hello foks, I've tried to bring my brother's 350 MHz slot-loading iMac up to scratch and install Panther on it on one of 2 partitions of the 40 GB HD. I've put in a 512 MB crucial RAM stick to add to the original 64 MB. I've also upgraded OS 9.0.4 to OS 9.1. According to System Profiler:
-Revisione Boot ROM $77D.45F6 -Versione Boot ROM $0004.19f1 -Versione Mac OS ROM 6.1 so I should be allright. However when I double-click on the OS X installer, I get the message "Startup disk was unable to select the install cd as the startup disk". If I try to select the CD as from the Startup Disk cp, the OS X show up but is grayed out. Reboot holding C yelds the flashing question mark. There's also some beeping going on, I can't quite explain that, but it seems connected to the CD derive, or coming from it. Finally, reboot while pressing the Opt key brings up the blue screen with the OS 9 and the OS X CD to choose from, except that the CD can't be selected. Even more baffling is the fact that it showed the same behaviour when I tried to boot it from an OS 9.2.2 clone that I have used to starup several Macs with (all portables, in all truth). I also tried more recent CDs from a flat screen iMac and an iBook G4, but these are auto-ejected without even being mounted. So far, I have managed to boot only from its original OS 9 CD, so the CD drive works to some extent. Any suggestion as to what's going on and how to get around this? (Unfortunately, I don't have another Mac to swap the HD to, only a range of powerbooks). thanks for any suggestions and cheers, gianfranco -- Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch? NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
