In a message dated 10/22/01 9:51:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< My D/T won't take the 10.1 upgrade. Keeps booting into open firmware. Last time this happened unplugging and plugging back in all the drive cables enabled the OS X install. > >> Okay, so am I safe in assuming that in a basically stock beige G3 I can >> install OS X from a cd that came with, say, my iBook??? >> I also had a great deal of trouble getting OS X 10.1 to install in my beige G3 DT. I finally unplugged my slave-configured HD, leaving only the master drive (which was a Maxtor 20 gig 7200 rpm (non-Apple, third party). I started by partitioning it with 2 partitions, a 7.5 gig for the first, and a 12 gig for the second. Then, I installed 9.1 on the second partition, restarted, installed 10.0 on the first partition, restarted, installed the 9.2 upgrade on the second partition, then when installing the 10.1 upgrade, I chose the erase and format option, erasing the second partition and installed 10.1 without BSD subsystem. I think the Apple read me files expressly state not to erase your disk when installing 10.1 but I did it anyway (I'd tried every other possible way to install it) and it now works fine. Following this I was able to reconnect by other internal 40 gig IDE hard drive (slave) and everything has been working reliably for a couple of weeks now. If you need more info and this procedure I've described is unclear, please email me and I'll be glad to help. John -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
