On Feb 15, 2005, at 5:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, the G3 400 b/w came yesterday with OS 9.0 and I installed everything I needed there, I upgraded to 9.2.2, installed the firmware updates and all software I needed before attempting to install OS X.
PROBLEM: When I attempted to install OS X in it, the machine said it couldn't install because the disk was formatted in a format not supported by X and that it needed to be formatted as extended. I had no idea until it was too late.
This Mac has a CD rom and one harddrive, nothing else (I got a SCSI external which is not compatible). It has USB and FW but I've got no USB or Firewire storage devices, just a SCSI 25 ext HD.
So I can't back up anything and I definitely dont want to install everything again. I have an ethernet cable from my DSL cable, and my G3 333 has plenty of room, can I connect them and transfer the whole drive so I dont have to install everything again? Then when I am done with OS X, I just move the contents to the drive once more.
I appreciate your help
Lili
I'm not real sure what you want to do Lili, but OSX can only be installed on a partition which was prepared using the install CD. in other words you can't do it in OS 9. I'd say if there's something on the drive you want to put OSX on that you want to keep, then you need to back that up to wherever you wish to save it to. Once you have that all sorted out, boot the computer using the Install CD and go directly to the drive utilities and repartition the drive. Be sure to choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the partition where you plan to install OSX. If you plan to run OS9 on this drive, then you need to be sure the drivers for OS9 box is checked. When I did mine, I put a smaller (5 Gb) partition on the drive and installed 9.22 there. Once you have the drive partitioned and setup like you want it, then you can go back and install OSX, etc.
Just a message from Doug...
And to the other part of your question, yes, you can network your two computers with that ethernet cable and do the copy. I would select the "contents" of your G3 400's hard drive, not the hard drive itself. After you have OS X set on your G3 400, copy the same contents back. Most things, including the OS 9.2.2 should work. But you may have to reinstall some applications and redo such things as aliases, some control panel settings, and set up the Launcher again if you've been using it (aliases). In any case, if you already have your own data in your G3 400s Documents folder, it is best to manage it separately and very carefully. Do not trash the "contents" from your G3 333 until you are sure you are happy with your target machine. By the way, this process can lead you to the habit of backing up the user data (Document folder, Home folder) on each computer to the other.
Al Poulin
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