Thanks for the help everyone. I tried everything suggested, but nothing worked.
I then decided to format a second disk I had, and installed 9 and x on it. I then started up in 9, then x, then selected the other x volume and it started up. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S UP?!?!?!? All I know is, this worked, and did so consistently. However, if I told it to use the 9 on the main disk, it wouldn't boot, and I would have to start over, or at least go to the x system on disk 2. I was about this -> || close to smashing it with my flashlight last night, but I restrained myself. I can only assume something is wrong with the formatting of the disk, but I'd already reformatted the first time it did this. Maybe I did it wrong twice? Does THIS sound familiar to anyone? All this to enable the cache in my new g4 zif...Grrrrrrr... Thanks, Paul On 2/13/04 12:49 AM, "James Riesterer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Do you mean Change Startup Disk 1.6.1? A quick search on >>> versiontracker didn't turn up System Disk. Thinking this might be a >>> solution to my Beige problems. > > I actually have downloaded the file for the same reason, at the > suggestion from this List about a month ago, so I set about to see if i > still had it, and what the correct (blah, blah) is, and I found it! > System Disk 2.6.2, from Apple! Here's the spiel from the "read me": > >> "System Disk is a Mac OS program that allows you to select which hard >> disk your computer >> will start up from." > > and: > >> "Switching Between Mac OS and Mac OS X >> >> System Disk is only qualified to run on Mac OS 8.1 or later. >> System Disk does not work correctly with ATA disks in Slave mode. >> >> Make sure your timezone is set correctly in both Mac OS and Mac OS X >> Server. >> >> If you have to zap PRAM (command-option-P-R at startup) to return your >> machine to a bootable state, remember to restore your AppleTalk, >> Startup Disk, and (pre 8.5 only) Timezone, and Disk Cache settings. >> >> For more information about starting up your computer with Mac OS or >> Mac OS X Server, see the Mac OS X Server Installation Manual. Any late >> breaking information about System Disk will be found at >> http://developer.apple.com/macosx/"; > > A little verbose, but I trust it is all worth while! > > If you can't find it to download send me an email off line, and I'll > send it to you! > > Jim R. <yours from Subterra!> > > > > > -- My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes. -Ronald Reagan, Said during a radio microphone test, 1984 -- 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
