Hey Wilt, wow that's a new one. I never heard that one before...I hope you have a supported drive!! Are you trying to format from OS 9.x? if not give that a shot...better yet, boot off your OS 9.x CD, then format. Before you do, try zapping the pram a few times.
oh wait! I think I see the issue... just like when you install new extensions, the new driver won't be *active* on your hard drive until you re-boot. So maybe that's what's going on. You were able to format the drive, yes? Apple's drivers were probably loaded but set in an inactive state. When you rebooted to OS 9, did you hard drive mount? Were you able to save stuff to it (then read from it?) if so, I think you successfully reformatted with apple's disk utility. try loading OS X on it now... --Bondster!! On Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at 07:34 PM, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: > on 11/24/02 7:28 PM, Bondtrails at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I used to have disk issues galore when trying to install OS X on my >> "unsupported" mac. I tried FWB Disk Tools, DiskWarrior, etc etc. >> A really simple solution helped me out: Apple Disk Setup. >> Try doing a zero, low level reformat of your hard drives with Apple's >> Disk Setup and don't forget to select the "update drivers" option. >> This >> usually works >> >> --Bondster!! > > Hello Bondster, > I did the reformat but when I select the "update drivers" I get the > note > "The new driver will not be available until you restart the computer." > So I > restart the computer and click on "update drivers" I get the same note. > I have to go to "Hard Disk Toolkit" to partition the drive. When I > click > on "Create new volume", I get a note that says I have to update the > drivers > with hard disk toolkit before I can partition. I seem to be going > around in > circles. > Any help? > > > > -- > 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:[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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.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:[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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
