on 15/05/04 17:58, Larry le Mac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> From: Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> If you already have a working OS 9 system folder, >> you can certainly try to copy it over the new drive. >> Then, you can check in startup disk to see if you can >> boot from that drive and even try to boot from the drive. > > If one does this (haven't tried) and the OS 9 system folder does > NOT appear blessed, is there anyway to make it blessed, i.e. > bootable ? > > Clarification: I make a backup copy of the OS 9 System folder > and then after having done a clean reinstall of OS X.3 I copy > the OS 9 system folder onto the disk and then it does not appear > in the Startup Disk options. I recall rebuilding the DB did this in > OS 7 through 9...
Another way that used to work under 9 was to remove the Finder file from the system folder, drop it next to the folder then put it back. I don't know if that would work but it's worth a try... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] careware /keir'weir/ n.: A variety of shareware for which either the author suggests that some payment be made to a nominated charity or a levy directed to charity is included on top of the distribution charge. Syn. charityware; compare crippleware, sense 2. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
