<< I lost some e-mail and wondered if the person who hacked their OS 9 CD could e-mail me personally on how they exactly did it. >>
Twas me. It's not a hack. The reason I started doing this is so I wouldn't have to do an install of, let's say, 8.1, then do the 8.1 to 8.6 update, then reinstall the printer stuff, the CD-RW stuff, etc. Short answer: Set up the computer how you normally use it. Then burn a bootable disc. Long answer: Here's what I did for the system I'm giving my Mom, that didn't have 8.6 on it. You need a program like Toast. You need a burner. In tjis case, I installed 8.1. Then I upgraded to 8.6. The I installed the drivers for the USB/FW card. The drivers for the burner I'm giving her. I continued installing everything I could that she'll want one her boot drive except for the stuff (like her Epson driver) on her old computer. Then I set the control panels and preferences. etc. until the computer is set up the way I or her would use it. Boot up Toast, and under Utilities, choose "Create Temporary Partition". It will make a CD sized partition on the hard drive space of your choice. Then drag the system folder and any other stuff you might want on the boot CD (I usually put Nortons, and other emergency utilities on it) into the temporary partition. Go back to Toast and choose "Mac Volume". Click on Data, and when the menu comes up, choose the temporary partition and be SURE to check "Bootable". Then, burn your boot CD. That's it. Now, when I get to my Moms, and set up her computer, I'll make another boot CD when she has the computer set up exactly how she likes it. Now, if you wanted to do kinda the same thing, you could copy the original Apple CD to the teporary partition, and drag over the stuff you've added to your normal system folder (like USB drivers) and put them in the System folder in the temporary partition. However, you won't be able to change any of the settings. HTH STeve -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
