on 6/28/02 11:21 PM, David R. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Its a super easy way to create an OS Boot CD. Turns out, IomegaWare 3.0 and > 3.5 have a feature called "Create Rescue Disk" for creating on OS Start-up > zip. What I discovered was that you can simply copy the 'Rescue' image to > Toast and burn a bootable OS & Utility CD. The Iomegaware software gathers > all the OS info & formats everything you need for you. You can then add > other utilities to the image as well and then burn. Pretty slick w/o all > the trial & error of building a boot disk from scratch. A method worth > using.
A useful tip, indeed. I'm puzzled, though, why Iomega Tools 3.5 is eager to make a Rescue Disk from my PowerTower (OS 9.1), but refuses to do so for my daughter's iMac (also OS 9.1). Even with the Zip disk clearly selected, the Create Rescue Disk icon on the Tools menu is greyed out on the two Tools versions I tried on her iMac. I tried erasing the disk, changing the format from Mac OS Extended to Mac OS Standard, all to no avail. I then ejected that Zip disk, installed it in the external Zip on the PowerTower, and the Create Rescue Disk is active and ready to go. (I realize this is somewhat off topic, but) Do iMacs have some particularly weird ROM that makes creating a bootable CD particularly difficult? --Chuck -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
