> > >All advice is extremely welcome >>Thanks >>John Ryan > > SCSI CD-ROMs are pretty cheap, now. Isn't that the best way to go? >Paul
NO Paul! - that is absolutely NOT the best easiest and cheapest way to go - I have solved the problem in the wee morning hours - and tried it on my PM 7300 - I choose as a startdisk scsi disk with a copy of the installercd on it - the same problem occured here ! (as I sort of knew from long ago) then I made a 8.5 DISK TOOLS disk from the installer cd, started up from the floppy and started the OS installer now placed on the hd, and installed a new system (! YOU HAVE TOchoose in alternative/-> create a new systemfolder, otherwise it will just update the existing one and the same error will occur) onto the same hd using. AND IT WORKED FLAWLESS and IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME as if I would have installed from the CD! all you need is a floppystation, and a disktools disk (8.5) it from the install cd or apple.com, maybe a friend could copy it for you ? I see now reason why it should not work on a PB ? and - you don't need to make anything bigger than just the basic systemfolder the in the first go - you can add on later librairys and programs - and install a fullsize system starting from the HD. kenta -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
