>From: "Symbol Representative" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Using a CF card to boot a PB 5300cs? > >I had the same problem intermittently in trying to >do this, using 8.1 on a 5300c. The first few times >it went great, then I got the bus error you >described. What made it even worse was that I >couldn't figure out how to get the cf card out of >the PC Card slot without booting from a floppy, >since the PC Card was selected as the startup disk. >Unfortunately, I have no insight as to why this >problem occurs. If you have enough hard drive >space, you might making an emergency boot/ >maintenance partition, which might be more reliable >(though of course subject to hard drive failure). > >>FWIW, ejecting the CF card during the restart >>allows successfull booting from the main HD. > >So how do you do this? I thought the only way to >eject it was by dragging it to the >trash.
To get the CF card out of the slot, just press the small button on the side of the 5300 next to the card slot during a restart. You may need to keep pressing it until it activates; it will usually pop out before the screen display comes on. ------------------------------------ >From: "Joseph C. Sis, JR." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Using a CF card to boot a PB 5300cs? >Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 07:43:49 -0700 > >I was able to create a boot disk on a 16mb CF card, >though I did "CHEAT". I used >the system off of a >MacOS 8.1 Disk Tools, which is a great way to create >a small and fast starting emergency boot disk. I have the Disk Tools creator, but I thought I'd try the full system install first. Thanks for the reminder. > >I think I was able to create a bootable CF using a >minimal 8.5 install, can't >remember for certain. > >G'luck. > >joseph Regards, Bob Eye Dallas, TX -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
