robject wrote: > Got the binaries from Apple, 20 1.4M files. Copied them all to the > hard disk of the Performa 630. The first is the .smi but double- > clicking results in a -39 error.
> These are all .bin files except the first one, which is a .sea.bin That *should* be .smi.bin > Could the files be corrupt? Is anyone able to confirm that > using these files works for them? Yep, works for me. And Disc Copy validated the files as OK. Actually there are 19 files, not all of them the full 1.4MB. All have a .bin (MacBinary) suffix to protect the Mac resource fork. This is a segmented Disk Copy self-mounting image, with the files in MacBinary format. Stuffit and the ShrinkWrap Engine don't come in to it. To keep things simple, get the 19 files on to the Performa with the .bin suffix still there. Don't try to do anything with them on OS X, or mess with emulators. You now need to convert the 19 files from MacBinary to their native format. My version of Stuffit will do that, but so will many other utilities - MacBinary isn't a Stuffit format. The .bin files look like this: System_7.5.3_01of19.smi.bin System_7.5.3_02of19.part.bin System_7.5.3_03of19.part.bin etc. And after conversion they look like this: System 7.5.3 01of19.smi System 7.5.3 02of19.part System 7.5.3 03of19.part etc. Now, with all 19 converted files in the same folder, you should be able to double-click on the .smi file and get a mounted disc image on the desktop. Opening it should show: Install System Software Installer System 7.5.3 Install (folder) Installation Tome Installation Tome 2 System Morsels System Orts ("System Orts" !? WTF are orts?) Good luck, Chris Adams. --- The Mac SE Support Pages http://ccadams.org/se/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---