In a message dated 9/8/02 7:14:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Try holding the option key down during the boot sequence. (OS 8 CD in the drive, of course.) Jim Jason wrote: > I aquired a beta version of OSX for this computer about a year ago. > When I tried to install it, everything went haywire. Basically now > whenever I boot the machine it says in a white backround/black text "no > bootablehfs partition" over and over and over, and then I get a white > screen with a black mouse that I can move. > > This machine has an ultrawide 4.5gig scsi harddrive that I took out and > formatted for an intel linux machine. I then took it back and put it in > the mac, I don't know if this makes a difference, but I think it was > reformatted to be hfs. I have two external hfs partitioned without OS's > installed on them hard drives that are external scsi. I can't boot from > a mac os8 cdrom to try and install os 8 again, nothing I try works. > > I have a feeling that somehow when I was installing osx a year ago I > messed up the firmware but I'm not sure if I did, and if I did I don't > know how to fix it. > > Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. > TIA > > Please help > Jason > > P.S. If you need any other information, please email me back. > > >> hook it up to another mac via scsii (I believe it's referred to as using your HD as a "slave" in the literature) and use the other mac to control and reformat the HD on yours with OS 8 or 9, whatever you want. So, after you enslave your puter, first do a zero level format on yours (available in preferences when you launch the disc utlitiy program located on the os startup disc) and then install the system...or, you might load an operating system on the hard drive and then use it to reformat your computer...hope this helps, Kevin -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
