on 25.08.2002 19:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I DONT BELIEVE that you can update Apple's Hard Disk Driver if it was > formatted by FWB or some other company...
It's possible with Apple's Drive Setup, but not automatically with the installer option, and not recommended. Regardless of which utility was used, the driver partitions need to be up-to-date, or major mayhem will result. Updating the device driver, formatting, partitioning and initializing volume[s] are often done at the same time with the same software, but not necessarily. This is such a major leap--from System 7 to OS 9--that the quickest and safest way to do it would be to back up the old volume, update the drivers, re-initialize the volumes(s) and restart, with a clean slate. And as long as you're about it, you may as well reformat. > BTW, How do you make a bootable floppy for/from OS 8.5? I'd love to try it. The easy way is to use 'Disk Tools PPC.img' with the 'Make Disk Tools floppies' diskscript in the 'Disk Tools Image' folder at the root of the OS 8.5 installer CD-ROM ;-) Peace, paul -- Paul F. Henegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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
