Upgraded my G3 DT 233 Rev A with a G4/466 OWC Zif, 576 RAM. Had my 60 GB HD partitioned into 9.1 and 8.1volumes, no problems. Repartitioned into 3 volumes (2 HFS+, one standard) and installed 9.2.2 on first 2, and 8.0 on last , they worked fine. Then put OSX on the first volume, 7.8 GB. After a false start it installed fine. I ran it for a couple of hours, made some downloads and read mail on internet, looked at different apps, no problems. Set Startup disk in system preferences to the 9.2 volume (the other 2 volumes also had that selected). Restarted.
Could not access any drives. Got a sequence of happy mac followed by question mark on folder, 3 times, I suppose indicating it tried to read all three volumes and couldn't find a system folder. Tried to start up from 9.2 CD, it seemed to freeze after the desktop started to load. Was able to start up from 8.0 disk, but system 8 can't access the HFS+ volumes. Tried the 9.2 disk again and it said "cannot read this drive". Was able to start up from Tech Tool Pro 2, it found some bad blocks, but when I tested with Intech HD Disk Tools, it reported no problems. Couldn't get the HD to boot in any manner, extensions off, or option key down, or x key down, etc. Finally did low level format of the drive with Intech tools and reinstalled 9.2 and 8. they worked fine, could reboot no problem. Installed 10.2 on first partition, this time without putting 9.2.2 on first. Again, it installed and ran fine. Again, when I selected the 9.2.2 volume as start-up disk I could not reboot, same question mark. It turned out that booting from the 9.2 disk didn't freeze, but slowed down so it took 1-4 minutes for any action, e.g. moving a folder to the desktop. After a few attempts to look at some folders, it gave a message "cannot read this drive" again. I tried to initialize with drive set-up, and got message that it couldn't because the drive was damaged. I finally erased the drive with Intech's tools (on a floppy), repartitioned with Drive Setup from 9.2 disk and installed 9.2.2 and 8.0 again on the second 2 partitions and they both run fine without OS X being installed on the first partition. Any suggestions why I can't restart after I install 10.2? Michael --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- The Think Different Store http://www.thinkdifferentstore.com/ For All Your Mac Gear --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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
