replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
i replaced my old Snow white iMac G3's 40GB hdd w/ a 80GB IDE Drive i had in an old IBM Server, what i remember when preparing the drive boot the iMac w/ Disc one of OSX's CDvers set (this iMac doesnt have a DVD Drive) select the Drive itself and under Erase set it to Volume Format: MacOS Extended (Journaled) then under the untitled partition i can partition it off 1 small one for OS9 dualboot.(yes i had it install the OS 9 Disk Driver.) and the rest for OS X Tiger and i've replaced the HDD before in my DVi+ G3 iMac and had done it that way w/o issue however w/ this iMac under the partition Scheme, only see MS-DOS for partition Type. any idea whats going on? the Drive's a 80GB Western Digital branded HDD. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:59 AM, Xion Dracari xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote: however w/ this iMac under the partition Scheme, only see MS-DOS for partition Type. any idea whats going on? the Drive's a 80GB Western Digital branded HDD. Your problem is that you haven't reformatted the HD to Apple Partition Format, it's still Master Boot Record partition format. In Disk Utility, highlight the HD itself, and then under Options select Apple Partition Format. Then select however many partitions you want, and size them accordingly. You probably only need a few GB for OS 9, and honestly you don't actually even need a separate partition for OS 9, it can reside on the same partition as OS X and still be dual bootable via the Option key boot. In most cases OS 9 runs faster as Classic emulation under OS X than it does natively booted. The only reason to boot OS 9 rather than run as Classic would be special hardware that lacks any OS X support or drivers. Almost all printers, scanners, and other standard hardware are still accessible from Classic. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
ok this is weird ... the install breaks the moment it needs CD 2. (it says There were errors durring install try again later) On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:32 AM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:59 AM, Xion Dracari xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote: however w/ this iMac under the partition Scheme, only see MS-DOS for partition Type. any idea whats going on? the Drive's a 80GB Western Digital branded HDD. Your problem is that you haven’t reformatted the HD to Apple Partition Format, it’s still Master Boot Record partition format. In Disk Utility, highlight the HD itself, and then under Options select Apple Partition Format. Then select however many partitions you want, and size them accordingly. You probably only need a few GB for OS 9, and honestly you don’t actually even need a separate partition for OS 9, it can reside on the same partition as OS X and still be dual bootable via the Option key boot. In most cases OS 9 runs faster as Classic emulation under OS X than it does natively booted. The only reason to boot OS 9 rather than run as Classic would be special hardware that lacks any OS X support or drivers. Almost all printers, scanners, and other standard hardware are still accessible from Classic. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
-- Reply to following message -- Subject: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu Date:Saturday, 12 April 2014 From:Xion Dracari To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Hello! i replaced my old Snow white iMac G3's 40GB hdd w/ a 80GB IDE Drive i had in an old IBM Server, So this drive uses most likely a different partitioning scheme i.e. partition table. Apple from the Power Mac era use APM, Apple Partition Map. PCs and other x86 architectures of that era used MBR, Master Boot Record. Some IBM servers are PowerPC based thou, so chances are it uses a different partition map. what i remember when preparing the drive boot the iMac w/ Disc one of OSX's CDvers set (this iMac doesnt have a DVD Drive) select the Drive itself and under Erase set it to Volume Format: MacOS Extended (Journaled) then under the untitled partition i can partition it off 1 small one for OS9 dualboot.(yes i had it install the OS 9 Disk Driver.) and the rest for OS X Tiger and i've replaced the HDD before in my DVi+ G3 iMac and had done it that way w/o issue That sounds good so far. Make sure you select APM as partition map when repartitioning, otherwise the current partition map will be used. however w/ this iMac under the partition Scheme, only see MS-DOS for partition Type. any idea whats going on? the Drive's a 80GB Western Digital branded HDD. The explanation might be that the drive is still partitioned with a Master Boot Record. http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/partition-types.htm I hope that helps, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Thomas Fritsch xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote: ok this is weird ... the install breaks the moment it needs CD 2. On an OS X Tiger 10.4 installation, nothing is required beyond CD 1 if you deselect every possible Optional installation during the setup, and only check Install Base System. All of the other software can be installed AFTER by inserting CD 2, 3, or 4 and double-clicking any of the installer packages. Since virtually every piece of optional software has been upgraded and will need the equivalent of a complete reinstall, it will be faster to download the newer updates and install them directly than to install them from CD, and then download and reinstall the updates. When I install Tiger I rarely ever use anything past CD 1. A large part is your exact problem, the installation fails with an error message that can be avoided with little or no downside. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: replacement HDD only gets MS-DOS Options in partition menu
reformatted the HDD again cleaned off my disc and it installed properly , Now to connect it to the net and grab all the updates ! thanks for the help. On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Thomas Fritsch xiondrac...@gmail.com wrote: ok this is weird ... the install breaks the moment it needs CD 2. On an OS X Tiger 10.4 installation, nothing is required beyond CD 1 if you deselect every possible Optional installation during the setup, and only check “Install Base System”. All of the other software can be installed AFTER by inserting CD 2, 3, or 4 and double-clicking any of the installer packages. Since virtually every piece of optional software has been upgraded and will need the equivalent of a complete reinstall, it will be faster to download the newer updates and install them directly than to install them from CD, and then download and reinstall the updates. When I install Tiger I rarely ever use anything past CD 1. A large part is your exact problem, the installation fails with an error message that can be avoided with little or no downside. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups G-Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
