on 25/09/03 00:25, Steve Moody at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 11:56 PM, george ruta wrote: > >> well, i finally broke down and installed OSX after getting a larger HD. >> installed that(IBM travelstar 40 GB - definitely quieter), and put old >> HD >> into a firewire enclosure. the old HD reads and writes just fine under >> OSX, >> but is not seen when i boot up under OS9 in separate partition (the >> enclosure power light is on and as OS9 boots the red activity light >> briefly >> flashes, but after that it is quiet, and although seen under the system >> profiler, does not appear on the desktop. >> >> any ideas on what i can do to access it from OS9 (where i will be >> much of >> the time while i get used to X) > > Did format it with OS X? You need to format it so that OS 9 can read > it.
If he did format it using the default setting, it will be formatted as HFS+, which can be read by OS 9. However, you have to make sure that you have the OS 9 drivers installed, which is not on by default... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
