On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:25 PM, Carl Freire wrote:
> > At 3:01 PM -0500 8/23/09, Ione wrote: >> I just now noticed that the MacBook will not recognize the OSs in >> the 10.3.9 and 10.4.11 partitions. That is, if I go to "system >> preferences" and select "startup disk", those partitions will not >> show up as candidates for a startup disk. AND two of these >> partitions (but not all of them) show up as EMPTY when I pull them >> up in Disk Utility, even though I can see their contents in the >> Finder. However, they all show up normally on the Pismo. >> >> Why? Does the Book require 10.5? Is this because of the Intel >> architecture? > > This probably has to do with the different types of partition scheme > that each requires--Apple Partition Map or GUID Partition Table. > Take a look at, for example: 10.3.9 was never coded for the Intel architecture, and the 10.4.11 that you're running is the PowerPC version. Couple these with the partition scheme, and you have your answer. There is also the possibility that your Macbook is too new to run Tiger anyway, and may require Leopard at the minimum. Brian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
