At 1:13 PM -0400 4/20/02, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: > I tried to install OS X on an external hard drive using XPOSTFACTO >2.2b4. I followed the instructions and an installation seemed to be taking >place. Then the computer restarted as it was supposed to do, but it rebooted >into OS 9.1. So, I did it again and the same thing happened. I found on the >external drive two icons, one called "private" and one called "system". > I read where OSX won't work on a drive formatted by FWB hard disk >Toolkit, so I will try to format it with Apple's drive Setup
You can format the drive using OS X's Disk Utility when XpostFacto boots the OS X CD for your install. When the installer launches, one of the menu-bar items can select Disk Utility. IIRC I'm not sure if this is any better than 9.x's Drive Setup but it may support more drives. OTOH, I had a problem with a drive that neither Disk Warrior nor Norton could fix but Disk Utility could. _ Andrew -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
