On Oct 23, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
> > On Oct 23, 2008, at 4:13 PM, insightinmind wrote: > >> I have an OWC Elite (I think that's the model) hard drive enclosure >> that is both USB2 and FW400, an Oxford 911 bridge type setup. >> Contains a Seagate 750GB ATA hard drive. Partitioned into Time >> Machine, Tiger 10.4.11, OS 9.1, APPS and DOCS partitions. >> >> CCC did not seem to successfully bless the OS X copy, although the >> CCC Log says differently ... it did not show up under Startup Disk >> Items when connected via USB2, but it did show up when connected by >> FW400. When you look at the partition, no folders had the usual >> icons for OS X, Applications, etc. Just plain folders. Would not >> startup under OS 9.1 from the FW drive either. >> >> I was hoping it would boot off the card ... but initial tests >> indicate not. I've read where the PCI Graphics won't boot off a FW >> off its own channel ... but I was hoping for a different story off a >> PCI card. >> >> Maybe someone knows how to correct this? InTech Speedtools or other >> might enable it? > > > This is complicated. > > Are you sure the HD was formatted correctly for your PPC Mac (Apple > Partition Scheme)? Newer versions of Disk Utility have the Intel Mac > (GUID Partition Scheme) as the default, and these won't boot on a PPC > Mac. Yes, Apple Partitioning Scheme (in Tiger, one down from the GUID) with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for all partitions. The Tiger OS one isn't the first partition, and it is 20GB (i.e. > 8GB) ... but that restriction was probably for another issue I can't recall at present ... > I also have read the B&W and PCI Graphics (Yikes) can't boot from > their own built-in Firewire, but some people have reported they have > booted successfully, so in my mind the answer isn't known for certain. > Perhaps there were different chipsets used in different versions and > some boot and some don't boot? PCI card Firewire doesn't normally > boot. I'll continue to research the problem. I was reading about overclocking and they mention a couple of different mobos used for the G3/G4 "transition" through PCI Graphics to the Sawtooth ... mine is a G4/400 associated one ... > > For the B&W I know some people have used XPostFacto 4.0 to enable > Firewire booting using the XPF Helper Disk boot option. The "new > world" Macs were only added to XPF at the very end. Since the PCI > Graphics is almost identical to the B&W perhaps this would work? Sounds like an interesting avenue to pursue my research ... thanks ... Xpostfacto 4 to the rescue ... > > PPC Macs generally can't boot via USB, and you're PCI Graphics has USB > 1.0 built-in USB, and any USB 2.0 PCI card will never be bootable, so > it's correct that no bootable partitions are shown in Startup Disk > while connected via USB. Well ... off topic ... to protect the honor of USB cards on a Mac ... (???) ... the Adaptec AUA-3020-A Duoconnect has a 12v 4pin plug. I plan to use that to run a light to the Yikes! PCI Graphics wonderful Apple logo just above the DVD ROM. That should shed some light on something ... know of any good sources for leds? I'm looking for one that runs through the colors of the rainbow for some reason ... > > The folder icons are a little problematic, I'm not certain of a global > solution other than clone again? I'm eventually taking the FW drive back to my QS ... so I'll see if they show up there. It should boot while hooked up to the QS. Maybe that will restore the icons ... > > I don't think you want to be using Intech Speedtools for this HD, > although if you're using Disk Utility and OS 9, but sure to check the > "OS 9 drivers" when partitioning the HD. It has a utility that allegedly adjusts the speed of an external FW connection ... curious what that was about ... I thought it mentioned booting as well ... > > I'm not a big fan of so many partitions, and don't see the sense in > placing a Time Machine partition on the same HD it's backing up? The > idea of backup is two separate HDs, not two partitions on one HD. > > The Time Machine partition is for when I return the drive to the Leopard QS ... I will also keep the PCI Graphics backup partitions, and perhaps use CCC 3.1.2 over my network to maintain a backup for that machine as well. I won't use Time Machine to backup the PCI Graphics backup partitions, just my work on my QS. I think they will mix ok ... although CCC 3.1.2 has one copy option that prohibits using a Time Machine backup disk ... I think its the whole disk copy option ... *** Presently ... I'm finishing restoring (CCC copying) my backup to my resized partitions on my PCI Graphics machine ... and will report timings for those interested in the new CCC 3.1.2 later this evening. Thanks LEM Folks! 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