On 05/01/05 13:55, "David Bjur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing I learned the hard way: I partitioned the drive and > formatted with the Disk Utility from OS X.3, but then found I was > unable to mount the partitions in OS 9. I was able to boot into OS 9 > with a firewire drive (my old internal drive in an external firewire > enclosure, also from OWC) and format the partitions in OS 9 and update > the drivers. This was after I installed OS X on one partition and > restored my OS 9 data to the other, so the install/restore time was > wasted by the reformat. > > I then found I couldn't boot from the restored OS 9 partition; I > finally did a fresh install starting with OS 9.0.4 and updating through > 9.2.2, then restored my OS 9 data using the OS X Disk Utility and > leaving "erase destination" unchecked.
That's probably because when you formatted the drive with Disk Utility from 10.3, you didn't check the option to have the OS 9 driver installed... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
