IIgs and CFFA 3000 and lost Icons Folder
My problem:
Suddenly my relatively fresh GSOS 6.0.4 install on a CFFA 3000 CF card lost the Icons folder and the Ftype.Apple file.
"Finder couldn't Load any File type Descriptors"
For some strange reason there was a More.Icons folder though.
It was installed on a .po file via (IIRC) a fresh actual physical floppy set. (Before I got better at using the CFFA 3000 and images.)
Solution:
Download a fresh live .po image of GSOS 6.0.4
Boot the new live image.
When booted, press Open Apple-Ctrl-Esc and mount your faulty installation.
Copy More.Icons over to Icons.
One issue:
Mounting the live install first in Smartport slot 1 then adding my .po file to slot 2 still booted mine. So, don't mount your defective install until after booting the fresh one.
Solved: in the CFFA CDA, set the USB or CF to start first as desired.
Solved until further notice: Copying the files in More.Icons to Icons allowed GSOS to boot.
Issue: why do I have Bill the Cat from Bloom County as my trash icon? Don't remember installing that...
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Suddenly my relatively fresh GSOS 6.0.4 install on a CFFA 3000 CF card lost the Icons folder and the Ftype.Apple file.
"Finder couldn't Load any File type Descriptors"
It was installed on a .po file via (IIRC) a fresh actual physical floppy set. (Before I got better at using the CFFA 3000 and images.)
Solution:
Download a fresh live .po image of GSOS 6.0.4
Boot the new live image.
When booted, press Open Apple-Ctrl-Esc and mount your faulty installation.
Copy More.Icons over to Icons.
One issue:
Mounting the live install first in Smartport slot 1 then adding my .po file to slot 2 still booted mine. So, don't mount your defective install until after booting the fresh one.
Solved: in the CFFA CDA, set the USB or CF to start first as desired.
Solved until further notice: Copying the files in More.Icons to Icons allowed GSOS to boot.
Issue: why do I have Bill the Cat from Bloom County as my trash icon? Don't remember installing that...
Did this help you? Donate via the Paypal button on the right or bookmark AmAmZin.com for your Amazon shopping.
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