on 4/20/02 10:33 PM, Andrew Keller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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
Thanks Andrew for the information, but I'm a bit confused. I noticed
that if I click on the utility icon in the OS X's folder there is no Drive
setup button which I need to format. Also, when I click on the Install
button in the Xpostfacto window I can't operate the menu until the install
process is completed. When it is completed, I have just a few seconds to
check the menu-bar before the computer goes into the restart mode. None of
the menu items mention anything about Disk Utility. What am I missing?
Thanks
Wilton
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