on 3/25/04 2:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >However, I want to do a clean install of System 7.5.3. The disk isn't >big enough to hold the installer (I'm getting a bigger one soon, but >for now...) so I downloaded and made a Network Access boot floppy. > >Annoyingly, the boot floppy networking doesn't work. On boot, I get >this error: > >"An error occurred while trying to start up your AppleTalk connection. >The built-in LocalTalk port will be used instead." > >If I open the Network control panel and try to switch back to >EtherTalk, I get: > >"Could not switch to EtherTalk due to an error. Your connection will be >reset to LocalTalk." > >But if I reboot from the hard disk, it all works fine again. > >Any idea why this might be?
The network access floppy does not have a driver for your particular ethernet card. You are going to need that driver even if you get 7.5 installed some other way; it is typically a floppy disk from a company like Farallon or Asante. You can probably install the driver to the Network Access floppy if there is enough room. If you know your way around ResEdit you can manually get the DRVR resource out of (a copy of) the hard disk System file. http://katsmacs.blogspot.com/ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
