Subject: Re: booting from a Zip drive
To: None <tomeuv@arrakis.es>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/24/1997 15:04:02
> 
> Hi to all!
> 
> I'm trying MacBSD on my Quadra 700 on a Zip drive.
> 
> I think that all goes right, but when the machine reboots and enters in MacBSD, 
> the Zip disk is ejected and appears an error like that: no root disk, press any 
> key to reboot.
> 
> Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

You have two options. Either always be quick about pushing the disk back
in after its ejected (doable on my IIsi), or re-format with a hard
disk driver (a driver which won't eject the zip cartridge on shutdown).

Take care,

Bill