While I am awaiting Phreakout's OS disk set, I recently got my PC back up and running Windows XP. Since I can now read and write floppy disks, I checked out JLW's detailed post regarding a method to get the SE/30 to boot from a Network Access system disk. Unfortunately, however, I'm having a lot of trouble.
I followed the instructions to the letter: I downloaded StuffIt, the Network Access archive and the Floppy Image Writer. I bought some new Double Sided, High Density 1.44 MB floppy disks. I formatted the a floppy as a 1.44 MB FAT disk. I then decompressed the Network Access archive, and successfully (I assume) copied it to the floppy using the Floppy Image Writer.
When I popped the floppy in the SE/30 and switched on the unit, however, it would not boot. It simply spit the disk out after a few seconds. I tried the same process with a different disk and had the same result. I also tried the same process on a Mac Classic that I recently acquired, and no dice. The Macs would not boot from the Network Access 7.5 floppy.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Is there a step that I missed?
I followed the instructions to the letter: I downloaded StuffIt, the Network Access archive and the Floppy Image Writer. I bought some new Double Sided, High Density 1.44 MB floppy disks. I formatted the a floppy as a 1.44 MB FAT disk. I then decompressed the Network Access archive, and successfully (I assume) copied it to the floppy using the Floppy Image Writer.
When I popped the floppy in the SE/30 and switched on the unit, however, it would not boot. It simply spit the disk out after a few seconds. I tried the same process with a different disk and had the same result. I also tried the same process on a Mac Classic that I recently acquired, and no dice. The Macs would not boot from the Network Access 7.5 floppy.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Is there a step that I missed?