I remember checking the System File, but not the actual folder. When we talk about "blessing" the system folder, doesn't that mean choosing it as your startup drive?
On Jul 22, 4:40 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/22/10 1:21 PM, Iamanamma wrote: > > > > > I had a IIsi develop terminal hard drive trouble today. This is > > usually not a problem because I always keep a couple of old SCSI > > drives packed up in anti-static wrap in my parts stash. I also have a > > nice G3 with a secondary (SCSI) bus in it, so I don't have to worry > > about corrupted floppies and malfunctioning floppy drives. > > > Anyway, I tested the bad drive to make sure it was trash, pulled a > > replacement out of my stash and re-formatted it because it had OS 7.5 > > installed. I needed it to have 7.1, so that's what I installed. I > > then dropped the drive into the IIsi and turned it on. The drive > > would not boot, and I was treated to a flashing question mark. I > > pulled it back out of the IIsi and checked it with Tech Tools and > > Diskwarrior. The drive showed up fine on the G3's desktop, and > > registered no problems. I put it back in the IIsi. No success, and a > > flashing question mark. > > > I know I reformatted correctly, into Standard format and not > > Extended. I checked. I don't know why it will not boot. My floppy > > drives are unreliable, because the environment in which we use them is > > very dirty. I tried booting from a floppy, but that only got me a > > flashing X. Again, there appears to be nothing wrong with the drive > > when it is not being used as the Startup drive. I would like to > > salvage it, because low volume SCSI drives are getting harder and > > harder to find, and I have three machines which require them. I had > > another spare, and it ended up working fine, but I didn't have to re- > > format that one. > > > What's bothering me is that I have done this before, and not had any > > problems. Is there something I need to do to "bless" the system > > folder? Are there hard drives that will not boot into an OS prior to > > 7.5? > > Check (on the G3) to see if the drive in question shows a proper System > Folder. It's possible it isn't blessed. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- ----- 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 [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
