> Nancy wrote > You did not mention which iMac you are working on. Recent models will > not accept older OS installs.
Sorry Nancy. Andy the owner told me the machine was running 8.6 when he got it. Somehow using a borrowed Ibook disc he managed to load OSX onto a single partition As I recall the model is a 333 Mhz machine and the CD has an eject button unlike the only other Imac I have worked with which had no eject button > Fritz wrote > I thought I should add a couple more thoughts. Did you start up on the > OS9 CD? This might fix the update problem (locked disk). Yes Fritz I started from OS9 CD initialised the hard drive with 2 partitions but got the firmware message when I tried to install OS9. I ran the updater from the OS9 CD got the locked disc message. I copied the updater to the HD and tried it from there but got the same message. >From what you have both told me I feel fairly sure that I will be able to start up and load OS8.6, copy the firmware updater from the OS9 CD to the hard drive, run it and then load OS9. That is unless you know different As I mentioned this involves a 40 mile round trip for Andy so I wanted to be sure of a solution before calling him back. Am I barking up the right tree or just barking? Thanks again for the input Best regards John -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
