Re: Installing to Flash RAM

Domenic Romeo (dom.romeo@worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 19 Jul 1996 19:40:29 -0400

gawer@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Has anyone figured out a way to install programs to a Flash card?

I use Installer to copy the files to the OGO Ram, and then use BMS File Mgr to
move them to the flash card.

Example: I use installer to download Pocket Quicken to OGO. Then I use File Mgr
to copy "Pocket Quicken" from the B:\geoworks\world to E:\geoworks\world
1. Edit->Copy on B:\geoworks\world\Pocket Quicken
2. Drive->E
3: Double click on directorys till in world
4: Edit->Paste the Original
5: Repeat steps for help file called "pq" in B:\geoworks\userdata\help

I've tried this for a couple things so far. For 1 of them, I had to do a reboot
(shift + on + next) for it to show in home.

If you have access to a laptop, supposedly you can copy the file directly to
the card.

I just got my 4MB Pretec card tonight. How much free RAM does yours report in
setup? When I first plugged mine in it reported 3092K, so I tried Formatting the
card. It then reported 3332K

I also noticed that when I remove the card using:
1: F4 key from home
2: remove card
3: power on (apps from card do not show up now)
4: insert card (nothing happens)
5: I goto setup, Ram Card show good, Card shows not installed WHY???
6: So I do a reboot
7: I hangs every time
8: I do a hard reset using a paper clip
9: Everything is fine again

What is supposed to happen when the card is plugged in with the unit on?

Dom

>
> I have a Pretec 8MB card which works fine - actually seems faster than the 2MB Grid
> SRAM card I have, reading and writing, it's just that the installer program won't recognize
> the Flash card.
>
> C'ya!
>
> Ron Gawer
>
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