On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 03:52 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > Brian Christmas wrote: >> G'day Mark. >> > >> Quitting from 9.2.2, Nortons 7 told me major problem on the 8 Gig Jag >> partition. > > This was your first mistake. Bad one. Don't do that, you'll break it. > >> Ran Norton DD from boot disk. Took 3 goes to fix. >> >> Thought I'd run speed disk while I was at it, as highly fragmented. >> > > This was your second. Worse one. This probably utterly hosed Jag. > >> Result, no access to Jag. Tried everything. Backed up already, so >> ended >> withg clean format/install >> >> Installer freezes just before first disk cleans up. >> > > Restart the system from the Jag CD, then select Disk Utility from the > installer menu and reformat the partition from within OSX. > > DO NOT use tools for OS 9 (like Nortons) on OSX disks, you WILL mess > things up. > > My personal opinion is that if you used Norton's CD's as coasters they > would cause the glasses you set on them to crash. If you used Norton's > CD's as skeet targets they'd cause your shotgun to jam. If you used > them > as Christmas ornaments, they'd focus light onto your tree causing it to > burst into flames. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
Hmmm. I have used Nortons, TTP and DW on my OSX disks in my Mac B&W G3 and 2 S900 and never had any problems whatsoever. Nortons 7 fixed problems in my OS X partitions. I think you're just a little upset with Nortons. Eric -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
