>From: "Will Schoumaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Yes, it is possible to install straight into OS 10.1 >skipping the OS 10.01 CD. You need a full install OS 10.1 CD >. The OS 10.1 upgrade is the same CD but with an added file >which does a check for OS 10.0x before it will let you do >the install. There is an easy hack to make it into a full >install CD. From memory you make a disk image using Toast >and then remove the OS check file then burn a new CD. I or >someone else can dig up the info on how to do this if anyone >wants it.
I did it the following way, but unfortunately it requires you to already be running OS X, as it uses the OS X Disk Copy. I seem to recall that the original instructions said that Toast under 9.x wouldn't work to make the image file from the 10.1 CD, but perhaps that has changed by now? If so, skip the following paragraph. Boot up OS 10.1. Insert your 10.1 "Upgrade" CD. Start up OS 10.1's Disk Copy - the OS 9.x version won't work. From the Image menu choose "New Image From Device". This brings up a "Device Selector" window with entries of "disk1", "disk2", etc. Click on the triangles to open them up. You're looking for the one that says "CD_ROM_Mode_1". Select it and click the Image button at the bottom. This brings up the "Save As" dialog box. Type a file name that ends with a ".cdr" extension and click the "Image Format" drop down button. Choose "DVD/CD Master" and click the Image button again. If you left the default extension of ".dmg" on the file name, an error message will come up saying that you can't save this image with a ".dmg" extension and that it should be ".cdr". Choose whatever option you want and let it rip. Once you have the image file, mount it and drill down to System\Installation\Packages. Control-Click on Essentials.pkg. Choose "Show Package Contents" from the pop-up menu. Drill down to Contents\Resources. There you will find a file alled "CheckForOSX". Delete it. Now un-mount the image and burn it. In my case - since my only CD-RW is on my Windows PC - I copied the file over to the Windows machine and burned it using Nero. I've heard that WinOnCD can burn Mac images also, but I have no direct experience doing that. I *do* know that Nero version 5+ works fine. I've successfully burned many Mac CDs using Nero on Windows. For those that have burners on their Macs, I *think* you have to use the OS 10.1 built-in CD burning software (iTunes? iDVD? iWhatever?) to burn the image. Again, I don't know if Toast can do it. Perhaps someone else can chime in here with Toast experience? Good luck! Dan _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- 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
