df0: boot on an a2k w/gvp...

[Rooster]

Okies fellas  Alot has happened here since my posting of a purchase of an A2k..  Found a TON of my old A500 software (and some hardware, too!!) that I thought was lost..  Got me realizing a problem I face...

On the A500(w/ SupraDrive) if you pop in a floppy, it will boot fro the floppy, not the SCSI.  

On this A2k, it seems it doesn't care if there's a floppy in DF0:  (or DF1: for that matter), it boots off SCSI regardless.  Yea, DF0: works fine, shows the disk, accessable, etc..  But it won't boot from it..  lol  Help the 'old' noob??

[zipper]

There must be a priority mismatch; normally the floppy drives should be 5 and hard disks about 0 ...-5. Check with hard disk utility (did SysInfo show it - don't remember). On newer kickstarts it shows on early boot screen, too.

[Rooster]

(At work right now) And wanting to try something when I get home..  Not sure how/where I change boot priorities..  If it's in software I could be in trouble if I need a special utility to do it.  The A2k came with no driver for the gvp card (or many others, lol)..  Lemme know if it's something I'd need drivers for (and how I could get them, too, lol, if possible) or if it's edited elsewhere..  Noob level please, too..  I used to know my way around like that back of my hand but that was 10+ years ago! ;(  Thanks in advance,

  Rooster

[orange]

If its got KS2+ you could hold both mouse buttons after reset to select boot device.

You can set boot priority of partitions in hdinsttools or hdtoolbox program. Its handy to have them on bootable diskette.

[Rooster]

Ahh ok tnx  Just for ref, it's KS 1.3..  I have a set of 2.0's in my A500, but, well, that is currently being used as well (believe they are swappable)

I'll see if I have either of those utilities lurking on that hard drive..  Wasn't my system (if I didn't mention that already) so I'm not sure what is there, other than the remains of video station, so to speak, hehe..  Always fun..  And I don't wanna wipe anything, because, well, I don't know what I have discs for yet!  Fun fun fun..  

[Brian]

If you're not using OS2.0+ then you need to get hold of the spacialy made HDD software for the controller, then lower the priority of the HDD so it comes below the floppy (belive that's 5?). If that fail it's tough luck since no 2.0+ rom you can't enter early startup meny and force it to boot on DF0: