Patrick Mead-Robins wrote:
Brian,
Number one - when booted, check that the OS 9 "System Folder" is
actually "blessed". It should have a "9" on the "System Folder" folder.
If it doesn't you need to "bless" it. Lots of sites on the web for
doing so, for an example try:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18611
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106426
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106678
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
http://www.macworld.com/forums/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB2&Number=218146&page=13&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
http://depts.washington.edu/sacg/services/workshops/networking/trouble_mac/sys_folder.shtml
http://www.hmug.org/man/1/bless.php
etc. etc. etc. That should do you for a bit to get your 9 System
blessed. ;)
PS: You might want to shut down, disconnect ALL peripherals, restart
and try the blessing procedures as you don't mention your whole Mac
situation. ;)
The "floppy icon with a question mark" means your OS 9 "System Folder"
folder is NOT blessed. Or you'll need to reinstall your OS 9 OS.
(Check the options when doing so.)
Patrick Mead-Robins
Mac Solutions
(250) 652-1860
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Thanks for the tips crew. I'll give those links a shot, Patrick. Right
now it seems that the main drive, the original 8.5 gig, isn't being seen
by the computer. My second drive, an IDE is fine and after a long delay
and pressing the option key, I get it to boot to 8.5 which I just
installed to it after I booted with an 8.5 cd and installed that os on
the ide drive. (Did I lose anyone? :)
So I guess it is the SCSI drive that's the problem. I had my scsi
scanner hooked up when the problem started so maybe something in the
chain is amiss. I'll reseat the cards and see what happens. Right now I
forget whether it's onboard scsi or a card. If it's onboard then I'm
screwed as far as regaining anything from the scsi drive. Would 8.5 even
be able to see the 9.1/9.1/10.2 drive anyway? Funny thing though,
yesterday the thing kept restarting itself in one of the boot attempts,
happy face, reboot, happy face, reboot. Maybe that was the drive's way
of saying goodbye!!
Thanks again and I will post the results if I have success in anything.
BM
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