My Reply follows quote. On 10/11/2008 10:19 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >On Nov 9, 5:52 pm, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, if you remembered to check the "install OS9 drivers" >> when you formattd the hard drive, then all you need to do >> is copy the OS 9 "drive" to the new hard drive. I did it >> over the local network in the house. >-------------------------- > > >On Nov 10, 9:53 am, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 12:53 PM -0800 11/9/2008, Simon wrote: > >> With both computers running Tiger, mount the PIsmo's HD on the MDD's >> desktop. Then just drag the stuff over. That will work for most >> apps. Just be sure to get all their pieces. >> >> - Dan. >> -- >> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth > >-------------------------------- > >Thanks for both replies. Yes, the first thing I did was to format the >MDD's target drive with os9 drivers installed, then with the Pismo in >FW target mode, cloned the os9 partition with CC Cloner. I was able to >boot to os9 on the MDD afterwards but the the result is very unstable >and crashes, even with extensions off. I assumed that, since the os >was installed to run on a powerbook, it will never run properly on a >powermac...am I out to lunch here? Are you saying that should just >drag everything to the new drive, system and all, or just the files >for the apps? ---------- Oh, an MDD. Missed that somewhere. My MDD requirew a "special" OS9.2.2 to boot and run properly. Someone (I think on the "G" list?) mentioned which specific file in the System Folder was required. I Had to use the OS 9 disk that came with the MDD in order to get a good and stable OS 9.
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