Re: root disk problems
On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Bruce Perens wrote:
> I ran into several problems while testing the root disk.
>
> 3. In the "There was a problem creating the root disk" notification box,
> it should suggest "Make sure the disk isn't write-protected. The disk
> must be formatted - an unformatted one won't work. If nothing else helps,
> try another disk."
Should this even go so far as to say the disk should be a MS-DOS 1.44Mb or
1.2Mb formatted disk? Well, I think a boot disk will fit on 720Kb, so
that might be okay. The point being, that if a novice gets this message,
they might question how the disk should be formatted.
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