In a messageBruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: <<
> This one's weird and got me stumped. I'm trying to install Panther > 10.3 to an > empty IDE drive on ATA bus 1 on this B & W (see spec's below). The > OS X > install disk installs the core system but fails to ask for the > second disk needed > to complete the installation. It only says finished without asking > for the > second disk and then restarts to a kernel panic. Check the Master/Slave setting of the drive. If it's set to Master, try unsetting it entirely. >> -------------- The jumpers are set to Master. If I remove all jumpers the drive will be set to Slave. Is this what you mean by unsetting? I'm still have a lot to learn regarding ATA/IDE drives. Will the target drive be recognized if set to Slave when no Master is present? The only other jumper setting that seems relevant is Cable Select which I recall is not correct for the B & W. -------------- Amanda writes << . . . .my baby sat unused for about 2 months till I got a Rev. 2 motherboard. . . . Hope there is another solution to your problem, but the Rev. 1 does have issues with different drives! >> -------------- Me too. I remember reading on another list that anything larger than the 6 GB drives that shipped with the B & W rev 1 can be problematic. I was just hoping I could use this 40 MB in this one. Anyone using a drive 40 MB or larger in a B & W rev 1 without problems? -------------- Tom writes << My installer also failed to ask for the second disk once. I checked in System Prefs > Startup Disk and found that the drive that I was installing on was not set as the startup disk. After I reset the startup disk to be the one I was installing on, and restarted, the Mac then asked for the second disk and installed the OS fine. >> -------------- I don't understand, how can I choose an empty hard drive with no system installed as the startup disk? The OS X install disk does not see it, nor does OS 9.2.2 the Startup control panel in the SCSI hard drive. --------------- And Clark writes: << You can install the second disk manually. I believe it is a mpkg, just double click on it. Or is it not booting (in normal mode). If so I'd suggest running the install again >> --------------- Yeah, it is not booting the normal mode. I thought I'd try Single User mode just see if it would provide any insights to the problem. And yes, I tried running the installer again and again and . . . ------------------ Thanks Bruce, Amanda, Tom and Clark you have provided valuable information. Unfortunately I've had very little time today to try anything. Perhaps the best thing to do is just move the drive to my rev 2 B & W, set the jumpers to slave and install OS 10.3 there. Then reset to Master and transplant into the rev 1. Does anyone think removing the Adaptec 2930CU would help? I know on some unsupported Mac's removing certain PCI cards is necessary to install OS X. But then the B & W (rev 1) is supported. And according to the Adaptec site so is the 2930CU. --glen (digest mode) -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
