REPLY IN CAPS BELOW --- On Thu, 3/15/12, John Carmonne <[email protected]> wrote:
From: John Carmonne <[email protected]> Subject: Re: G4 USB external hd will not start up 10.5 To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 5:26 PM On Mar 14, 2012, at 7:41 PM, David W. Morris wrote: > On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: >> On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:07 PM, JohnCarmonne wrote: >> >>> PPC will not boot a GUID HDD AFAIK. >> >> You're correct, the partition map needs to be Apple Partition Map which CAN >> boot both Intel & PPC Macs. NOT WHAT INSTALLER SAID -- GUID FOR INTEL --- APM FOR PPC > The Apple Partition Map will work with PPC and Intel Macs, NOT WHAT DU SAID! the restriction comes when you try to install Lion on the drive with APM, it requires the GUID format. OK I even was able to boot my MBP Core i7 with a copy of Leopard on an external HDD and APM. This method allows different systems on one drive, handy for testing purposes. I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS USING: Portable: Capacity: 465.76 GB Removable Media: Yes Detachable Drive: Yes BSD Name: disk2 Version: 1.30 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Seagate OS9 Drivers: No Product ID: 0x2300 Serial Number: 2GH23S8C S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported Vendor ID: 0x0bc2 Volumes: XHD-1 500Mb: Capacity: 465.64 GB Available: 430.56 GB Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk2s3 Mount Point: /Volumes/XHD-1 500Mb JML John Carmonne -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
