>Hi, >The installer refuses point blank and says you cannot upgrade this >machine and quits without reason so I have to find some way to boot from >cd as I do not get to the stage to sleect complete install? I might try >an external cdrom drive I have. > >>The only real issue with installing OS 9.x on the StarMax is that you >>have to either copy the CD-Rom driver from OS 7.6.1, hack the driver >>in OS 9, or use a 3rd party CD Driver. > >I have a starmac restore cd which boots successfully but only has 7.6 on >it. It does not have FWB CDROM Toolkit so where on it do I find a 7.61 >driver or how do I hack a 7.61 driver or where do I get a 3rd party >driver preferably free. Downloa dlinks would be appreciated. > >If I modify my Macintosh 9.1 CD I assume somewhere in booting it must >load the cd-rom driver and fail. How or where do I put the replacement >driver on this cd so it will load. Does anyone know anything on how cd >booting works on a Macintosh? Is stuff loaded from a boot block or load >some how from the system folder? > >PS All 8 machine have an awful Hitachi drive. And I thought clones where >supposed to be compatible??? > >Thanks >Chris
At this point I'm stumped. If I have this right, you have a retail 9.1 CD that says it can't update your computer. I really don't have any idea as to how to proceed without understanding why the installer quits. This is a full install CD right, not one for a specific computer? I doubt that booting from the CD will fix the problem. My one suggestion would be to BACK UP YOUR DATA, then from the OS CD run the Drive Setup program and update your disk drivers, then try and run the update itself. I don't think this will work, but it might be worth a try. -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" They greatest risk you can take, is to NOT take a risk. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
