Can I at least try to put OSX on a 1GB SCSI drive? I don't have anything except FWB.
On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 09:30 AM, CyberdogIbook wrote: > i doubt that hd will work. OSX does not usually work with FWB drives. > assuming you tried to format it in OS9 and failed, try to format it > again with drive setup in os 9. now that it has been formatted in FWB, > it may work. > > or CharisMac Anubis. it will format a difficult drive and i don't think > it uses anything proprietary to do it. > > if you have an old copy of apples scsi drive formatter, that might do > the trick. i'm sure it is on their site available for download. > > i'm surprised OSX just doesn't see it as a drive that needs > reformatting and do it. > > > On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 09:20 AM, Sven wrote: > >> I am trying to install OS X.II on my 9500 with a sonnettech 400 mhz G3 >> card. Using the Sonnettech installer the machine reboots and the >> screen goes blank. (I am using a 20" radius). The cd drive seems to >> install something for about 5 minutes - but of course the screen is >> blank. I am installing on an internal 18 GB SCSI (non-apple) drive >> which I had to use FWB to format/mount. I did not partition it. Do >> I >> need a new video card? Will an FWB formatted non-partioned drive >> work? >> >> Thanks >> >> >> -- >> Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> Unsupported OS X list info >> <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> >> To unsubscribe, email: >> <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> >> For digest mode, email: >> <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> >> Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>> The Think Different Store >> http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > -- > Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Unsupported OS X list info > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> > Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
