Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 23, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. I'm pretty sure I've seen an option for just installing the drivers, somewhere in there. -- Bruce Johnson no matter where you go, there you are, B.

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread George Mogiljansky
Yes, just start the OS installer and it will examine your drive(s) and ask if you want to update the drivers. George --- Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 23, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out

Re: [SPAM]: Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread Geoffrey Davis
Yes, just start the OS installer and it will examine your drive(s) and ask if you want to update the drivers. George Do you have to complete the install for it to do this? gwd -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread George Mogiljansky
No, you should be able to quit at any time. George --- Geoffrey Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, just start the OS installer and it will examine your drive(s) and ask if you want to update the drivers. George Do you have to complete the install for it to do this? gwd

Re: [SPAM]: Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread Geoffrey Davis
No, you should be able to quit at any time. George I dunno George, when someone says should be able, that inner voice says caveat emptor (yeah, that little voice is in Latin. Sad, really. The side benefit of an overpriced/overhyped education...) Has anyone tested this conclusively? I'd hate

Re: [SPAM]: Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread Fluxstringer
No, you should be able to quit at any time. George I dunno George, when someone says should be able, that inner voice says caveat emptor (yeah, that little voice is in Latin. Sad, really. The side benefit of an overpriced/overhyped education...) Has anyone tested this conclusively? I'd hate

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread Fluxstringer
On May 23, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. I'm pretty sure I've seen an option for just installing the drivers, somewhere in there. -- Bruce Johnson no matter where you go, there you are, B.

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-24 Thread ACFX44501
Does anyone remember how to use ResEdit to activate a driver on the drive list or add one ? Since there are a lot more drives floating around these days ! Take the most similar entry, duplicate it, and add it back as ID=128. Then go in and change the name of the drive to whatever matches your

best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
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best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
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best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread bmcewen
Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors damaged. What options do I have for rebuilding the

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Fluxstringer
On May 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if a blank mail came though, darn webmail. I have a 1400 with a 20 gig HD, the drive isn't booting. I thought at first it was not spinning up but now that I've had a chance to take a look at it it might just have the boot sectors

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Brian
On Monday, May 23, 2005, at 04:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. But a try at using the installer to install just the Os may also fail if the disk cannot be read or the remaining format can't be latched onto.

Re: best way to rebuild boot blocks?

2005-05-23 Thread Fluxstringer
On Monday, May 23, 2005, at 04:19 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I think OS 9 drive Setup would insist on initializing. Thus wiping out the content. But a try at using the installer to install just the Os may also fail if the disk cannot be read or the remaining format can't be latched onto.