1) Use SCSI (aka HD Target) Disk Mode.
2) Use a network.
#1 is the best choice, but it pre-supposes that you've also got the right SCSI equipment (pass-through terminator, PowerBook SCSI adapter, and a 25-pin SCSI cable to hook up to another Mac). It also has some pitfalls - you might miss some crucial extensions if you aren't careful about how you install the OS. A Universal Install usually covers you, but if you know exactly what you need, a Custom Install works perfectly. Despite discussions to the contrary, installing the Mac OS in HD Target Mode doesn't necessarily install _only_ the subset OS components of the host Mac...
But I'm assuming you don't have all the SCSI equipment.
So #2, which can also be quite complicated.... Presented here for posterity (and archiving in the mail-archive.com archive)...
There are very few versions of the OS that cannot be installed on a NuBus based Mac from across a network (9.0.4+ require NuBus based PowerPC Macs to be booted from the installer CD in order to install the update).
Having ethernet will be a boon, but it isn't a requirement. So this discussion assumes you _haven't_ got ethernet (which is probably true in the case of a 2300, unless you've got some fairly rare hardware).
- Find yourself a serial/LocalTalk/printer cable. Hook it up to the printer/modem port of the PowerBook and the printer port of the desktop Mac.
- Boot up both Macs.
- Make sure both Macs are set to never go to sleep.
- On both Macs, open the AppleTalk control panel and set "Connect via:" to the appropriate port (printer/modem for the PowerBooks, printer for the desktop).
- On the desktop, open the File Sharing control panel (or the Sharing Setup control panel on older OSs). If you haven't yet filled out the Onwer Name, password, and computer name, do so now. Turn File Sharing on.
- Once File Sharing has started up, close the control panel. Insert the Mac OS CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- If you have Mac OS 8 or later on the desktop, Get Info on the Mac OS CD (for 7.5.x or 7.6.x, select the disc, then choose "Sharing" from the File Menu). Click the checkbox to share the disc, then set whichever privileges you want. (Owners can always access all disks, regardless of whether they are being "shared" or not. So this step isn't really necessary).
- On the PowerBook, open the Chooser and click on AppleShare. Double click the name of the desktop Mac.
- Enter the appropriate owner's name and password.
- Select the Mac OS CD and click "OK"
- When the shared CD mounts on the PowerBook, open it and install Mac OS as normal.
Be prepared to wait a _very_ long time for this to work. I installed OS 8.5 then the 8.6 update to my 5300cs using this method at one point. It took hours to work, but work it did. You might want to let this run overnight while you sleep...
Peace, Drew --
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