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GEOS download section
Download the boot files
Choose the computer you will be using along with the type
of drive you will be booting from and then download the appropriate
file. You only need one of the following Wraptor'd files to get a basic
GEOS boot disk prepared.
G6441.WR3 (57K) - for
the 64 with 1541 drive
G6471.WR3 (58K) - for the 64 with 1571
drive
G6481.WR3 (57K) - for the 64 with 1581
drive
G12841.WR3 (74K) - for the 128 with
1541 drive
G12871.WR3 (74K) - for the 128 with
1571 drive
G12881.WR3 (73K) - for the 128 with
1581 drive
Next, get this file onto a Commodore disk so you can use Wraptor to
unwrap it to another Commodore disk which will be your new boot disk.
Once unwrapped, you should be ready to boot up and test your basic GEOS
system. You can click here to go back and
reread the previous section if you need to.
Things you need to know about booting GEOS from a 1571
With a 64:
When you turn on your 64 and 1571, the drive will always default to
1541 mode. With the drive in 1541 mode, you must use the 1541 disk driver.
If you download the file containing the 1571 driver, then you must put
the drive into 1571 mode prior to booting GEOS. The following command
will do this:
OPEN15,8,15,"U0>M1":CLOSE15
Of course, if you never have a need to use double-sided
1571 formatted disks, then just use the 1541 driver and the drive will
act just like a 1541 while using it in GEOS.
With a 128:
The 1571 drive will default to 1571 mode when used with the 128. You
can use either the 1541 or 1571 driver to boot GEOS. If you use the
1541 driver, once Configure starts up during the bootup sequence, it
will automatically switch to the 1571 driver. On the other hand, if
you start out with the drive in 1541 mode (by issuing the U0>M0 command),
then you cannot boot up using the 1571 driver. In that case, you must
use the 1541 driver. However, Configure will switch the drive to 1571
mode and will install the 1571 driver during the bootup sequence. If
for some reason you must use 1541 mode, you will have to wait until
after bootup, then load and run 128 CONFIGURE and switch the drive to
1541 mode from Configure's user interface.
Once you know you have a GEOS system up and running, you
can start adding the rest of the goodies. Go to the next step when you
are ready.
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