> On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 06:45 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote: > > I recently bought a bondi 233 iMac (OS 9.03) from someone that got it from U > of Michigan. The CD-ROM was not recognizing, so I looked up what files were > missing. Found that UDF Volume Access was not in the system folder I think as > a security measure. Makes sense. > > To get the file from a 6100 running 8.1 formatted (older file system, not > HFS+)I networked the two computers. Copied over the file from the 6100 to the > iMac and put it in the system folder. Now the iMac does not complete the > desktop build. The iMac still does not recognize a system disk (OS9) in the > CD-ROM during startup holding down the C key and Command + C as alternatives. > Nadda.
Well, the iMac should boot from the CD no matter how badly you mess up the hard drive's system folder. Maybe there is something wrong with the drive, or perhaps the university had installed some sort of security software to prevent booting off CDs. I've seen software that claims to do this, but I don't know how. It's also possible that you don't have a bootable CD. Have you used it to boot other computers? > I tried to hold down the shift key on the keyboard during startup, but all > extensions loaded so I could maybe get the desktop built with out the faulty > extension loading. No luck. You could also try holding down the space bar at startup, this should show the Extensions Manager and allow you to disable the extension you added before it loads. Again, maybe the university installed "security" software that prevents these shortcuts from working? As the extensions load, do you see any icons along the bottom of the screen that look like they may be a security program? If there is and you describe the icon maybe someone will know what it is and how to disable it. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
