On 5/11/05, Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't partition the the 16G drive for the simple reason that I have > another HD to boot off if needed. > > I thought partitioning the drive was optional. But I can go back and use my > OS 9 utilities to partition it and try it again.
You can't use a drive until it's been partitioned. Even if you have just one big volume filling the drive, that's still a partition, a single one. So, step 1, partition your drive using MacOS 9, NOT the OS X CD. It's a SCSI one, right? Then format it as one big volume. If it's an IDE one, chop it into 2 sub-8GB bits & install into the first one. Use the latest XPF to start from the OS X install CD. The latest XPF is v3.1. Then, once you've installed, reboot back into MacOS 9. Hold down the Option key while booting if necessary to get the machine to start into OS 9, or start from a MacOS 9 CD and set the startup disk to the MacOS 9 volume. Once you're back in MacOS 9, booted from hard disk, run XPF again & use it to choose the OS X volume to boot from. Let it update/install the extensions it needs and use it to reboot. Then you /should/ be away. -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
