NeXT
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If you were a tad closer I could probably supply you with spare components to help you track down what is still faulty.
If you were a tad closer I could probably supply you with spare components to help you track down what is still faulty.
Yes, although the X/ProFile emulator has replaced it I'm sure all my widget needs is a low-level format.
But how?
Tez
http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com/msg00593.html> Hello David,
> many Thanks for your help!
>
> I'm very interested in the internal Profile materials- how can I get it from
> you ?
> By the way: Is it ok to copy the LLF EPROMs for everyone who needs it to
> repair his Profile hard disk?
> I think that Apple's copyrights for the Profile (and Widget?) ended in 1998-
> there shouldn't be any legal problems- do you know more about this problem?
>
>>
>> The same applies also to the
>> Widget drive in the Lisa.
>
> No, this is not true: You need a modified Lisa with an Apple internal LLF
> utility to perform a Low Level Format.
> I know an Apple technician who has repaired my widget and performed a LLF.
> He won't give away his knowledge or the utility software.
Found this on Low-level formatting a Widget hard drive:
http://www.mail-archive.com/lisalist@mail.maclaunch.com/msg00593.html
So it seems it is possible to LLF a Widget drive but only using a special Lisa and special software, both of which are going to be extremely rare or non-existant now.
If using the OS installer to re-initialize/format the drive fails, the first level of service to address these issues is to do a low-level format. Unfortunately, in order to do this, you'll need an Apple /// computer with a ProFile interface card, the special low-level format ROM for the ProFile's Z8 processor, and the Apple /// ProFile formatting software to issue the commands. ProFile hard drives configured for normal operation do not have the firmware necessary to do low-level formats.
The technique, hardware, and software required to perform a low-level format of a Widget hard drive is unknown.
His FAQ has a section on low level formatting the Profile. He claims to have the ROM and software, but he's unwilling to share it. Ha also claims to know nothing about formatting a Widget.
ROM image for the special ProFile formatting ROM can be found here along with a bunch of other ProFile technical info: http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple II Documentation Project/Peripherals/Hard Drives/Apple ProFile/
Just an update re the non-working 400k drive for the second Lisa.
Got the parts --> installed the parts ---> Symptom still persists.
It looks like I might have to be content with just one fully working Lisa. Yet having TWO working Lisas is just a 400k drive away.
So near yet so far *sigh*
Tez