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| Booting Lisa 2 from ProFile – Checking for LisaOS Partition? |
Posted by: plb007 on 2025-04-24 09:30:15
Hi everyone,
I’ve got a Lisa 2 — the version with the built-in parallel DB25 port (so no internal Widget). It boots up fine from an external ProFile hard drive, but it always goes straight into MacWorks.
I’m trying to figure out a few things:
- Is there a way to check if there’s a Lisa OS partition hidden on the ProFile?
- MacWorks reports the drive as 5MB, but I’m wondering if it might actually be a 10MB ProFile, with the other 5MB possibly used by a Lisa OS install.
- If Lisa OS is installed, is there any way to choose which OS boots at startup?
Also, with floppies, I’ve been booting from a MacWorks startup disk first, then inserting the actual MacWorks disk. But with the ProFile, how does the startup process work? Is there any built-in way to switch or select an alternate system if one exists?
Any tips would be really appreciated! |
Posted by: MOS8_030 on 2025-04-24 10:30:09
Highly unlikely the drive is partitioned.
If you need confirmation that your Profile is 5mb open it up and check the label on the HD. |
Posted by: mactjaap on 2025-04-24 11:09:34
A 10 MB Profile is rare. So probably it is a 5MB.
I have a partioned Profile emulator. (https://vintagemicros.com/catalog/lisa-xprofile-p-307.html)
This one boots in Lisa OS if I don’t use the MacWorks floppy and only boots in MacWorks if I boot from floppy. |
Posted by: lisa2 on 2025-04-24 15:22:36
Does she boot MacWorks or MacWorks+?
MacWorks+ normally formats the whole disk as HFS drive and there is no Lisa partition. |
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