Yesterday Dan recommended: >> The Network Access floppy disk will allow you to use the serial port for >> network access. Then you can load enough of OS 8.x onto your boot >> partition to allow booting the HD with the GV extension.
Then Drew threw cold water all over the idea: > Well, sure, it WOULD if Network Access would boot on the 5300. The > 5300 requires Mac OS 7.5.2 with PowerBook 5300 Enabler. > > Network Access is plain 'ole 7.5 > > At least, it didn't work the last time I tried it, and I'm fairly > certain that I've read elsewhere that Network Access won't boot a > 5300 for the reasons given above. > > Too bad we can't net boot these things... ;-) Drew -- you are so right (!@#$%). I downloaded the Network Access image, made the floppy, and it won't boot. So scratch that. (Also scratch the complete floppy system 7.5 that I'd thought of all along as a last resort safety net: if anyone would like to have this set for the price of the postage, please get back to me off the list.) However . . . I've also got an 8.5 Disk Tools floppy, and that *does* boot the 5300. It contains nothing that will allow networking even over a serial cable, but does have Drive Setup Lite which seems capable of reinitializing and partitioning the HD. So is it possible to do that, copy the minimal system folder onto one of those partitions, use floppies to add enough extensions for networking (AppleTalk, Chooser, the GV ethernet stuff, and ???), then do a clean reinstall of the whole OS 8.5 over the network? Or if that's not the procedure to follow, what's a better way? Since the PB does function passably at the moment I hesitate to take such a drastic step as wiping the drive without assurance that there's someplace to go from there. Thanks so much for all the help. Best, Victoria -- 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
