Kevin Ady wrote: > My suggestion would also be to go with an external CDRW. I did the > opposite. I replaced my CDRom with the Matsushita UJDA330 (8x 4x 32x). It > burns discs fairly fast but won't boot from the CD anymore (I knew that > might happen) I even tried the soldering method to change it from slave to > master. That worked as ASP shows it as a master now, but it's still not > bootable.
Have you tried booting via the OpenFirmware (OF) command line? I have also installed an Matsushita CDRW, an UDJA310 (4x4x20), once in an Rev.D iMac which works with Toast, iTunes and DiscBurner. It wouldn't boot too, but I found a way to boot via OF, but when I tried that the backslash key (\) typed a space instead. Coincidentally I found out last week that that is because I live in Europe so the k/b layout is different in OF. I know now how to change that in OF. When I get the chance to visit that guy whom I installed that CDRW, I'll try it. If you want I can post the OF boot-command line for master and slave drives to try it yourself. If you need to know how to change the k/b layout in OF I'll post that too. HTH, Marc -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
