on 05/01/05 20:20, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 2:40 PM -0800 1/5/05, David Bjur wrote: >> Unfortunately that option was not available in my instance. Perhaps >> because I was using a DVD OS X install disk? >> >> On Jan 5, 2005, at 12:05 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: >> >>> >>> That's probably because when you formatted the drive with Disk Utility from >>> 10.3, you didn't check the option to have the OS 9 driver installed... > > A DVD install disk by itself wouldn't preclude install OS 9 drivers > but if the installer disk is for a recent model of Mac that doesn't > support booting into 9 it probably wouldn't have the feature.
Good catch, Clark! I bet that David was using an OS X installation DVD that was specific for a recent Mac, not the retail CD. That would explain why the option wouldn't be there, although if you think about it, I don't see why they would remove the option from Disk Utility. Even though a given disk you're formatting with Disk Utility might be connected or used in a Macintosh that cannot boot in OS 9, you might want later to use that disk with an older Macintosh... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] brute force adj.: Describes a primitive programming style, one in which the programmer relies on the computer's processing power instead of using his or her own intelligence to simplify the problem, often ignoring problems of scale and applying naive methods suited to small problems directly to large ones. The term can also be used in reference to programming style: brute-force programs are written in a heavyhanded, tedious way, full of repetition and devoid of any elegance or useful abstraction (see also brute force and ignorance). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
