Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong??

From	David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.apple2
Subject	Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong??
Date	2013-02-11 14:24 -0500
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On 2/11/2013 2:20 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:
>> On 2/11/2013 2:09 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>>> David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2/11/2013 12:02 PM, Tempest wrote:
>>>>> Of course even if this works my problem is that my partitions are only
>>>>> 30 Megs and the hard drive images are 32 Megs. Something tells me that
>>>>> won't work out very well.  I've never tried to repartition a hard drive
>>>>> on a IIgs before (mine came that way).  How hard is that to do?
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't bother.  As long as the 32MB image doesn't really have all
>>>> 32MB used - i.e. as long as there's some blank space at the end - it'll
>>>> work anyway.  And if it is really chock full, the only things that won't
>>>> work are the games that are on the "missing" 2MB.
>>>
>>> Wouldn't that leave the volume metadata, including the bitmap, incorrect
>>> for the smaller actual volume?
>>
>> Yes - but only in that final (non-existent) 2MB.  Interactions with the
>> bitmap in the lower 30 would still function as normal.  Any allocations
>> or access above that would fail in interesting ways.  Kind of like a 64k
>> memory map that isn't fully backed with memory.  It's all addressable,
>> but it's only really useable when there's something backing it.
>
> So it would be best to run a "disk fixer" like ProSel to clean the volume
> up before a game tries to save something.

What would be best is to create a disk image of the exact size you want 
to make a clone of with CiderPress, copy all the files you can until you 
run out of room, then decide what to sacrifice if you do in fact run 
out.  Then send that correctly-sized image back to the hard drive.

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Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-10 08:24 -0800
  Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2013-02-11 14:46 +1100
  Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 06:45 -0800
    Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 10:06 -0500
      Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 08:11 -0800
        Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 11:32 -0500
          Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 09:02 -0800
            Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 12:07 -0500
              Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-02-11 13:09 -0600
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 14:12 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-02-11 13:20 -0600
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 14:24 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2013-02-12 09:15 +1100
              Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2013-02-12 09:13 +1100
            Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2013-02-12 09:27 +1100
              Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 15:28 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:01 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:11 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:25 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:31 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:41 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:45 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 16:47 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-13 07:29 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-13 10:49 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-13 08:05 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2013-02-14 09:41 +1100
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-13 19:40 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 09:07 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 10:51 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 11:00 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2013-02-16 12:19 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 12:25 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 12:46 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-16 15:59 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-02-16 15:46 -0600
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 15:06 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-16 17:54 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Charlie <charlieDOTd@verEYEzon.net> - 2013-02-16 23:07 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 06:34 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 07:26 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Riccardo <rigreco.grc@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 07:50 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-17 11:21 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 11:30 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-17 15:25 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 12:41 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-17 15:42 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-17 12:49 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-17 15:51 -0500
          Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> - 2013-02-11 12:44 -0500
            Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? David Schmidt <schmidtd@my-deja.com> - 2013-02-11 14:02 -0500
              Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> - 2013-02-12 00:11 -0500
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? osgeld <kevin@hackaday.com> - 2013-02-11 21:18 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-12 06:09 -0800
                Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 22:04 -0800
  Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Tempest <reichert2084@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 15:08 -0800
    Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2013-02-12 02:14 +0000
      Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2013-02-11 21:01 -0800
    Re: Installing Games on the IIgs Hard Drive, What am I Doing Wrong?? Chuck Morris <chuckwmorris@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 19:57 -0800

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