7.1
11le Vulcan
is
preformaned and
ready
to boot into GS/OS.
If you want \0 boot from
a
different panition, you'll
use the Vulcan CDA to change boot
partitions.
Copying
a
Different
GS;
OS System to
the
Vulcan
If you want to
copy
a GS/OS operating
system other
than
release
5.02 onto
the Vulcan using the Finder, follow
these steps,
1)
Open
the di5k's iron
2)
Select ProDOS and
the
SySlem folder if you don't
need the rest of the files
on
lhe disk
or use
the
Select All
o ption
to
copy
all the files.
3)
Drag the files you've
selec::tcd
from the
boot di5k
to the Vulcan
~
Note:
Simply
dragging the di5k icon
conlllining
the
System
folder
to
the Vulcan will get you an
"Unable
10 load ProDOS"
error
mcs,s;lo(e.
If
you
have already dragged the
iron of the System disk to
the Vulcan iron
(using
the Finder).
all
the
boot
files will
be
in
a folder
of
their
own on
the
Vulcan.
You'lI need
to
open
this folder,
use
the
Select
All option, and drag the
folder's
coments
to
the
Vulcan. You can throwaway
Ihe
now empty
System
di5k folder.
If you
copy
a version
of
GS/OS different from
the one
wc
supply
on the Vulcan, you 'll need to copy the Vulcan
driver
for
GS/OS
to the new
system's
Drivers file
.
(SCe
the
next
section for
directions.) Also
copy
both PH and
Stan.GS.OS
from the
3.5" or
5.25"
disk's
System folder to
allow ProDOS 8 to recognize more than
2
panitioru;,
Vucon
Vulcan Speed Under
GS/
OS
We've wrillen a special driver to
speed
up the Vulcan's
access time under GS/OS. If you're booting GSfOS from
the Vulcan, thi5 driver
is
automatically
installed,
However.
If you're Jxx:xing from a RAM disk, ROM di5k, 3.5" drive,
or
a GS/OS other than the one provided with Vulcan,
you'll need 10 copy the driver to the
boot
disk.
To
ropy
the Vulcan
Driver
using the Finder
follow
these
steps:
I)
Open the Vulcan's System
folder
(or
the
System
folder
of the Vulcan's 3.5" di5k).
2)
Open
the
Vulcan'S
Drivers folder
(located
within
the System folder).
3)
Open
the
SySlem folder of the di5k from which
you
WlInt
10 boot.
4)
Locate the Drivers folder within the System folder.
5)
Drag the file VULCAN from the Vulcan's Drivers
folder
to
the boot
disk's
Drivers folder.
I
El-LJ--tJ
BOOT DISK
SYSTEM
DRlVERS
Where 10
Put
the Vulcan Driver
You can also use your favorite ropy
progQm
to
ropy
the
driver.
SOurce:
fA
El
fSYSTEM/DRIVERS(VULCAN
Destination: /YOU
R.Il00T.DISKlSYSTEM/DRIVERS
where
fAEl
is the name of your Vu lcan GS/OS partition
and IYOUR.IlOOT.DlSK is the name of the disk
to
which
you're copying,
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