on 22/01/05 17:26, Alex Santos 100MB Neostrada Mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I would like to install os9 over firewire because the ibook's CD ROM > player is dead. > > I have an ibook 500 (which I am returning) but I would like to give it > another chance as the price was so dandy! > > I went out and bought a firewire cable and successfully mounted the > ibook on the emac's desktop; however, after installing os 9, an > original cd that came with the first version of OS, resulted in an > ibook that won't start. > > Do I need original ibook CDs? Could be, but have you tried to "bless" the new system folder? You just pull out the Finder, put it on the desktop, then you put it back into the system folder. Sometimes, it's just what's missing. But maybe something is missing for the iBook in this OS 9 CD installation... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] coaster n.: 1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD." 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
